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Shake off the weariness, TAKE DOWN GOLIATH!

nateandchristy2018

Shake off the weariness, TAKE DOWN GOLIATH!

Shake off the weariness, TAKE DOWN GOLIATH!

Over the course of this month, I, like many, have felt weary. Weary from the barrage of constant negative information and news, from the atmosphere of spiritual warfare I can feel, and from this year in general. Maybe you have felt the same. The Holy Spirit has led me into a place of rest in the past number of weeks, intentionally seeking His voice and releasing the heavy burdens I’ve ended up carrying. In that time last week, He sent me a number of consecutive dreams that I wanted to share with you as I feel they are strategic and carry directional insight as we continue to pray and contend for the United States in this final month of the year. These dreams are specific to those praying and contending… especially for those who have been tired and weary and ready to give up.

 Dreams of the Watchmen and Women.

 In each dream, there was a prominent watchman/intercessor that was highlighted to me.


One was Dutch Sheets, another was Beni Johnson and the other was Lou Engle.

Each dream was like the other, these intercessors were imparting a strategy in prayer to me, but in each dream, a distraction came that diverted my attention from what they were trying to share with me. Right as they tried to hand me something, a person would come and grab me and pull me away from them. In one instance, the distraction appeared good – this person was wanting to pray for me, but they were clearly not in-tune with what was happening in that moment and even though their intentions were good it pulled me away from what God was wanting me to engage in at that moment. Another distraction was an old friend who wanted to meet with me, and another was also a person from my past, but they were an intimidating figure and I followed them out of fear.


As I prayed into these dreams, and broke distraction and intimidation over my mind, I received a concluding dream at the end of the week. I was in a tent with Lance Wallnau and a group of hundreds of other people that I perceived to be interceding. Lance was standing in front of a white board that was filled with lots of writing that reminded me of a football teams game plan… there were different plays highlighted and Lance was assigning various actions to each person in the room. As I was awaiting him to assign my game plan, I was stretching my legs as though I was about to run a race when a woman came over to me and sat down next to me. As she sat down, I noticed she had lost a leg, she then asked me to teach her how to stretch the one leg that she had remaining. Lance then looked over at me and said, “I want you to use the Voss and Dox systems.” At that, the dream ended.

 Distractions from strategy.

I want to share the interpretation of these dreams with you as the Holy Spirit has showed me. God is speaking through His prophets and watchmen right now, and many are distracted from their voices. Dutch Sheets, Beni Johnson and Lou Engle represent the mothers and fathers of the intercession movement of America God has positioned them to strategically watch and guard over the gates of the United States, but they cannot do it alone. We must stand and contend alongside them. The enemy has sent a bombardment of gunfire, so to speak… an endless storm of distraction to keep those of us who are standing with them in a place of distraction and unrest. The three different people that came to interrupt and distract me in my dreams represent the enemies tactics to keep us from praying and contending right now.

 

There is a warning to not be distracted by voices that ‘appear’ good but are not perceptive to what the Spirit of God is doing in this moment. We also need to be aware of voices or distractions that are speaking out of intimidation and fear, or commonalities that would keep you out of the assignment at hand. The person from my past represents the common distractions, things in your every day that would be sent at an unusual moment to keep you out of the secret place of prayer.

 

I’m here to tell you today, the Holy Spirit is leading you back into His place of rest this week, so that you can pray from a place of power – intentionally focused on what the Lord is speaking, and not distracted to the left or the right. Through the voices of the watchmen and women, the Holy Spirit is imparting wisdom, strength, insight and understanding into what is happening right now, so continue to listen intently to what is spoken through the prophets and intercessors in this hour. During last week, I had to intentionally pray and break any intimidation and I noticed a significant difference in my stamina to continue praying and standing, whereas before, I felt weary and run down. That shifted as I broke off the enemies assignment of distraction.

 The tent of meeting is the place of strategy.

