7 Spiritual Breakthrough Lessons That Will Strengthen Your Faith and Ignite Your Purpose

From shouting down walls to burning with holy fire, these seven prophetic messages carry the power to realign your faith, reignite your purpose, and restore your spiritual authority.

🔥 Note from Cyndi:
This post is longer than usual—because what God poured out during the Fire in the Mountains Conference 2025 wasn’t something that could be trimmed down or broken up in parts. The weight of these seven prophetic messages is found in their unity, their depth, and the way the Holy Spirit wove them together. I encourage you to take your time. Read prayerfully. Let the Word and the fire settle into your spirit. This isn’t just a blog post—it’s a call. It’s YOUR call.

There are moments in your life when the Spirit of God marks you in such a way that you know you’ll never be the same again.

The Fire in the Mountains Conference 2025 was one of those moments. Over the course of several days, powerful men and women of God released truth, authority, revelation, and fire. The kind that doesn’t just stir you emotionally but awakens something dormant inside. The kind that shakes off complacency, calls you back to the altar, and thrusts you forward into your divine assignment.

Before a single word was spoken, the ground was tilled in the spirit through praise and worship that broke open the heavens. The sound of music, the reverent beauty of worship dancers, and the cry of the shofar created a holy atmosphere that called every heart to attention. This wasn’t just singing. It was surrender. It wasn’t performance. It was presence. Worship didn’t simply prepare the room—it ushered in the weight of His presence, as hearts bowed low, and heaven drew near. Hearts were softened, chains broke in the unseen realm, and what followed in the Word was received on fertile, fire-tilled soil.

This is not a word-for-word transcript of what was spoken, but rather how my spirit received it—the thread the Holy Spirit wove through each message and sealed in my heart. It’s my personal takeaway, distilled through prayer, tears, conviction, and awe. It’s what I heard. What I saw. What I know was stirred and sealed in the spirit realm. These are not just notes; they are marching orders for those who are tired of living bound, bored, or beneath the fullness of what Christ paid for.

This is for the ones who are ready to break through, burn again, and never look back. From the shout that breaks down walls to the fire that falls on surrendered hearts—

This is a call to rise, roar, and run with boldness.

May you not just read these words, but encounter the same wind, fire, and anointing that was poured out on me—and all of us—on the mountain.

It’s Time to RUAW—Shout Against Every Wall

Speaker—Apostle Steven Swisher

The first message came like a blast of wind—literally. The Hebrew word RUAW doesn’t describe a quiet whisper or a half-hearted cry. It is a war cry—a prophetic, earth-shaking shout that signals heaven’s agreement and earth’s surrender. It means to raise a sound of triumph, to cry out with a voice of power, to declare victory before you see it with your natural eyes.

So the people shouted when the priests blew the trumpets. And it happened when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, and the people shouted with a great shout, that the wall fell down flat… —Joshua 6:20 NKJV

This shout wasn’t born out of strategy—it was born out of obedience and faith. They didn’t shout after the wall crumbled. They shouted before believing that God’s promise was enough. Their obedience activated the supernatural. And what looked immovable bowed to the sound of victory.

Your shout may not look like a literal scream but it’s the declaration of truth that comes from deep within you. It’s the refusal to stay silent in the face of opposition. It’s when you rise up in the authority of Christ and declare: This wall will fall.

Every wall of fear, shame, limitation, generational bondage, or soul wound that has stood in your way—RUAW!

 Don't beg it to move. Don’t reason with your pain. Don’t negotiate with your past.

Shout with the authority God gave you. Shout with the confidence of covenant. Shout because the battle was already won at Calvary.

This isn’t emotional hype. It’s spiritual warfare. The shout of faith shakes the foundations of hell and aligns the earth with heaven.

Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a two-edged sword in their hand, to execute vengeance on the nations…  —Psalm 149:6–7 NKJV

You’re not just making noise. You are enforcing victory.

So many believers keep talking to their walls when God is saying, “I’ve already given you the land—now raise your voice like a trumpet and take it.”

It’s time to rise.
It’s time to war.
It’s time to shout.
It’s time to Ruaw.

