April 21, 2026. There are mornings when the Spirit comes with fire, clarity, and momentum. And then there are mornings when you sit there half awake, staring into the silence, needing God to help you wake up before you can even form a prayer. But even there, in that fog, the Lord still speaks. And what rose up strongly was this: get ready for a summer full of surprises.
The God of the Shaking
The message pressing in was simple but weighty. God is shaking the earth, and He is also shaking your earth. That phrase matters. Yes, the earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof. But He has entrusted us with territory, stewardship, responsibility, and obedience inside the lives we’ve been given. So when He says He is shaking your earth, the question becomes: what in your world can still be shaken?
Scripture tells us that everything that can be shaken will be shaken so that what remains is the unshakable kingdom. That is not poetic language alone. That is a process. And processes are rarely comfortable.
When a building is demolished, it is loud. It looks violent. Dust flies everywhere. Debris fills the air. In much the same way, as worldly systems begin to collapse, there will be noise, confusion, fear, and the temptation to panic. But the instruction is clear: do not get lost in the noise. Keep your eyes fixed on the kingdom that cannot be moved.
Goshen in a Time of Upheaval
One of the strongest images here is Goshen. In Egypt, while judgment fell, God made a distinction over His people. The blood of the lamb marked them. Destruction was real, but it did not have the final word over the covenant people of God.
That is the posture now. Get inside your Goshen. Not a place of denial, but a place of covering. Not escapism, but trust. Not passivity, but obedience under the blood of the Lamb.
There is a difference between seeing a storm and being swallowed by it. God’s people may witness the shaking, and in some ways feel the edges of it, but they are not appointed to be crushed by what He is using to expose, sift, and dismantle evil.
This is why spiritual preparation matters. If your heart, mind, and inner life are not anchored in God, the days ahead will catch you off guard. If you are anchored in Him, what shocks the world will not uproot you.
We Are Co-Laborers, Not Spectators
In 1 Corinthians 3, Paul reminds us that we are co-laborers with Christ. That means we are not called to sit back and simply observe what God is doing. We are His field, His building, His temple, and also His fellow workers in the assignment.
That only works by the Spirit. You cannot be a co-laborer with Christ apart from the Spirit of God dwelling within you. And that same Spirit is enlarging us, stretching us, and breaking the chains of unbelief that keep us trapped in small thinking.
We have to let Him shatter limitation thinking.
Too many believers still live as if impossibility is more real than God. But we were made in the image of a supernatural God. If He is truly who He says He is, then nothing is impossible for Him. And if His Spirit lives in us, then we are called to step beyond the familiar and into the realm of supernatural possibility.
The Call to Possibility Thinking
There was a strong thread running through this whole word: God is increasing our possibility thinking. That does not mean fantasy. It means agreement with heaven.
Peter walked on water not because water changed its nature, but because Jesus spoke. The moment Peter fixed his eyes on the Lord and moved at His word, he stepped into a realm that nature alone could not explain.
That is still how it works.
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The familiar feels safe, but it limits growth.
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Managed risk feels wise, but it can quietly suffocate faith.
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Obedience opens the supernatural, even before you understand the bigger picture.
Faith acts at God’s word, even when the math does not work and the outcome is not fully visible. If you wait until everything makes sense, you will miss the moment God was asking you to move.
Do You Really Trust Him?
Sometimes the deepest spiritual issue is not rebellion. It is misplaced trust.
One of the most piercing questions the Lord asks is this: Do you trust Me? And then He asks it again. And again. Just like Jesus asking Peter, “Do you love Me?”
It is one thing to say, “Of course I trust You.” It is another thing to discover what still has a grip on your heart.
For some, it is fear of war. For others, fear of lack. For others, fear of losing control, reputation, comfort, or security. And sometimes we do not even realize that what we fear has become an idol. Not because we worship it openly, but because our dependence has shifted away from God.
That is where the Lord goes to work. He puts His finger on the thing beneath the thing.
If money has become the place you look to for peace, that fear must break. If human systems are where you place your hope, that confidence must be shaken. If your sense of stability is rooted in the natural, God in His mercy may allow it to tremble so your trust can be reestablished in Him alone.
The Temple God Is Building
Paul’s language in 1 Corinthians 3 is powerful. We are God’s building. We are living stones. Each one shaped in the quarry, refined in secret, and then positioned by His hand in the house He is constructing.
No two stones are identical. No two assignments are the same. Yet together, the Spirit of God dwells in the midst of His people.
That means the increase of God’s government is not just happening around us. It is happening in us. His rule, His order, His mind, and His nature are advancing within His people even while worldly systems are diminishing around them.
That is why the church must stop thinking like frightened civilians and start standing like kingdom citizens.
Obedience Still Matters
There was also a return to Exodus 20 and Deuteronomy 28. The Ten Commandments are not outdated relics. They remain a divine framework of covenant alignment. God’s people are still called to walk clean, forgive quickly, reject idols, honor Him, and obey His word.
And yes, forgiveness was emphasized strongly. If there is unresolved grievance in your heart, let it go. Walk clean. Unforgiveness clouds hearing, hardens the heart, and leaves a door open where none should remain.
Deuteronomy 28 lays out the contrast plainly. Obedience brings blessing. Rebellion brings curse. That does not mean a works-based life. It means covenant order. It means agreeing with the God you say you trust.
When the shaking intensifies, those rooted in Him will still stand. Their towns, fields, households, labor, and provision will be covered by the hand of God. He is still Jehovah Jireh. He is still the One who fills storehouses. He is still the One who blesses what His people put their hands to when their trust is truly in Him.
The Great and Terrible Day
The phrase keeps returning because it matters: the great and terrible day of the Lord. It will be both.
Great for those whose lives are hidden in Him. Terrible for the systems, structures, and proud powers that have set themselves against Him.
This is not a contradiction. It is the nature of divine shaking. God uses it to expose evil, gather harvest, and remove hindrances to blessing. But that also means there will be disruption. There will be surprise. There will be moments where only those who are fixed on Him will remain in peace.
That is why now is the time to settle the trust issue. Now is the time to come out of limited thinking. Now is the time to stand in reverential awe of God and say, “Yes, Lord. I trust You with all of it.”
What to Do Right Now
If this season truly is a summer of surprises, then the right response is not fear. It is preparation in the Spirit.
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Get your house in order. Spiritually, emotionally, and practically.
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Read the Word slowly. Especially passages like Exodus 20, Deuteronomy 28, and 1 Corinthians 3.
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Forgive completely. Let go of old grievances.
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Break agreement with fear. Fear of lack, fear of war, fear of the future.
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Stay in Goshen. Remain under the blood, close to the Lord, and unmoved by panic.
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Expect increase. Not because circumstances look easy, but because hindrances are being removed.
The mundane is falling away. The Lord is calling His people into greater dependence, greater faith, and greater manifestation of His kingdom. The challenge is on. The invitation is real. Step beyond the familiar and embrace the supernatural.
Blessings, Howard Olsen
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