Shawna Swainson posted this on the Open Heaven forum:

This morning, I had a dream that I was talking to 3 Muslim men about God. They were very resistant to the point where I was beginning to get a little nervous about my safety, but I could not stop myself from witnessing and became more bold with every word that I spoke (God has a heart for the sons of Ishmael and a remnant that belongs to Him among them).

Once I woke up, I had my personal time with God of prayer and praise and the word "release" bubbled up from inside. This has been a word that has been impressed upon my spirit for months now, so I started praying for God to release His will on earth as it is in heaven, to release the marching orders and their accompanying anointings to those He has kept waiting in a "holding pattern" (those who have sought Him diligently, refusing to let go of the hem of His garment). I asked Him to release increased spiritual hearing and seeing within His body.

That's when I had the vision. I was on a street looking up at the sky. Golden clouds were coalescing and soon a steady down pour of golden rain began to fall. Soon the streets had streams of golden water flowing down it. Next thing I know, I and others on the street began to collect the water and drink it. What happened next was amazing. The power of the golden water had different effects on every person but all of them fell into two groups. One group was Endorsed by God and the other group was Exposed.

For those that were Endorsed (def: to approve something formally; to support somebody or something), several phenomena happened. For some swords of lightning appeared in their hands (not sure what this represents), for others beams of golden light shown from their eyes or out of their mouths (prophetic sight/words), and for still others lightning flashed from their hands (healing)!!! A lot of these people held two or more of these abilities.

The effects of drinking this golden water was different, however, for the others. When they drank the water it exposed what lay in their hearts. Their expressions were those of confusion, shock, or disbelief as they were clearly shown the areas in their lives that they needed to die to and submit to God to. They came face to face with their pride, their greed and deceiving ways, their prejudices and their rebellion, their bitterness and unforgiveness.

God showed me that before the Holy Spirit can move in and through us on a deeper level we have to submit to His leading us in all truth and allowing Him to work out and expose all strongholds that we harbor in our hearts. When we submit to that process of being matured, then He can "Endorse" us and work through us in a higher capacity. There is a remnant that has been given God's stamp of endorsement and are ready to be released!!

One of the Holy Spirits roles in our lives is to train us and grow is into maturity. A part of His methodology is conviction (not to be confused with condemnation). Interestingly, the Bilbical word for convict or expose is "reproof" or "reprove". The word conviction is derived from two Latin words meaning "cause to see". The Holy Spirit causes us to see all Truth (John 16:13), and we should never quench the Spirit (I Thess 5:19).

At His ascension, Jesus said that they would "receive power (authority), after that the Holy Spirit is come upon you" (Acts 1:8), and also says "Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents, and scropions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you (Luke 10:19).

As a side note, God is calling many in the Arab nations that belong to Him! There is a spriritual hunger for Him there. Please pray for our brothers and sisters in all countries where being a Christian could cost them everything. They go through true persecutions and hardships daily that we could never comprehend for their love of Jesus!! Let us ask God to bless them with triple portions of courage and boldness and to make Himself manifest in their midst through great moves of His Spirit, and to let them know that they are loved, thought of and prayed for by their heavenly family, a bond never to be broken for we are all knit together!! Thanks for your time!

In His Love,

Shawna