 

Because Jesus Said So—Let Obedience Define You

Speaker—Pastor Larry Hostetler

The next word built right upon the shout. Why do we shout? Why do we trust? Why do we keep moving forward when nothing makes sense?

Because Jesus said so.  Period. No debate. No delay. No conditions. Obedience isn’t about having all the answers—it’s about trusting the One who does.
 

In Luke 5, Jesus tells Peter—after a long, exhausting, fruitless night of fishing to cast the net again. It made no sense! The timing was off. The fishermen were done, washing their nets. But Peter said something that shifts everything:

Nevertheless at Your word I will let down the net. 
—Luke 5:5 NKJV

He didn’t obey because the conditions were ideal. He obeyed because Jesus spoke. And the result?

A net-breaking, boat-sinking harvest. Obedience unlocked abundance. Read that again. I have to write it again… Obedience unlocked abundance! So often we wait for confirmation, open doors, goosebumps, or signs. But real faith moves not when the situation looks right but when the Spirit says go. Faith responds to His voice, not to our logic.

If you are willing and obedient, you shall eat the good of the land.
—Isaiah 1:19 NKJV

Obedience isn’t passive compliance. It’s active agreement with the will of God. It’s saying, “I may not understand this… but I trust You more than I trust me.”

If He said it—do it.
If He called you—walk it out.
If He promised it—stand on it, even when everything is against you.

Delayed obedience is still disobedience. And selective obedience—where we obey only when it feels good—is still rebellion dressed in religious robes. Ouch. I felt that one too.

Your “yes” isn’t about your capability—it’s about your availability. It’s not about your confidence in yourself. It’s about your surrender to Him.

But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.
—James 1:22 NKJV

Some of the greatest miracles in your life will be on the other side of a “nevertheless at Your word” moment.

So what has Jesus asked you to do that doesn’t make sense in the natural? Do it.

Not because you feel ready.
Not because you see the outcome.
But because He said so.

Let obedience define you—because in His Kingdom, obedience is the breeding ground for supernatural harvest.

Not every path is yours to walk. Not every person is yours to follow. Alignment with God brings covering—misalignment costs everything.

Spiritual Covering and the Cost of Misalignment

Speaker—Apostle Moises Morales

Next came a sobering word—one that didn’t just whisper conviction, it thundered with clarity. This was a message about alignment. About spiritual covering, and about the danger of partnering with what God never assigned.

It’s easy to drift outside of God’s will without even realizing it—especially when your heart is compassionate. When you want to help. When you feel like you’re doing the right thing. But sometimes, the enemy doesn’t tempt us with sin—he tempts us with misplaced loyalty. With unauthorized assignments.

The story was drawn from 2 Chronicles 18, when godly King Jehoshaphat aligned himself with King Ahab, a wicked ruler who had rejected the Lord. Jehoshaphat meant well. He wanted peace. He even inquired of the Lord—but still, he linked arms with rebellion. He entered a battle he had no grace for, with a man under judgment, and nearly lost his life because of it.

Should you help the wicked and love those who hate the Lord? Therefore the wrath of the Lord is upon you.  —2 Chronicles 19:2 NKJV

 

This wasn’t about disobedience in a blatant form—it was about disobedience through connection. About stepping out from under God’s covering to fight in someone else’s war. About trying to rescue those who have no intention of surrendering.

And it nearly killed him.

So it was, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, “It is the king of Israel!” Therefore they surrounded him to attack; but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the Lord helped him, and God diverted them from him.  —2 Chronicles 18:31 NKJV

How many battles have we entered that were never ours to fight? How many seasons of burnout, confusion, and spiritual resistance have come—not because the enemy had permission, but because we broke rank and stood in places we weren’t called to stand?

Sometimes we try to cover what God never asked us to carry. We rescue people God is still confronting. We partner with rebellion in the name of compassion—and we get caught in the crossfire.

Alignment matters. Where you stand determines what covers you.

But here’s the glory of redemptive grace: the moment we repent, realign, and return to God’s will, He restores. Not only does He restore. He reverses the damage.

Jehoshaphat survived because he cried out. He was rebuked, yes—but also repositioned. And his legacy continued in righteousness.

