Our Guest Joshua Giles
JOSHUA: He took me in the spirit by my neck. I remember he took me out and dropped me in a scenario. I knew that there was a witch on the other side, but I was on fire and I said, “What are you doing here?” They responded, “You know why I’m here.” The moment I heard their voice, because it sounded very scary. I did that. Just that little inkling was fear. It only took a little dot and immediately I lost the fire of the Holy Spirit. I was like, “Oh my gosh, I feel like naked. How do I fight this?”
God’s hand began to push me to encounter. I was screaming and claw and I didn’t want to do it. Brought me back to my body. When I woke up, he says, “You need to understand, you must engage and destroy. Never fear, never flee the enemy. Only the wicked flee when no one pursuing them, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.”
I took a whole new perspective of when something is placed in front of me. I don’t even think about it at charge it. The moment you catch the revelation of pursuing him, he is terrified because he’s like, “Oh my goodness, this one knows now.”
SID: You talk a great deal about ascending the mountain. Briefly explain that.
JOSHUA: Yes. I know that God wants to take his people into encounters with him. It’s not just for the super believer or the man or woman on the pulpit or the preacher. It’s for every believer. The veil was torn for a reason. We are granted access into the Holy of Holies . When we begin to press into God’s presence and we begin to say, “God, change my heart, change…
SID: Excuse me. I know God showed you the secrets of ascending the mountain. You use a term a lot of believers use, press in. What does that mean?
JOSHUA: Very, very simplistic terms. To press in literally I take my heart because it is the key to everything. We search the scripture, we see that God is more focused on your heart than anything. I knew that I needed to press in. I’m like, “What does that look like, God?” He says, “Push your heart toward me.” I’m like, “Well, that’s simple.” He says, “Yeah, it’s simple.”
Every time I pray, I worship, whether I’m fasting, reading the word, I am in pursuit and pushing into him. When you practice his presence, it becomes easier to step in. It becomes a lot more tangible. You see that it’s easier to get out of the flesh so that you can walk in the spirit.
SID: There are so many secrets. We don’t have time for you to share them all. Joshua has a gift to prophetically tell you, your spiritual DNA. Better yet, he teaches you how to find out from God, for yourself. Be right back.
