A Swift Shift

Craig Cooney recently prophesied…

We are in a crossover season. Not only in the physical or natural sense, as we begin another calendar year.

I believe this is a significant time of crossover into new assignments, places, roles, positions, responsibilities, alignments, and relationships. Many of these shifts will lead to new levels of influence, authority, impact, and favour. I can feel it stirring inside me – a shift is coming! Not just for me – but for the body of Christ more widely.
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​For some of you, it will affect your business. You will pivot, expand, merge, seize new opportunities. For others, I see a geographical move. You’ve been sensing it for some time, but have been reluctant to take the step. It will become clear. Now is the time.

For others, it’s related to ministry. An old assignment is coming to an end. You have felt the grace lifting. A fresh anointing is coming for something that looks completely different. For others, it’s relational. You have walked through a long season of loneliness and isolation. Your heart’s desire is for deep connection. Get ready to recognise and receive those who God is sounding into your life.
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​It has felt like you’ve been on pause for a long time. Stuck in a holding pattern. Going round the same mountain again and again. With some activity, but very little progress or advancement. It’s been frustrating and exhausting, and many of are fed up.

You can’t do another year like this past one. And you won’t!

As we start 2026, I believe the Lord would say,

“Raise your expectations. The shift is coming.”​
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​Get prepared. Consecrate yourself. Shake off the disappointment and debris of the last season. And get ready to move.

I see many of you sitting with a blank page in front of you, and the LORD is saying, “This is a fresh start. This is a new beginning. I’m placing it before you.”​ He’s taking you places you haven’t been before. Physical, spiritual, relational – doors are going to open, in many cases, unexpectedly.
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​You’re going to find yourself wondering, “How did I end up here?”Not in a bad way. But you will be shocked and surprised by the swiftness of the shift. That’s a phrase that the Lord has been speaking to my wife and me over these past few weeks:

“Swift Shift.”​
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Personally, we have heard it spoken by the Holy Spirit to us. We have seen it written on the side of trucks. We have read it in books. We have listened to it being shared in other prophetic words. It keeps coming up again and again: “Swift shift.”
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​Truthfully, we don’t know exactly what that means or how it will look. But several times I have heard the Lord say, “It will all become clear when you cross over into the new year.”

I believe there is an acceleration coming as we enter 2026. And isn’t that how the Lord often works?

Slow, slow, slow, slow, slow… then whoosh.

Things can change very quickly.
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​The Israelites wandered in the wilderness for 40 years.

But then, after the death of Moses, there was a “swift shift” and they crossed over into the Promised Land within 3 days.

So what do you do?​
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You posture your heart in holiness, humility, surrender, and readiness. You ask the LORD for fresh vision and the ability to discern what He is unfolding before you. Set aside more time to pray, listen, journal, and seek revelation from His Word.

And when opportunities come and doors open, don’t stand looking at them. Step forward.​ Even if it’s different from what you expected. Or perhaps you feel intimidated or inadequate. Step forward anyway.​

You are coming into your time of crossing over. Don’t see this as just the end of another year. See it as a stepping into the new that God has been preparing you for.

Don’t coast or become casual. Be focused and intentional with your time. Remove frivolous distractions. Seek His face. Press into His presence. And take hold of everything that He’s placing before you.

BE PREPARED FOR A ‘SWIFT SHIFT’​

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