June 12, 2026. There are moments when faith stops being theory and starts becoming something lived, tested, and proven. That is where real strength is formed. Not in abstract ideas, not in polished religious language, but in the place where a person believes God enough to move, sees Him answer, and comes out on the other side with something no argument can steal.
That kind of faith is not built overnight. It grows in a pattern. You believe God, so you obey. Because you obey, you begin to see Him move. Because you see Him move, your confidence deepens. Then your faith grows, and with greater faith comes greater boldness. That boldness leads to greater action, greater dependence, and even more evidence of His hand. Before long, faith is no longer borrowed from someone else’s testimony. It becomes woven into your own life.
Knowledge About God Versus Knowing Him
There is a massive difference between knowing about God and truly knowing Him. Anyone can read words on a page and gain information. But experiential knowledge is different. It is personal. It is intimate. It is the kind of knowing that comes from direct encounter.
This matters because God has never wanted a people who only carry concepts about Him. He wants a people who know His voice, know His presence, and know His faithfulness firsthand. That is why faith grows when action meets obedience. It is one thing to debate doctrine all day. It is another thing entirely to say, “I have seen and experienced what God does. I know what He is capable of and I cannot be talked out of this.”
That is where the Church becomes more than a gathering. It becomes an ecclesia, a governing remnant prepared to carry responsibility in the earth.
You Do Hear From God
One of the enemy’s favorite lies is simple: “You do not hear from God.” That accusation has silenced countless believers. But it falls apart quickly when held up to truth.
If you have opened Scripture, you have heard from Him. If you have read His Word aloud, you have heard from Him. If something leapt off the page and stirred your spirit, that was not random. That was God meeting you in the place of expectation.
Approaching the Lord does not require religious performance. It can be as simple as saying, “Lord, I am here to spend time with You. Speak to me. Show me what I see, and show me what I do not see.” He honors that kind of hunger.
Often His response is not a dramatic external voice. Sometimes it is an inward ignition. A phrase grips you. A passage burns brighter than the rest. A deep sense of conviction or peace rises up. Those are not empty emotions. They are moments where the Spirit turns the written Word into living encounter.
Praise Pushes Out Darkness
There is also power in simple praise. Every day is a gift from God, and praise has a way of reordering the atmosphere around us. Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not arrived. But today is a day God made, and gladness in Him carries spiritual force.
When praise rises, darkness loses ground. Fear loosens. Oppression starts to break. Heaven’s perspective becomes easier to see. This is why praise is not a side issue. It is warfare. It is alignment. It is a declaration that God is greater than every visible circumstance.
Psalm 116 and the Testimony of Deliverance
Psalm 116 captures this beautifully. It speaks of loving the Lord because He hears our cries. It describes ropes of death, grief, sorrow that try to take us and then rescue. It celebrates the God who protects those with childlike faith and delivers those who seemed surrounded by ruin.
That theme runs through so many lives. Many have faced moments that looked final. Crushing pressure. Emotional collapse. Sickness. Financial breakdown. Spiritual exhaustion. Yet here they are. Still standing. Still breathing. Still held by God.
The fact that you are still here is itself evidence. Battles may have been fierce, but they did not finish you. Some wars God ended before you ever knew they had begun. Others He allowed because overcomers are not formed in comfort. They are formed in victory after resistance.
Childlike Faith, Not Childish Faith
God is looking for childlike faith. Not immaturity, but trust. A willingness to believe Him before there is visible proof. That kind of faith says, “If You said it, I will move.” It does not need every detail in advance.
Others say "I'll do it when I know that I'm doing it right or correctly. That spirit of perfection kills faith. God isn't looking for perfection He's looking for hearts that trust.
This is where so many people get stuck. They want certainty before obedience. But the Kingdom often works the other way around:
- Believe what God said.
- Act on that belief.
- See His response.
- Grow in faith through experience.
It is a holy cycle. Believe, act, see, grow. Then repeat. Over time, faith becomes like a wheel with momentum, difficult to stop and impossible to reason away.