Now the Lord was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the former ways of his father David... therefore the Lord established the kingdom in his hand.
—2 Chronicles 17:3–5 NKJV

Some of us are one realignment away from breakthrough.

God is so faithful that when we bring our missteps before Him, He covers us again. He doesn’t shame us. He restores us.

So ask yourself:
Am I standing in a battle God never called me to?
Have I yoked myself to someone not walking in truth?
Is my compassion costing me my covering?

The only safe place is in the will of God, under His direction, aligned with His purpose. Because when you're properly aligned, VICTORY FLOWS!

The Forgotten One—Anointed Anyway

Speaker—Pastor Victoria Swisher

The fourth message came like a divine interruption—cutting deep into the lie of unworthiness and the false measure of man-made qualification. It was a call to remember that God sees what others overlook, and God calls who others disqualify.

When Samuel went to Jesse’s house to anoint the next king, every obvious candidate was presented. Strong. Capable. Impressive. Yet none of them were chosen. One by one, the oil refused to flow.

Are all the young men here?” Then he said, “There remains yet the youngest, and there he is, keeping the sheep.
—1 Samuel 16:11 NKJV

David wasn’t just young—he was left out entirely. Forgotten. Overlooked. Left in the field while destiny was knocking at the door of his household. No invitation. No expectation. Not groomed for greatness.

But the oil wouldn’t flow until he stood in the room.

He didn’t look like royalty—he smelled like sheep. He wasn’t polished—he was hidden. But what man dismissed, heaven had already marked. While others saw a boy tucked away in a forgotten field, God saw a future king being forged in the secret place. Out there—alone with the sheep—David was being trained in warfare and worship. He was learning to slay lions and bears when no one was watching, and to steward presence long before he was ever handed a throne.

In the quiet, he learned intimacy. In the wilderness, he learned authority. What looked like obscurity was actually preparation. While the world was searching for someone impressive, God was cultivating someone obedient.

For man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.
—1 Samuel 16:7 NKJV

And when the oil flowed—it didn’t trickle. It didn’t dab lightly. It poured. It saturated. It marked him. And from that day forward, David was forever changed.

You may feel like David. Left out of the conversation. Passed over by people. Not trained, not titled, not taken seriously. But if the oil is meant for you, hear me—it will wait for you. And when it flows, no one can stop it.

The anointing of God doesn’t rest on perfection—it rests on availability. On yielded hearts. On those who carry the fragrance of devotion, not performance.

Even when David failed—miserably, publicly, and grievously—the oil still remained. It was the anointing on him that gave him the capacity to turn back to God in brokenness and truth.

Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.
—Psalm 51:10 NKJV

God doesn’t revoke His call because of failure—but He does wait for repentance. David’s greatest weapon wasn’t his sling—it was his heart. His tenderness. His willingness to return, to break, to be humbled in the presence of God.

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, a broken and a contrite heart—these, O God, You will not despise.
—Psalm 51:17 NKJV

Please hear this: The oil is still flowing. For those willing to return. For those who have fallen. For those who have believed the lie that it’s too late.

The call still stands.
The mantle still fits.
The anointing still waits.

Heaven still has oil with your name on it.

If you’ll return in humility, the anointing will meet you there—not to shame you, but to restore you. Not to replay your past, but to reignite your purpose.

You were never disqualified—just delayed. And even that delay was

God’s mercy preparing your heart to carry the weight of what He’s called you to.

Keep Plowing—And Receive God’s Reset

Speaker—Prophet Valerie Swisher

Just when we thought the call to keep pressing in was already strong, the Lord added a word of mercy that changes everything: RESET.

Yes—we plow. Yes—we persevere. Yes—we fix our eyes on the prize and refuse to turn back. But what happens when we get off course? What if the lines aren’t straight? What if life knocks us sideways, and our faith walk looks more like a zigzag than a straight shot?

That’s where the grace of reset meets the grit of endurance.

The word came strong and sure: no matter what things look like—you can have a reset with God.