I find it amazing that in the final dream, the strategies Lance was releasing were housed under a tent. I believe Lance represents both the prophetic and a divine governmental anointing. He was handing out game plans and strategies to those in prayer. It is this collective partnership of the Ekklesia right now that will usher in the plans of the Lord to conquer the plans of the enemy. We cannot win this battle over the Nation of the United States without coming under the tent of meeting – or – sitting in the secret place of God’s presence. The Holy Spirit highlighted to me something significant about Joshua in Exodus 33:11; The LORD would speak to Moses face to face, as one speaks to a friend. Then Moses would return to the camp, but his young aide Joshua son of Nun did not leave the tent.

 

Joshua STAYED in the tent when Moses would leave. Those who are willing to STAY in the presence of God in this moment will be those who receive the strategies of the Lord for the hour at hand and will TAKE the promised land. Joshua was the one who took the promised land. I believe the Lord is looking for a people who will LINGER in His presence, and by that I mean, staying with Him throughout the day, even in the midst of your daily routine… inviting the presence of God to LINGER with you. Here, the Spirit of God is wanting to impart strategies to you in prayer that will take down the giants of the land with EASE.

 

Where I was stretching my legs as though ready to run a race, I believe this speaks of the Lord strengthening us to FINISH the race set before us. I feel we are in the final stretch and divine strength is being imparted for us to run with perserverance as we pray. The woman who sat beside me, represents those who have lost the stamina and strength to pray, but the Lord is strengthening those of you to stand again.

 Saturate the media with the WORD.

Finally, Lances charge to me to use the ‘Voss and Dox Systems’ was an interesting one. Upon looking up ‘Voss’ and Dox’ I discovered that ‘Voss’ represents a telecommunication company (points to the media). I also found that there is a high-quality water company that claims to carry some of the purest water in the world. I felt this speaks of not only drinking the Word but releasing PURITY into the AIRWAVES right now… to be SATURATING the telecommunication systems of this world with the TRUTH and PURIFYING Word of the Lord across the media.

Dox on the other hand, is a modern term that you may or may not be familiar with. It is a harassment strategy that has been used to defy those that one disagrees with, whereby the harasser would publicly identify or publish private information about their rival online – especially as a form of punishment. When praying into this, the Holy Spirit highlighted Goliaths sword to me. David took down Goliath with his slingshot and stone, but he finished the work by cutting off Goliaths head using his own sword. I believe the Lord is wanting us to do the same. Cut off the giants head by using his own sword – or doxing him. How do we do that?

 

By exposing his neck, his weak point… by releasing and harassing him with the WORD OF THE LORD. The enemy has used a measure of truth (the sword) with lies and manipulation (harassment) to turn an entire Nation into a political warzone and many within the Ekklesia have become intimidated by the fight (think of the entire army of Israel that were intimdated by the harassment of the giant). It’s time for David’s and Esther’s to arise and turn The Truth of the Lord back upon him.

 

How do we do that? By SPEAKING and RELEASE the water of the Word against Him. As David marched onto the battlefield, he spoke the truth. You may feel tired and worn out, but I encourage you, get into the tent of meeting with the Lord, listen to what the Spirit is speaking through the mothers and fathers, through the watchmen and women who are speaking boldly right now… and though you may feel intimidated, Speak the Blood of the Lamb against the enemy and his plans.

 

Where the enemy has attempted to fill the airwaves with lies and intimidation, SPEAK the WORD, saturate the airwaves with God’s intentions right now. Though our battle may look naturally different to David’s, they are really one and the same. It’s time to RUN again, onto the battlefield and declare as David did, “You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the LORD Almighty, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.” 1 Samuel 17:45

 

This is not a battle about one man, it’s not even political, this is a spiritual battle for the soul of America, and I for one, refuse to allow the spirit of Jezebel to rule and reign over this Nation. LOOK up and SEE, if God is for you America, who dare stand against you. (Romans 8:31.)

