Get Ready! The Rain is Coming!

Earlier this year, the Lord started putting on my heart to start asking for rain because the “rain” is coming. First He brought me in the Bible to 1 Kings 18 where there was a severe famine in the land and the prophet Elijah came to see King Ahab. Long story short, in verses 41-45, Elijah, knowing there was a famine and a need for rain, instructed Ahab in faith:

“Go eat and drink for there is the sound of heavy rain. So Ahab went off to eat and drink, but Elijah climbed to the top of Mount *Carmel” (*place of victory)

At the top of the mountain Elijah worshipped the Lord, and spoke to his servant “Go and look toward the sea, he told his servant. And his servant went up and looked. “There is nothing there,” he said. Seven times Elijah said “go back.” The seventh time the servant reported, “a cloud as small as a man’s hand is rising from the sea.”

So Elijah said, “go and tell Ahab: “hitch up your chariot and go down before the rain stops you.” Meanwhile the sky grew black with clouds, the wind rose and a heavy rain started.’”

Keep in mind, Elijah said all of this BEFORE it rained. He trusted and believed God, and then when the servant saw even just a small signal of the coming promise and reported it, Elijah, in the position of worship & faith said “GET READY- THE RAIN IS COMING.”

Elijah paid attention and acknowledged even the smallest sign of the coming fulfillment! He decreed it and then what happened: IT RAINED!

Then not longer after, the Holy Spirit brought me to Zechariah 10:1 in the Message version: “Pray to GOD for rain—it’s time for the spring rain— to GOD, the rainmaker...” So that’s what I’ve been doing.

One day recently I was shopping at a shoe store and when I went to check out, the guy, out of the blue, asked me if I wanted an umbrella, for free. I said sure! So I grabbed my freebie and went home. It didn’t dawn on me the significance of that moment until a couple of weeks later while I was swinging on the swings with my daughter who had been playing with the umbrella. Suddenly the Holy Spirit spoke to my heart and said “you don’t give someone an umbrella unless it’s about to rain.” Immediately my heart leapt for joy and I knew the rain was coming!

Over and over He’s been showing me in His word and through little signs all around me that the rain is coming. I know you’re probably sitting there thinking “that’s nice. But what is the rain?”

I’m glad you asked! I believe the rain is both the fulfillment of God’s promises and provision needed in this season. It’s whatever you need it to be! It’s about to rain in your life! Get ready!

My friends, you don’t need an umbrella unless it’s about to rain. The time of fulfillment has arrived! The rain is coming! Amen. 

Love, Kristin 

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“You sent abundant rain, O God, to refresh the weary land.”

‭‭Psalm 68:9‬ ‭NLT‬‬

“I will give the rain for your land in its season, the early rain and the latter rain, that you may gather in your grain, your new wine, and your oil.” Deuteronomy‬ ‭11:14‬ ‭AMPC‬‬

“And Elijah said to Ahab, Go up, eat and drink, for there is the sound of abundance of rain. So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he bowed himself down upon the earth and put his face between his knees And said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea. And he went up and looked and said, There is nothing. Elijah said, Go again seven times. And at the seventh time the servant said, A cloud as small as a man's hand is arising out of the sea. And Elijah said, Go up, say to Ahab, Hitch your chariot and go down, lest the rain stop you. In a little while, the heavens were black with wind-swept clouds, and there was a great rain...”‭‭1 Kings‬ ‭18:41-45 AMPC

“The wilderness and dry land will be joyously glad! The desert will blossom like a rose and rejoice! Every dry and barren place will burst forth with abundant blossoms, dancing and spinning with delight. Lebanon’s lush splendor covers it, the magnificent beauty of *Carmel and Sharon. My people will see the awesome glory of Yahweh, the beautiful grandeur of our God.” Isaiah 35:1-2 TPT

“You will not labor forever!”

Recently in my prayer time I heard the Lord say “you will not be in labor forever!”