The Crossover Pattern in Scripture
There is a powerful biblical picture for the season many sense right now: crossover.
After rebellion and delay, Israel came to the Jordan. In an earlier season, the people had to keep their distance from the ark because the glory of God was too overwhelming for an unprepared people. But then came a shift. God instructed the priests to step into the river first, carrying His presence. The moment their feet touched the water, the river parted.
Then something remarkable happened. The people who once had to remain far back were invited to pass by the ark and cross over. They came face to face, inches away, from that which they had stand back of... What had once seemed too consuming to approach now became the very presence empowering them to enter promise.
This is more than history. It is a prophetic pattern. God prepares a remnant, strengthens them, enlarges them, and then brings them into closer manifestation of His glory. Not to destroy them, but to empower them.
That is what a crossover season feels like. Waters part. Access increases. Promise moves from distant hope to present assignment.
Passover, Communion, and Being Ready to Move
The same pattern appears in the Passover story. Israel was told to mark the doorposts with the blood of the lamb and eat the meal fully. They were not to take it casually. They were to be dressed for movement, shoes on, cloak on, staff in hand.
Why? Because deliverance was coming suddenly.
At one moment they were broken, oppressed, and trapped. Then in a single divine intervention, everything changed. They came out healed, supplied, and set in motion toward freedom.
Communion carries that same remembrance today. Jesus, the final Lamb, gave His body and poured out His blood so His people could walk in healing, reconciliation, and covenant life. Communion is not empty ritual. It is an act of faith. It is receiving afresh what He accomplished.
And the instruction still echoes spiritually: be ready.
- Shoes on your feet means stay prepared.
- Coat on your back means stay positioned.
- Staff in your hand means stay ready to move.
You Are Now the Carrier of His Presence
Under the old covenant, priests carried the ark on poles. Under the new covenant, the people of God themselves carry the presence of God. The Holy Spirit does not dwell in a box or a building. He lives in His people.
That changes everything.
When believers gather in unity, the presence of God is not being invited from far away. It is being manifested through yielded vessels already filled with His Spirit. That is why darkness cannot hold its ground where the glory of God is truly released. The people of God are called to be salt and light, not in theory, but in actual spiritual authority.
Canada, America, and a Remnant Being Prepared
There is a strong sense that Canada and America are in a pivotal moment. The pressure is real. The darkness is visible. Political corruption, spiritual confusion, and national weariness are not imaginary problems. But despair is not the correct interpretation of the hour.
God is not panicked. Heaven is not anxious. The Lord is preparing a remnant that will stand in unity, plead the blood of Jesus, and push back darkness with spiritual authority. This is not about panic in the face of tyranny. It is about confidence in the face of it.
The message is clear: do not come into agreement with fear. Do not bow to what seems immovable. God has not forgotten covenant. He is still able to bring sudden deliverance, national healing, and dramatic reformation.
Pray, Speak, and Expect God to Establish It
The call in this hour is not passive survival. It is active agreement with heaven. Pray boldly. Speak life. Decree what God is saying rather than repeating what darkness is saying.
Too often people look at what is missing and treat that absence as reality. But faith calls forth what is not yet visible. Faith says what God says. Faith aligns speech with covenant. Faith expects God to establish what He has spoken.
And this kind of praying is not reserved for a few. It belongs to all who are willing to believe, obey, and stand.
The Simplicity of the Next Step
If all of this feels large, the next step is still very simple. Spend time with God. Read His Word. Praise Him today. Ask Him to show you what you see, and what you do not see. Take communion with remembrance and expectation. Pray for the sick. Speak against darkness. Start where you are.
You do not need to manufacture dramatic outcomes. You need to respond to what God has already said. The smallest act of obedient faith can become the doorway to experiential knowledge, and experiential knowledge becomes unshakable conviction.
This is how a remnant is formed. This is how faith is fortified. This is how a nation begins to shift.
Blessings,
Howard Olsen
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