“A scared world needs a fearless church.” — A.W. Tozer
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YOU ARE INBETWEEN RIGHT NOW

By Nate Johnston • July 11, 2025
Inbetween what you were doing and what you are stepping into. Inbetween alignments you had and the tribe coming. Inbetween the last seasons revelation that sustained and carried you and the fresh oil coming from the crushing and warfare. Inbetween language and a message you knew fluently and a new sound in your belly you don’t yet recognise. Inbetween an old mantle that had to go and the mantle you don’t understand or know how to fully trust yet. Inbetween breaking and the incoming breakthrough.. Inbetween feeling exhausted and spiritually crashed, and the fresh fire and awakening stirring inside you. Inbetween the battlefield of your last season and the new day dawning. Inbetween the old wineskin and the fresh outpouring. Inbetween the funeral song and the full recovery. Inbetween the robbery and the recompense. And this is where the ground under your feet feels shaky. Because it’s the garden of gethsemane and instead of praying and prophesying you just want to sleep through it. You want to be anaesthetised instead of enduring the unknown. But I’m writing to you today to say.. ENGAGE! Wake up mighty church. For you aren’t lost. You are the way makers. The soldiers of the breach! And this is a moment where PRAYER and prophecy will unlock the way. Lift your voice mighty ones!

FOR THOSE BURNING THE PLOW & PUTTING ON A NEW MANTLE

By Nate Johnston • July 11, 2025
At first, stepping into a mantle feels unfamiliar and daunting. It’s like the moment that Elijah threw the mantle around Elisha. It was a moment of decision. It was a moment of knowing something needed to be let go. Something had to be forfeited that felt comfortable, that felt… normal. That felt effortless. And I believe that many right now are in this uncomfortable and awkward place where you’re holding on. This awkward and uncomfortable place where there’s something new on your shoulders, and it’s forcing you to a decision because you can’t hold both. You have this mantle, this activity, this assignment, this calling. You’ve been walking in that. You know how to do it well. You know how it operates. You know what it does. Yet there’s this strange sense you’re meant to burn it to the ground and move into something new that feels unfamiliar, that feels unusual, that even feels not like you. It feels like death to everything you’ve ever known about yourself and what you’re called to do. And it feels like a moment where you’re in this awkward place of deep surrender, heart circumcision, and having to yield and surrender all your plans and expectations to God. It’s a moment where the Lord is saying to you, “There’s something greater I have for you. I know it doesn’t make sense right now. I know this is not what you expected that I would put in your lap. Yet, this is what carries my glory. And today the Lord is saying, Will you choose me? Will you choose my glory? Will you choose to step into a greater mantle that’s going to lead you and your family forward for the days to come? Will you surrender your idea of your calling and your destiny? Will you lay down your dreams even to pick up mine? And as you do, I will cause you to flourish and thrive. I’ll cause you to expand to the left and to the right, where you’ve been living in survival, where you’ve been playing it safe, comfortable. This is your breakout. Place mantle upon your shoulders and watch me move mightily upon your life. It’s time to shift out of the dysfunction that’s been sitting there as you’ve been in autopilot, going through the motions. It’s time to step into that fresh mantle that comes with fresh authority, fresh power, and breakthrough. It’s going to break you out of the prison you don’t even know that you’ve been living in. And for those of you who are asking my advice on how to practically begin to step into this mantle, I would say to begin your day on your face before the Lord, just surrendering everything that’s in your hands and in your heart. If it feels painful, it might be that your identity has been wrapped up in your last season’s activity or in the pain and woundedness of things that happened or didn’t happen in your past season. This is also an opportunity just to lay it at the feet of Jesus. I believe the story of Elisha is so applicable for us now. We want a goodbye ceremony just like Elisha did wanting to say goodbye to his mother and father. We want to spend a season in grief, waving off the past season’s accomplishments and failures. It’s a season that is so seductively trying to keep us bound, when the Lord is actually saying right now, “Will you just shut the door?” Will you just shut the door, and will you step into what you don’t understand as a worship? It’s one of those moments where you just have to close your eyes and say, “Okay, Lord.” I know so many who are going through this right now. I’m going through this right now. I know pastors who are shifting into an apostolic grace. Prophets who are beginning to build things and do things that they never had on their radar. It’s a season where you don’t feel qualified for the thing that God’s calling you into. And you don’t feel anointed. But the ironic thing is you are anointed for it. You just don’t know how to operate in it yet. So my advice to you is: get before the Lord. It’s a threshing floor moment. Bring it before Him. Let Him take the old, and let Him begin to help you step into the new.

