"So I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten, The crawling locust, The consuming locust, And the chewing locust, My great army which I sent among you. You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied, And praise the name of the LORD your God, Who has dealt wondrously with you; And My people shall never be put to shame." Joel 2:25&26 NKJV

When God begins to restore you to your rightful position in the Kingdom, people will take notice. So will devils. This is the season where your friends and your enemies will watch you triumph over generational bondage, cyclical fear, unhealthy emotional attachments, debt patterns, identity issues and limited vision.

This is the end to rhetoric. This is the end to catchy church phrases that offer pie-in-the-sky Heaven without any manifestation in the earth. God's got Heaven on lock. It's the earth that needs to be reminded of who He is by virtue of who we are. This is the time to reclaim, reconnect, reconfigure, reconcile and restore. I am not going to live one more day hoping that my blessings come. The power of God is already at work on the inside of me according to the Word of God, so why wait for something to fall from Heaven when what I'm desiring is as near as my next confession?

So many are falling by the wayside. Believers are being deceived by new winds and doctrines that cheapen the Cross of Christ and make null and void His redemptive, sanctifying work in our lives. People are ashamed of the gospel. People are ashamed to be named a Christian. I am not! The word of God up top says that never again will I be ashamed! He is restoring me to rightful position! Inheritance is mine! I am great in God! Know who you are in Christ! Declare your spiritual heritage. When you do, you will see that blessings have to come to you.

I am Simon of Cyrene-I carry the Cross of Christ. I am Peter declaring that Christ is the Son of The Living God. I am John the Baptist preparing the way, making straight the paths of the Lord. I am Moses, slow in speech yet still called to lead a nation out of bondage. I am David-a worshipper and a warrior. I am Samuel-A prophet and a judge. I am Abraham-a father to many and the key to blessings for all the families of the earth.

I know what you're thinking. Where's the manna been when I needed it? Why have you been quiet? I've been quiet but I haven't been silent. I've been waiting, biding my time until the fulfillment of God's word came to pass in my life. I was determined to speak on God not from what I hoped was true about Him, but what I knew for myself was true about Him.

I had wanted to write a new Manna for so long. The manna used to come so easy. But then I began to wonder if the words I was typing were even getting through to the people. I realized later that my issue was not with the acceptance of others, but with the desire to see the changes declared in the words that I wrote become the reality of my daily life. I wanted the manna to be made alive in me. I wanted to laugh again. I wanted to dream again. I wanted to rest again. I wanted the physical pain to end. I wanted my joy back. I wanted tangible peace. I wanted freedom from family curses and the settling in my spirit that I was, once and for all, finally free.

I fought through my own issues this summer. I fought through my own self worth and intrinsic value issues. I noticed where I was sowing and noticed what was, and wasn't growing. I began to discern that there was way more that God wanted out of my life than jokes and songs. He wanted to grow me into the man that would be the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ. God wanted to realign me with His original purpose. This summer needed to be the one that changed it all.

It was the week after Mother's day and I was sleeping in my old room in a bed that has never been too comfortable. It's big, but big doesn't always mean better. But I was there, having spent some quality time with my mom and family and then God spoke to me. He told me that this would be the Summer of Significance. God told me that what I planted, what I sowed, what I began, what I declared and what I cultivated during this summer would reap a harvest for the rest of my life. Not only that, but the harvest would last for at least three generations. I had never heard of such a thing. No big time preacher had preached it. No pastor had spoken it over me. No prophet laid hands on me and declared it. God spoke to me in my old bedroom and said that this would be the Summer of Significance.

I believed Him.

Here's a partial list of what God has done in this season of my life: I got a new car. I've sown my other car into someone who needed it. I've not missed a mortgage payment on either of the houses the Lord has given me, even through the economic downturn. I executive produced eight short films. I directed two of them. I've connected with my family again. I've sown money and resources into people who needed it with liberality. I got my mind back. There is no more confusion as to which way to move in the spirit. I've gotten my joy back. I realized that life is too short to allow others to dictate my emotional state of being. I got my strength back. There is a time to walk in humility and there is a time to let people know that you're not a pushover. I found the balance and began to implement checks and balances to insure that the people who are connected to my vision understand that I know where God wants me to go. They are welcomed to participate or they can move to something else.

