There is music in Heaven—a beat that inspires sons to dance with joy as they release what Father adds on earth. This rhythm has four beats that we can activate in our lives, each associated with an intentional dance step. Rhythm is what lets you know where you’re at on the dance floor. It’s a Kingdom cycle that helps us live in the Spirit and keep in step with the Spirit (Gal 5:25).
1. Ascend for Love
Sons ascend out of love for their Father. They have “Rolled their way on Father” (Ps 37:5). They have seen the fruit of their “own ways” and invited Father into every area of their life. Like Jesus resurrection, the stone is rolled away from the grave of their introverted desires and dreams. They have traded for “Father adding all these things” (Mt 6:33). They’ve traded their old ways for conversations and Living Words.
Sonship and ascension are inseparable. We honor Father by our presence in the Council. Those conversations are the practical way we put the Kingdom first so Father can add. Righteousness is not more complicated than being on the same page with Father. Understanding His Purpose, Strategy, and Tactics. This dance is a tangible experience in Sonship, Ascension, and Reformation!
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Sonship – Feeling Chosen (Identity, Story, Purpose)
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Ascension – Courts/Council (Strategy, Tactics, Heritage)
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Reformation – Bringing Heaven to Earth (Courage, Clarity, Culture)
2. Living Words
Kingdom Business is rooted in the Living, Prophetic Words that flow from our Council conversations with Father, Jesus, and the Seven Spirits. You have felt the power of Living Words on earth. We’re empowered according to His power at work within us, our Eph 3:20 anointing. We catch a glimpse of the immeasurably more that Father can add. The essence of sonship is the ability to release what our Father can do. That’s the goal!
We are anointed. God performs great things through sons, akin to David’s mighty men. Yet we are fully aware that it is truly God’s power working through us. We’re not striving to be David’s mighty men; we aim to release what God can accomplish on earth. Our focus is on flowing with Him, not on becoming someone great. Father expressed it to me this way:
3. See the Immeasurably More
Reformation is a big bite. Only God can reverse the enemy occupation over nations. It’s His power that is sufficient to redeem People, Businesses, Cities, and Nations. Yet, He has chosen to co-labor with sons and accomplish many things through us.
Learning to hear the music and to keep in step with His Spirit is the flow in sonship. It’s thrilling to be a part of Father’s Kingdom and share in the warfare and the victories happening all around us at every level, from personal to political. People and nations are quaking and shaking because Father is building His Kingdom on Earth. It’s an amazing time to be alive and be part of His Team.
4. Celebrate the Victories
When sons see Father moving, they grasp the immeasurably more beyond all we can ask or imagine. They naturally delight themselves in the Lord and in the great things He has done. The fourth dance step is learning to celebrate the victories as our hearts leap within us!
There is nothing more exhilarating than sons and daughters releasing the power and presence of their Father. That’s when the music of this fourth beat turns to worship, How Great Thou Art.
The Dance
Once you experience these four beats of the dance, you will feel the rhythm of ascending and hearing the Living Words. Once you experience the genuine, you won’t be happy with the fleshly counterfeits. It will be your highest priority to flow with Living Words; to see them manifest on Earth; to co-labor with Father’s heart in all of your anointing and everything Father adds.
John Garfield