YOU ARE INBETWEEN RIGHT NOW

By Nate Johnston • July 11, 2025
Inbetween what you were doing and what you are stepping into. Inbetween alignments you had and the tribe coming. Inbetween the last seasons revelation that sustained and carried you and the fresh oil coming from the crushing and warfare. Inbetween language and a message you knew fluently and a new sound in your belly you don’t yet recognise. Inbetween an old mantle that had to go and the mantle you don’t understand or know how to fully trust yet. Inbetween breaking and the incoming breakthrough.. Inbetween feeling exhausted and spiritually crashed, and the fresh fire and awakening stirring inside you. Inbetween the battlefield of your last season and the new day dawning. Inbetween the old wineskin and the fresh outpouring. Inbetween the funeral song and the full recovery. Inbetween the robbery and the recompense. And this is where the ground under your feet feels shaky. Because it’s the garden of gethsemane and instead of praying and prophesying you just want to sleep through it. You want to be anaesthetised instead of enduring the unknown. But I’m writing to you today to say.. ENGAGE! Wake up mighty church. For you aren’t lost. You are the way makers. The soldiers of the breach! And this is a moment where PRAYER and prophecy will unlock the way. Lift your voice mighty ones!

FOR THOSE BURNING THE PLOW & PUTTING ON A NEW MANTLE

By Nate Johnston • July 11, 2025
At first, stepping into a mantle feels unfamiliar and daunting. It’s like the moment that Elijah threw the mantle around Elisha. It was a moment of decision. It was a moment of knowing something needed to be let go. Something had to be forfeited that felt comfortable, that felt… normal. That felt effortless. And I believe that many right now are in this uncomfortable and awkward place where you’re holding on. This awkward and uncomfortable place where there’s something new on your shoulders, and it’s forcing you to a decision because you can’t hold both. You have this mantle, this activity, this assignment, this calling. You’ve been walking in that. You know how to do it well. You know how it operates. You know what it does. Yet there’s this strange sense you’re meant to burn it to the ground and move into something new that feels unfamiliar, that feels unusual, that even feels not like you. It feels like death to everything you’ve ever known about yourself and what you’re called to do. And it feels like a moment where you’re in this awkward place of deep surrender, heart circumcision, and having to yield and surrender all your plans and expectations to God. It’s a moment where the Lord is saying to you, “There’s something greater I have for you. I know it doesn’t make sense right now. I know this is not what you expected that I would put in your lap. Yet, this is what carries my glory. And today the Lord is saying, Will you choose me? Will you choose my glory? Will you choose to step into a greater mantle that’s going to lead you and your family forward for the days to come? Will you surrender your idea of your calling and your destiny? Will you lay down your dreams even to pick up mine? And as you do, I will cause you to flourish and thrive. I’ll cause you to expand to the left and to the right, where you’ve been living in survival, where you’ve been playing it safe, comfortable. This is your breakout. Place mantle upon your shoulders and watch me move mightily upon your life. It’s time to shift out of the dysfunction that’s been sitting there as you’ve been in autopilot, going through the motions. It’s time to step into that fresh mantle that comes with fresh authority, fresh power, and breakthrough. It’s going to break you out of the prison you don’t even know that you’ve been living in. And for those of you who are asking my advice on how to practically begin to step into this mantle, I would say to begin your day on your face before the Lord, just surrendering everything that’s in your hands and in your heart. If it feels painful, it might be that your identity has been wrapped up in your last season’s activity or in the pain and woundedness of things that happened or didn’t happen in your past season. This is also an opportunity just to lay it at the feet of Jesus. I believe the story of Elisha is so applicable for us now. We want a goodbye ceremony just like Elisha did wanting to say goodbye to his mother and father. We want to spend a season in grief, waving off the past season’s accomplishments and failures. It’s a season that is so seductively trying to keep us bound, when the Lord is actually saying right now, “Will you just shut the door?” Will you just shut the door, and will you step into what you don’t understand as a worship? It’s one of those moments where you just have to close your eyes and say, “Okay, Lord.” I know so many who are going through this right now. I’m going through this right now. I know pastors who are shifting into an apostolic grace. Prophets who are beginning to build things and do things that they never had on their radar. It’s a season where you don’t feel qualified for the thing that God’s calling you into. And you don’t feel anointed. But the ironic thing is you are anointed for it. You just don’t know how to operate in it yet. So my advice to you is: get before the Lord. It’s a threshing floor moment. Bring it before Him. Let Him take the old, and let Him begin to help you step into the new.