I got delivered from the Messiah complex. I can't save anybody. I took the pressure off of myself to be a pseudo-savior for broken people. I now push people to the same Jesus that I call on in times of need. I am no longer in any need of external validation. Most people won't see your vision, your calling or your destiny in God. Move on! People's blindness cannot stop what God wants to do in your life. I have key people that I know understand me and love me for me and that's all I need. I became willing to be unpopular. Many times, preachers and such don't wish to offend anyone so they stay away from the hot button issues of the day. The Bible says we "shall be hated by all men" for the sake of Christ. If everyone likes you, then you're not an effective Christ follower.

The Summer of Significance is not only marked by abundance of external blessings, but internal transfiguration. God has remolded my character. God has changed old habits and mindsets. God has shifted my focus back to what matters to Him. God has quieted me from writing manna for everyone else and caused me to search for Him for me and me alone. I am not afraid of anything. My faith has increased. I know God better now than I did two months ago. I trust Him differently. I know God is for me.

God spoke to me and told me that He is restoring the years that the locust has eaten. Notice what the word of God says about what the locust ate. The locust didn't eat our harvest. The locust ate our time. But, praise God, He is restoring years that were lost in the valley of bad decision. All the time wasted on bad relationships-restored. All the tears and years wasted longing for someone who never wanted you in the first place-restored. Business ideas that have sat dormant- restored. That child like smile that seems like a distant memory because of the toll life has taken-restored. Finances-restored. Strength, vision and purpose-all restored. The locust ate your time, but God is restoring it all to you in one summer. This is the Summer of Significance.

This is the summer where you cannot lose. This is the summer where you will not fail. This is the summer where God accomplishes His agenda and purpose through your gifts. The word locust, if you study the scripture up top, means insignificant. This means that God Himself will root out all the people who are insignificant to our destiny that are significantly hindering our ability to walk in the fullness of God. God is doing the work. He's moving people and all their baggage out of your life for good!

By September 21st, you will know that this word is true and not a lie. You need to run after God for the next month, the last month of the Summer of Significance, like never before. You had opportunities before, but not like this. I've seen miracle and miracle and the summer is not even over! Start something! Go after that dream! Jump out there! Try it! This is the summer where 'can't' is not in the vocabulary. The word declares that God sends the autumn and spring rains. That means that the ground is prepared and watered for your seed. This is the summer to get your ideas in God's good ground!

Watch as God begins to manifest His word concerning you. Watch as others are blessed and drawn to God because of your harvest! Watch as God directs resources, people and favor your way to help you get the words of your mouth accomplished!

I'm not just talking about the Summer of Significance. I'm living it. For those who are a part of my ministry, you know that I believed God for relevance in movies and media. I didn't pray about it only. I went and produced films. I executive produced seven short films for a competition. I wrote two of them. I directed one. Of the three hundred films submitted, the film that I directed made it to the top fifteen and to the final round! I had never directed before! With the prize money, after my tithe and offering were taken out, I used to the rest to finance my film for the final judging. The winner gets $100,000.00 and a sit down with Hollywood executives about a possible development deal. You already know what it is!

The name of the film that I have submitted for the finals is entitled "Before I wake". It debuts tonight at midnight, Wednesday September 20th on www.thedoorpost.com. You can watch my Summer of Significance harvest tonight beginning at midnight. You can register, login and watch my film and participate in the voting. 70% of the winner is based on online voting. You have to watch all the films in the finals in order to vote, but I need your help. If I have ever sown into your spirit with the manna, stand with me now. Register on www.thedoorpost.com and commit to watching all the films in the finals. Voting begins September 1st and end September 10th. Just scroll onto the icon that says 'contest' and then go to "08 finals films" and click that icon. It will take you straight to my movie.

Beginning at midnight tonight, you will be able to see my film for twenty-four hours. After that, it will be locked until September 1st, so that each filmmaker gets one whole day to debut their work. I need you to send this email to everyone in your contact list. I need the body of Christ to propel my film to the top of this competition. We are taking over movies! Will you help me? Thank you!

This is the Summer of Significance where the power of God, the favor of God, the provision of God and the creativity of God all collide in one moment to alter your destiny forever. This is your moment. This is my moment. God's love is so amazing towards us! Hit me back on the email and let me know that you are going to send this around the world! See you at midnight! The Summer of Significance has now gone to the next level! It's your turn now. What are you going to do with it?

Keep Going.

John Gray

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