The minister shared a story that drove this truth home. She had to till a line into the ground for pipe to be laid. Determined to keep the line straight, she fixed her eyes on the far end and started plowing. But the terrain was rough, the tiller unpredictable. It bounced her around, jerking her off to the side, pulling her in directions she didn’t plan for. She kept her eyes locked on the goal, trusting that if she just kept going, she’d finish.

When she turned around, the line was anything but straight—wavy, uneven, full of imperfections. And yet... it was done. The line was laid. The way was made. And others came behind her to help smooth it out and finish the work.

That’s how it is with us.

We’re trying to walk in faith, trying to plow through life, and we hit rough terrain—distractions, disappointments, delays. But if we fix our eyes on Jesus and keep pressing forward, the line gets done. He is the Author and Finisher. He knows how to go back and fill in what we missed. He straightens what’s crooked. He perfects what we can’t.

Let your eyes look straight ahead, and your eyelids look right before you.
—Proverbs 4:25 NKJV

Looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith…
—Hebrews 12:2 NKJV

Reset doesn’t erase the past—it redeems it.

Do not remember the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I will do a new thing…. —Isaiah 43:18–19 NKJV

Maybe your line has curves. Maybe it doesn’t look like you thought it would. But God’s saying, "Keep plowing." Don’t stop. Don’t stare at the mess. Keep your eyes on the end goal—on Him. Because in Christ, your victory is already secured.

I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
—Philippians 3:14 NKJV

Even if the journey looks messy. Even if the ground shook you. Even if you plowed crooked—grace still finishes what grit began. If you don’t quit, He won’t stop. Keep your eyes on the harvest. Keep your hands on the plow. The line may not be perfect, but the finish will be glorious.

When the storms rage, the Rock will not shift—and heaven will still break through.

He only is my rock and my salvation; He is my defense; I shall not be greatly moved.
—Psalm 62:2 NKJV

Rooted in the Rock—Faith That Won’t Be Moved

Speaker—Apostle Steven Swisher

The last morning of the conference brought us deeper into what it truly means to Ruaw—to live from a place of spiritual authority, unshaken by circumstance. But this time, the focus wasn’t just on what we shout at the wall—it was about why we can shout in the first place: because we know our foundation is firm.

He only is my rock and my salvation; He is my defense; I shall not be greatly moved. —Psalm 62:2 NKJV

The will of God is not one of many options—it’s the only option. And when you're rooted in His will, grounded in His Word, and surrendered to His Kingdom, you cannot be moved. The storms may come. The mountains may rise. But they do not define your outcome.

We were reminded that faith is not a feeling—it is a response to a Word.

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.  —Hebrews 11:1 NKJV

But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.  —Hebrews 11:6 NKJV

If we don’t believe, we’ll never see. If we don’t trust, we’ll never receive. Faith isn’t optional—it’s the key that unlocks the next dimension of glory. Praise God!

Did I not say to you that if you would believe you would see the glory of God?
—John 11:40 NKJV

We don’t need to understand the path—we just need to trust the One who directs it. That means laying down old mindsets and stepping into the mind of Christ. We can’t interpret spiritual things through natural thinking. We walk by faith, not by sight.

And when the mountain stands in front of us, we don’t circle around it or cry at its base. We pass through it. Because the anointing doesn’t avoid the mountain—it moves through it with authority.

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.
—Proverbs 3:5–6 NKJV

The Word always makes a way—even when nothing in the natural agrees. Even when it doesn’t make sense. Even when every other voice says “turn back.”

We were reminded of the powerful moment in 2 Chronicles 20, where Judah found themselves surrounded by a vast, unbeatable army. It looked hopeless. But instead of lifting swords, they lifted praise.

Thus says the Lord to you: “Do not be afraid nor dismayed because of this great multitude, for the battle is not yours, but God’s.”
—2 Chronicles 20:15 NKJV

King Jehoshaphat appointed worshippers to go ahead of the army, singing and praising the Lord in the beauty of holiness. While the warriors stood behind, the worship went first.

And when they began to sing and to praise, the Lord set ambushes against the people of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir… and they were defeated.
—2 Chronicles 20:22 NKJV

They didn’t lift a sword—they lifted a song. And the Lord Himself brought the victory.

