I can't believe how fast things can happen in the Kingdom of God. It is truly like Isaiah 66 where the Lord says He will birth a nation in a day. I believe that kind of birthing is happening right now all across the Earth. The day of the Lord is accelerating violently and the violent men take it by force. Many of the real outpourings of the Kingdom happened during times of unrest in the world. With the present war and the division of countries, we are in one of the greatest season of unrest experienced in decades. Now is the time for the church to be focused on the prize of Jesus. We need to take hold of that which He has taken hold of for us... now. (Philippians 3)

By the Lord's grace, our team has seen more miracles and prophetic revelation in the last few months than we have had in the past few years. There has also been a notable increase of strategic meetings with corporate implications. I have talked to many other ministries and they agree that they are in a similar place of acceleration. Let me tell you, if it hasn't hit you yet, the "suddenlies" of God are overtaking the body of Christ.

There will be no more delay!

This expression of God’s plan is not about us feeling more motivated than usual. There literally has been something released in the Spirit and I believe it lines up with Revelations 10 where the Angel shouted "There will be no more delay!"

This is the kind of season we are in and we need to take heed and know that Jesus is coming soon. This is a hard revelation for some because we do not yet have enough of the love of God on the Earth to perpetuate the excitement of heaven. Nevertheless, the love of God is flowing! It will manifest very shortly in a move that will hit the ends of the Earth. His love will come by manifestations of Glory... not just renewal... not just visions and dreams, but the tangible love of God manifested so that we experience the ecstasy of heaven.

I believe that there are signs of the times all over the Earth. Some are scary and some are good. Even in the midst of this war we as Christians have the golden opportunity to see God's heart in a larger perspective so that we look past Earths trauma's, straight up into the will of God.

A New Priority in Ministries

Our heart in this season is for God's people to see clearly that our priority is not just to prophecy, teach, or lay hands on people. Those things do happen in our meetings and are valued, but they are not the primary focus. The days are more serious and we can not just entertain the body with gifts and talents that come with eloquent words. We are after the Spirit of Truth visiting on Earth as He is in heaven...something far beyond a manifestation of spiritual gifts. We want Jesus to begin to inherit more of His reward through us and this is the kind of ministry that will be marked with a true visitation.

Many times in our meetings, no one even gets hands laid on them or prophetic words, but they are gripped by God in a way that only He can do. We actually encourage people not to look for prophetic words from us, but to actually believe that Jesus is present and wants to speak directly to them. In this way, if we get words, the focus is still on Him and it is secondary to what the presence of Spirit is doing.

God is providing a new model of ministry, where He comes in such a sovereign way that He will spontaneously heal, visit, envision, and change people's lives. We have to move into a higher realm of the anointing so that we are no longer dependant upon the gifting of man, but on God himself. When this kind of power happens in meetings on a regular basis, there will not be enough ministry teams to lay hands on people. We will be required to trust the manifestation of the Spirit of Truth. We will have to walk in a relationship of union with Him. But if we accomplish this focus, whole stadiums will be filled with people who will be crying out for His will to be done and His Kingdom to come on Earth as it is in Heaven.

We Have to Be Fully Willing!

I remember when I had a back injury when I was 19 and I was almost crippled. I was so tired of getting prayer from people in the church that didn't seem to know how to pray for me, so I stopped receiving prayer. Then one day a brother in the Lord came over to my house with a word from God. He was shaking from the fear of God that accompanied the message he was carrying. "God says you have a spirit of pride because you have stopped receiving prayer for healing. If you want Jesus to receive His full inheritance and reward from your life you will have to walk and have a strong back because you are called to the nations. Therefore, you are holding him back by not receiving prayer for this healing because you think the prayers are not being heard."

I knew this was the true word of the Lord, and even though I wasn't responsible for the fact that I was not healed up to that point (I can't heal myself He must heal me) I knew that I was responsible for giving up on prayer. I repented for being weary, tired, and frustrated. The very next day I was in a meeting at a local church in Kansas City and a man had a word of knowledge concerning the Lord’s desire to heal someone’s back. God gloriously imparted His healing virtue to completely restore my back and I have X-rays to prove my healing of slipped and deteriorating discs!

It is imperative that we possess a heart for Jesus to receive His full inheritance through our lives, even if it requires us to fight, war and even push. God is so gracious that He will only disqualify us if we close our hearts to the willingness to obey Him. We have to keep our hearts softened in this season.

So much can happen when we maintain a willing heart, even if our hearts 'yes' to God seems small. As a dear friend of mine says when she preaches "Big babies are birthed through small openings." God wants you to realize that your small faith is big enough for him to move mountains and if your motive is for Him to reap His reward, there is no stopping the kingdom of heaven from advancing! Isaiah 62 talks about Jesus coming back with His reward in His hands, and making us a city that is no longer deserted because we are His reward!

God is Exacting a Price to Walk in Kingdom Living

Every month I meet Christians who are discouraged, depressed, and who have fainting hearts. I don't mean those with chronic illnesses, but those who have been fighting the battle hard and are on the verge of giving up because the price of forerunning seems so hard. If I had not been building a real sustained relationship around my love for Jesus and not just my ministry to man, then I would have quit a long time ago after hearing all the Christians who were jaded and filled with discouragement in the Kingdom.

It is a great privilege to be able to minister to these ones though, because I can relate to the dark night of the soul that God allows us to go through.

I want to be vulnerable. I remember just 3 years ago being at the end of myself, my gifts that God gave me...my desire for church... my desire for people. I had to check myself into a season of seeking Him alone or else I might have yielded my calling to love others.

God wants lovesick men and woman who pursue Him and then press through the pain of suffering in our passions. That is part of the building process and our needed growth. When people begin to get jaded towards their church, their leadership, their ministry, or their family, it is a sign that they no longer have a willing heart. In that mind-set, walls of protection go up because of pride... not just because of real wounds.

The Dark Night of the Soul

I know that this is a season where I have been talking to more people than ever who are going through the depths of the dark night where their love is awakened to God but He is still in the process of winning their affections. God is breaking people out of their addiction to live vicariously through human relationships. He is even allowing people to be persecuted inside the church. This can look like a discouraging process. However, in all reality, isn't there always the pain of longing for more intimacy in any real love relationship? This is part of the maturing work of love, persecution and suffering. I know that I have gone through it, as have others, and will go through it again. It is just hard for many who misunderstand the opportunity for growth when persecution comes from those closest to us. Jesus spoke about this and prepared us for it, but the reality of it hitting home is very hard.

I encourage those of you who are in this time of testing to read Philippians 3 about Paul's description of His dark night of the soul. It is worth it and when we are experiencing this discouragement it is mostly our flesh confirming that we are no longer living for ourselves, but, abandoning ourselves to Him and Him alone!

If we can understand His processes right now, we can agree with the Holy Spirit's work in us. Most of the proclamations in the body of Christ are not coming through the Spirit of Wisdom, but from the understanding of man based upon our experiences of suffering. Let us set a higher goal then, to embrace the Spirit of God, and all His workings without complaint! Knowing that He is fully with us, and that we have nothing to fear... only everything to gain. When the world sees a church like this, they will see Jesus.