Gradual vs Suddenlies

We are in the beginning stages of a huge move of the Lord. A prophetic pastor I have known for years shared with me that the Lord showed him it was going to be 10 times bigger than the Toronto Blessing/Renewal in the mid 90s. I felt a wave of tingling go through my body when he said this. Ho!!! The Lord showed me in a vision the crew compartment of a ship where the hammocks held sleeping crew. In the ceiling of this room I could see the hatch to the deck partially cracked open with a small, brilliant stream of sunlight pouring in. He said that this is where we are at now. The hatch was slowly opening and He said that the hatch would not be thrust open all at once, but gradually open. He then showed me a runner needing to stretch and warm up before positioning himself at the starting blocks. He then showed me a baby in the womb with the head pointing down toward the birth canal. He then showed me a plane on the runway building up speed before lifting off. He wants to make clear that were are being eased into an incredible move of His Spirit. He wants us to get used to moving more and more into this and to take it one step at a time like a sprinter warming up and stretching before the gun goes off. Rather than experiencing His great move suddenly, He is gradually increasing it day by day. By the mere fact that we have faith in this and eagerly await it, it is part of the outpouring. We are already in the outpouring, the stream of light beaming down from heaven. Wow! About 25 years ago as the Toronto Blessing seemed to fade, the Lord told me to enjoy the slower, quieter times because what was coming was going to be a lot of hard work – fun hard work. I recall being tired from having so much fun in the wee hours of the morning as the Lord consistently showed up powerfully. Since then it has been about changing my spiritual point of view in radical ways and grasping more and more about His amazing grace. It has been about His desire to cultivate a deeply intimate relationship with us in the greatest friendship we could ever know. From this powerful foundation will launch us into an amazing kingdom harvest. When a building is created, it often takes a long time to create a solid foundation before it can rise. He has been and is building a solid foundation of His wisdom and love in our lives to contain what is coming upon us. He is saying to focus on what is today and not so much tomorrow. Tomorrow will surely come soon enough. Practice peace today.