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The Sleeping Giant

7/4/2020

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The Sleeping Giant

This morning as I was praying, I felt like God showed me something. I have never had a vision—that I can recall—and I wouldn’t say this was a vision but more of a mental image. Once again, I’m not claiming to be a prophet, but these things are coming to me more and more urgently and frequently in the Spirit. So, I ask you to pray yourselves and see what you feel the Spirit is speaking to your heart.

This morning I had a mental image of a huge sleeping giant. It made me think of the giant from Jack and the Beanstalk. As the giant slept, I saw small groups of tiny people running around with ropes and chains and securing the giant to the ground until he was completely immobile.

He was still asleep, so he didn’t notice. But, slowly different parts of his body began to awaken. He began to notice he couldn’t move his leg, then his arm, and so on and so on. Though he was still asleep he began to become subconsciously aware of the resistance in his limbs and other body parts.

I believe the Spirit spoke to me and said the giant represented the church worldwide. We have been complacent for so long that issues such as homosexuality, adultery, abortion, hate, deception, twisted truths, normalization of sin and more have crept in and tied us down. The remnant has been struggling to get free, but the resistance has felt unsurmountable.

Discouragement has crept in because voices that have been faithful to speak truth have been disregarded, their churches poorly attended and ignored, while churches who preach prosperity and sugar coated sermons have been praised and have thrived. Many of the body parts are tired, and feel weak and helpless.

Next I heard a sound so loud it startled the sleeping giant, and finally woke him from his slumber. At this he jumped up breaking all the ropes and chains. As I pondered this, I believe God was showing me that something big was going to happen that would finally shake and wake the sleeping church. When the church awakens, it will be called to true repentance, break free and come up from the ground.

There was great celebrating as the giant began to dance around in freedom, and as some of the tiny people began to bow down, others began to run and hide. I believe this signifies the revival that will come when the church awakens and gets things right with God. 

We will see repentance come first to the house of the Lord, and with repentance we will see revival as God moves in power bringing salvation to the lost. That is what revival is all about.

"Wake up, and strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have not found your works complete in the sight of my God." (Revelation 3:2 ESV)

Also see "Brace Yourselves," my blog post from June 15th.
Brace Yourselves
7 Comments
Melody
7/4/2020 02:30:00 pm

Awake church hear the roar from heaven!!!!

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Christine
12/21/2020 08:09:34 pm

I had a dream a few months ago also of a giant laying on the ground and I heard a voice in the dream that said the church is a sleeping giant and I didn’t really know what that meant but I think it’s definitely a now word for the church. Another dream I had I was walking by a church in my city and a notice was on the door and the church was closed and I said in the dream Satan is trying to keep the churches closed and he’s using COVID to do it

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Donna
7/4/2020 04:24:23 pm

Yes & Amen!

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MrT Lamborn
7/4/2020 06:13:42 pm

The Rapture or the last revival?

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Dot
7/4/2020 07:22:20 pm

I feel the church as a whole is asleep and what ppl don't realize is the devil is working really hard to take our right to go to church and worship away. The way we have always been able to freely worship and tell ppl about the love of Jesus is fast coming to a end.I just heard the governor in California is not allowing ppl to sing in church. Yes Donna it's time the church wakes up.

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Sherry link
7/5/2020 05:32:03 am

So very true Donna. We are frustrated with the church sleeping in this world! It’s past time the real church wakes up and does what it’s called to do. We can’t deal with sin and truly break chains with lies and deceit in our hearts! The blind and bound leading more blind and bound. We must wake up and repent to be able to fully do Gods work!

Great word Donna! Yet again! God is using you. Keep seeking Him!!

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Carol
11/18/2020 04:40:51 pm

Wow Donna. I pray this happens. I think part of the church is waking up, but not all yet.

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