Believe in the Lord your God, and you shall be established; believe His prophets, and you shall prosper.  —2 Chronicles 20:20 NKJV

And that is the call for us now—to trust God when everything in the natural says not to. To step out in faith when everyone else thinks you’ve lost your mind. To move forward against all odds—not because it makes sense, but because God said so.

Some of you are standing on a word that looks impossible. You’ve been told to go when logic says stay. You’ve felt the nudge to move when others told you to wait. Do it anyway.

 Obedience in the face of impossibility is the kind of faith that moves heaven and earth.

Faith will often make you look foolish to those who don’t hear what you’ve heard. But when God speaks, you don’t need consensus—you need conviction.

This is the power of unwavering faith. When we are established in belief, our enemies scatter. Our circumstances bow. Our fear gives way to glory.

This is the kind of faith that passes through mountains, tears down strongholds, endures the fire, and keeps plowing even when we don’t see the harvest yet.

Because we don’t praise for victory—we praise from it.

Baptized in Fire—Becoming Fuel for Revival

Speaker— Apostle Moises Morales

The final message came not as a soft conclusion, but as an ignition. It was about FIRE—God’s fire. Not just a flicker of inspiration, but a consuming, purifying, empowering flame that marks every life that says yes.

Fire requires three elements to burn:

• Spark – the ignition (the Holy Spirit)

• Air – the breath that fans the flame (also the Holy Spirit)

• Fuel – something that will burn (us—our lives, laid down)
  
  

We can’t have fire without surrender. The problem isn’t that God doesn’t want to move. It’s that He’s looking for something that will burn. Are we willing?

I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I... He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
—Matthew 3:11 NKJV

This is not a safe fire. Not a polite, predictable fire. This is the fire that purifies, refines, and empowers. It doesn’t just make you feel warm—it sets you ablaze so you can become a burning witness in a cold world.

“Is not My word like a fire?” says the Lord, “And like a hammer that breaks the rock in pieces?”  —Jeremiah 23:29 NKJV  

The fire of God is not for the stage. It’s for the altar. It's not something we observe—it’s something we carry. Fire transforms. It consumes sin, indifference, and compromise. It makes room for holiness. It prepares the way for glory.

But we have to want it.

The fire shall ever be burning upon the altar; it shall never go out.
—Leviticus 6:13 NKJV

We are the wood. The sacrifice. The offering. If we won't lay ourselves on the altar, the fire has nothing to consume.

If you want fire—true fire—it will cost you your comfort. Your pride. Your control. But it will give you a power this world cannot touch. A boldness that breaks chains. A love that pierces darkness.

Let us be like those first disciples, waiting in the upper room—not just for an experience, but for the flame.

And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind... Then there appeared to them divided tongues, as of fire, and one sat upon each of them.  —Acts 2:2–3 NKJV

This is the fire that started a movement—and it’s the fire that will finish it.

To the generation rising—let the mountains hear your worship, let the heavens see your faith. Stand on the Rock. Lift your hands. Refuse to be moved.

I came to this conference expecting and I was not disappointed. From the shout that tears down walls, to the faith that won’t be moved, from the danger of misalignment to the power of anointing, from the unrelenting plow of endurance to the glory-filled blaze of holy fire—this is the call of God over our generation.

We are not playing games. We are stepping into a time of reckoning, refinement, and release.

God is raising up a people who:

• Shout by faith (Ruaw) when the walls seem immovable.

• Obey without question, simply because Jesus said so.

• Align with righteousness, refusing to be yoked to rebellion.

• Trust the anointing, even when we feel forgotten and unqualified.

• Plow through resistance, with eyes fixed on the prize.

• Stand in unshakable faith, believing for what we have not yet seen.

• Burn with holy fire, laying our lives down on the altar—willing to be consumed.

This is more than a message—it’s a mandate.

Where do you need to shout again? Obey again? Realign? Believe again? Lay down your will and burn again?

God is not looking for perfect people. He’s looking for willing ones.

Let this be the season you shout. Believe. Align. Obey. Burn.

Because the walls are falling.
The nets are filling.
The oil is flowing.
The mountains are moving.
And the fire is falling.

With fierce love and unwavering grace,
Dr. Cyndi Matos