THREE ASSIGNMENTS TRYING TO DRAIN YOU RIGHT NOW

By Nate Johnston • July 9, 2025
There are three key assignments at work trying to drain your strength in this season. Recognize them and resist them. The first is a shift in anointing and assignment. We’ve entered a new season where the grace, oil, and unction on your life have moved. What worked before no longer carries the same power, and trying to operate in past mantles or rushing into things prematurely will leave you feeling frustrated, depleted, and under unnecessary warfare. When God’s anointing isn’t on something, it drains you instead of refreshing you. Constant frustration, irritation, and exhaustion are signs that you’re out of alignment. Instead of rushing into action, take time to sit with God and discern what He’s doing now. There is a new mantle, a new message, and a new assignment resting on you. Pour your energy into discovering it in His presence. When you wait on His clarity, you’ll stop operating in trial and error and begin to walk with precision. This is not the time for hurried decisions. The enemy is manufacturing false urgency to pressure you into creating something from the flesh, not the Spirit. But God is never in a rush. If peace isn’t present, neither is His hand. Don’t move until there is clarity. Don’t be seduced into birthing an Ishmael. Wait on the Lord. The second assignment is the attack of familiar voices. As you step into something new, the enemy often uses familiar people and old soul ties to try to gain access. These voices may come under the guise of concern or reconnection, but in reality, they are distractions. They pull at your time, energy, and focus, trying to insert themselves into what God is building in your life. This is the same spirit that came after Nehemiah through Sanballat. Sanballat didn’t want to reconnect; he wanted to tear down what was being built. Nehemiah responded with, “I am doing a great work and I cannot come down.” That must be your posture. The enemy is sending familiar spirits to break your focus and bait you into battles that aren’t yours. Not every voice from the past deserves a response. If you entertain the wrong conversations, you’ll lose momentum in your assignment. Guard your access points. Recognize the manipulation in disguise and don’t mistake surveillance for support. The third assignment is overload. The enemy wants to drain you by keeping you busy, overcommitted, and scattered. This includes saying yes to things outside your grace, getting caught in unnecessary drama, and pursuing good ideas instead of God’s instruction. We live in a world of nonstop information, social media, texts, videos, podcasts, and endless voices. Even spiritual content can become noise when consumed without discernment. This overexposure leads to confusion, decision fatigue, and spiritual numbness. If you don’t slow down and guard yourself, you’ll move out of intimacy with God. The enemy sends wild goose chases, gossip, and spiritual distractions to keep you exhausted and off-track. Guard your mental space right now. Protect your mind and what you feed on. Ask yourself, “What am I consuming that’s clouding my discernment?” If you’re feeling constantly tired, irritated, or foggy, it’s time to unplug and get still. The enemy knows that if he can slowly rob your peace, you’ll make a mistake. So, how do you avoid being drained by these assignments? Stay grounded in the secret place. Make time with God a daily priority. Wait for clarity before you move, and don’t let pressure push you. Discern God’s voice above the noise and set boundaries without apology. Protect your energy from old soul ties and manipulative conversations. Unplug. Stay focused on your assignment and don’t abandon your post for unnecessary battles. Learn to rest without guilt. Test every connection and make sure it brings peace, not confusion. If something pulls you away from clarity, it’s not from Him. And know you’re not crazy. Your job is to pause, discern, protect your oil, and stay aligned. He will take care of the rest.

GOD IS RECLAIMING & RESTARTING YOUR PROPHETIC TIMELINE!