Right now I believe for many of you there is a very real and tangible sense of being in “labor” individually, corporately in the church and nationally. If you’ve ever been in physical labor you know what that feels like. Sometimes the pressure is so intense you wonder when it will be relieved. I clearly remember thinking when I was in labor with my 2nd child, my daughter (with no epidural), “oh yeah this is what it feels like, this feels terrible!” Because I also didn’t use an epidural with my son. So I felt every feeling you can feel in those moments. Lol!  But the labor and pushing didn’t last forever. I pushed and then I birthed. And you know what happens right after the birth? An incredible sense of quiet and peace. All the pressure fades and new life is wiggling and squirming and breathing and making sweet noises and looking at you in the face. Yes, after labor and delivery there is work to be done, but God prepares us, anoints us, equips us and commissions us. In Matthew 11:30 Jesus tells us that all He requires of us is pleasant and easy to bear. So the work is custom designed for us and comes with a lot of satisfaction and Joy. 

The Lord said “you will not labor forever, there will come a time of deliverance!” 

In real life, a woman in labor doesn’t labor forever. Eventually she delivers. If she labors too long, the doctors intervene to help the delivery along so she delivers the baby safely. 

Beloved son & daughter, Church & America, there may be birth pains now, but deliverance is coming! You will not labor forever! There is an unseen war right now, one that is manifesting openly through all the chaos, confusion and division you’re seeing around you, on the news and in social media. We have the ability and privilege of staying in peace as we interceed! 

1. Keep pushing, keep praying, & stand your ground! 
2. I believe you can be at peace even in the “laboring”. You can be like a woman who has an epidural in labor, feeling the pressure but not in pain. Even though you can feel things in the atmosphere, you don’t have to shoulder it; bring it to the Lord in prayer and release it to His shoulders. 
3. Declare SHALOM PEACE over your home, city, state and the USA (shalom peace is a Hebrew word meaning peace, harmony, wholeness, completeness, prosperity, welfareand tranquility; also it’s the destruction of the authority of chaos and then nothing missing, nothing broken.)
4. Keep decreeing God’s kingdom come and will be done on earth as it is in heaven! 
5. Declare that the cities, states and nation be unlocked! (This is something I read from a recent word from Christy Johnston)

God is moving on our behalf and is faithful to deliver! He put us here for a reason! Amen!

“Just like a woman giving birth experiences intense labor pains in delivering her baby, yet after the child is born she quickly forgets what she went through because of the overwhelming joy of knowing that a new baby has been born into the world.” John‬ ‭16:21‬‬‬

“The Lord will put him in charge of the key that belongs to King David's family. No one will be able to unlock what he locks, and no one will be able to lock what he UNLOCKS.” Isaiah‬ ‭22:22‬ ‭CEV‬‬

United States: “You unhappy one, storm tossed and troubled, I am ready to rebuild you with precious stones and embed your foundation with sapphires. I will make your towers of rubies, your gates of sparkling jewels, and all your walls of precious delightful stones. All your children will be taught by God and great will be there peace and prosperity. You will be established in righteousness. Oppression will be far from you! Fear will be far from you! Yes, terror will not come near you, nor will you be afraid. If anyone dares to stir up strife against you, it is not from Me! Those who challenge you will go down and defeat.… But I promise you, no weapon meant to hurt you will succeed, and you will refute every accusing word spoken against you. This promise is the inheritance of God’s children, and their vindication is from me, says the Lord.” Isaiah 54:11-15, 17 TPT

“Pour out all your worries and stress upon Him and leave them there, for he always tenderly cares for you. Be well balanced and always alert, because your enemy, the devil, roams around incessantly, like a roaring lion looking for its prey to devour. Take a decisive stand against him and resist his every attack with strong, vigorous faith...” ‭‭1 Peter‬ ‭5:7-9‬ ‭TPT‬‬ (Or cast the whole of your care upon God)

Love you!

Kristin J