By Nate Johnston • July 7, 2025
Ok, this is a word for those who have been dealing with years of narcissistic robbery.. One of the most pervasive demonic assignments I’ve ever witnessed in my own life and in the lives of many believers is the Jezebelic assignment. It’s been normalized across the body of Christ and in the world, often labeled as narcissism or seen only as a psychological disorder, rather than a spiritually rooted one. Because of this, people don’t know how to discern it, confront it, or evict it. It has become more than a spiritual stronghold. It’s become a culture. A way of living, responding, and relating that is deeply destructive. I grew up in this environment, and I would say 90% of the body of Christ has, too. Culture enforces it. Our world, in many ways, is systemically narcissistic. It has caused deep bondage and emotional wounds, even manifesting as mental and physical illness over time. Last week, as I was sharing prophetic words, going live, and praying over people, we saw many healings break out, especially last Thursday night on our Vision Live. I’m still in awe of what God did. But as I was praying and asking the Lord how He wanted me to address the Jezebelic element, I had a dream. In the dream, I saw a garden that looked completely dead. Roses that had once bloomed were now black, shriveled, and decayed. The whole garden was poisoned. In the middle of it was a deep pit, and out of that pit grew a short, ugly tree. Its roots spread underneath the entire garden. It reminded me of The Secret Garden, a movie I loved as a child. I knew immediately that the dream was from the Lord. He was showing me how the Jezebelic spirit has poisoned the gardens of many believers. It’s been at the center of our spiritual lives, hidden beneath the surface. We’ve tried to tend the garden around it, but we’ve never dealt with the root. Last week, I spoke about catching the foxes from Song of Songs. We manage our pain around this spirit, but now God is saying: Enough is enough. I’m pulling it out. As I continued to pray, the Lord brought me to the story of Naboth’s vineyard in 1 Kings 21. In this passage, Jezebel conspired to steal Naboth’s inheritance so she could give it to Ahab. But Naboth refused to sell. His name in Hebrew means “fruits” or “produce” and is closely tied to the idea of prophetic fruitfulness, legacy, and inheritance. In one translation, it represents “prophecies and words” Naboth’s vineyard is symbolic of the prophetic call, the anointing, the promises, and the inheritance God has placed on your life. But the Jezebel spirit is a thief. It will lie, manipulate, gaslight, and even kill to rob you of that vineyard. Just like in my dream, it seeks to plant toxic roots in the very soil that was meant to bear fruit. It poisons what was meant to be pure. This is exactly what has happened to so many believers. You’ve been fighting invisible warfare against something that’s been spiritual all along. And every time you try to confront it, in churches, in relationships, in ministries, you get gaslit. You’re made to feel like the problem, when in fact, the spirit that’s been tolerated is the real issue. But the Lord is saying now: I am taking the root out. I am exposing it, and I am evicting it. That’s why it’s uncomfortable. That’s why everything feels like it’s coming to the surface. That’s why your mind has been under siege. Because a false foundation is being torn out, so a holy one can be laid. Then I heard the Lord say something that hit me deeply, and I believe it will hit your spirit too: “As I uproot this spirit from your life, you will not only be healed in your mind. You will be made whole in your body, your finances, your marriage, your family, and your destiny. I’m not just healing you, I’m reordering your life from beginning to end. I am restarting your prophetic timeline.” Let me say that again: God is restarting your prophetic timeline. Imagine that dead garden in your life, the one you thought was beyond recovery. Now imagine the root being pulled out, light returning, and life beginning to flourish again. That garden represents your prophetic call, your purpose, your destiny, and the words spoken over you. The things that felt delayed, blocked, or stuck will begin to move. Where there’s been no favor, favor will flow. Where doors were shut, doors will now open. You will reclaim your vineyard. God says, “I am reclaiming you. This is a Jubilee moment in your life. I am demanding repayment of the robbery of the Jezebel spirit. Everything stolen must be returned. Your inheritance, your health, your time, your voice, your clarity, your legacy, it’s all being reclaimed. I am giving you back the vineyard that was stolen.” Now let me pray: In the mighty name of Jesus, I command every Jezebelic assignment, every generational stronghold that has taken root in your life, to be uprooted now. Be broken from your heart, your calling, your destiny, and your mind. Be uprooted in Jesus’ name. I decree Jubilee over you. The Jezebel spirit is being overthrown. The vineyard is being reclaimed. Your prophetic garden is coming alive again. The delay is over. Cycles are breaking, and the play button has been hit. Your prophetic timeline starts again today. And finally, I release this charge to you. This moment will require courage. It will require boundaries. You will be called to confront some relationships, environments, and mentalities that have tolerated the spirit God is removing. It’s time to say, “As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord, “ and walk in it. No more compromise. No more confusion. No more being stuck and your destiny on hold. Your vineyard is yours again in Jesus' name!