AIMED & READY

Your PULLBACK is a setup for your COMEBACK!

Your PULLBACK is a setup for your COMEBACK! … don’t miss this holy HUSH!

Earlier this week God showed me an arrow and a bow! The bow was fully arched, and the arrow was being pressured. I heard the Lord say:

‘It's not what it looks like. It's not what you think it is. It looks like the bow is hurting and the arrow is in discomfort. Don’t be overfocused on the strain, strength and cost it required to pull back the arrow. Arrows are made to fly not fall. This is the beginning not the end. Focus rather on where I am pointing you. I’m using this moment to prepare, aim and set you up for what I have made ready for you. The pullback is why you will go far. The further you let Me prime you the bigger the outcome will be. You cannot see it all right now, but soon you will see it. As you, the arrow, come in from on high you will see your advantage, and you will see your impressive purpose. You, My child, are a powerful arrow in My quiver. Arrows are made to fly and hit the target not fall short. The pain was in the pullback. The release is pain-free. It might have taken a lot to pull you back this far, but it will not take much to be flying through the air and reaching your target. The pullback is the hard part. Your energy, speed and accuracy will be the result of your willingness to trust Me in the pull back.’   

‘Your PULLBACK is a setup for your COMEBACK! … don’t miss this holy HUSH! You’re not stuck… you’re building power + generating momentum so I can complete all My YES and AMEN promises to you. Don’t aim at the devil. He is not that important. Rather set your aims on My GLORY and you will go far. Set your sights and affections to Me!’

Ask yourself: WHAT IS GOD POINTING ME TO? What is yet unfulfilled?  ‘I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished.’ [Philippians 1:6]

You must know the suddenly is at the fingertips of the archer. The archer, not the arrow, decides the moment suddenlies begin. Right now, we are in the midst of a prophetic hush. The arrow and the string are resting fully on the fingertips of God. The pressure is concentrated in one place. At any moment, what may have seemed like months or even years, can turn into faded distant memories at the velocity of your suddenly acceleration. Anchors of trials, test and sufferings, will suddenly turn into an unstoppable arrow flying with power and aim towards the target of God’s promises being fulfilled. I declare and prophesy in coming months, you will see God do some impossible things one after the other they will happen, and the nations will be filled with awe and wonder at the suddenlies one after the other. The world will see none of God’s setbacks were waisted. When Jesus was crucified and buried many saw that as a setback, but it was a set up for a mighty comeback. He will do amazing comebacks again. Millions will declare there is a God better than the rest. The ripe harvest will beg the harvesters to come!

BUT NOW… We are still in a moment of PROPHETIC HUSH!!! We are not there yet. The arrow is still pulled back. Hear the Lord! Listen and obey quickly. In this moment every distraction, noise, pain and threat wants you to take notice. They want you to be on uneven footing, distracted or derailed with hopelessness, but the archer is skilled at aim. He shuts down everything other than this moment and puts all of His focus on what has to happen. You are the arrow, and God is your archer. You have just one priority right now. You have just one position to be in. Take a breath, put all your faith in your God, stay still and be quiet. Trust in His goodness, faithfulness, kindness and promises. Believe they are ALL yes and amen in Jesus Christ. Seek the Lord, rest in Him and rest in your place between His finger and your destiny… you are AIMED and READY. Let the redeemed of the Lord say so!!!

I believe there are SOME churches in Australia, and around the world, being prepared right now for a massive worldwide expansion with millions of thirsty souls pouring in! This is a Ziklag moment of taking back what the enemy has stollen and much more. Prodigals and lost people will be drawn to our God supernaturally. His light will attract them. For many churches it will feel undeserved in the sheer magnitude of its glory, but God is pouring new wine and fresh oil on His house. I see FREE worship churches exploding in ways and numbers never before seen. Sadly, I also see program, structure ruled and seeker sensitive churches shrinking as they try but cannot manufacture what comes naturally in God from freedom.

There has been a major pullback, but it’s not a RETREAT! It’s not a DEFEAT. It’s not the END. When you pull back you get to aim, reset and choose your target. The apostolic will rise in function and prophetic accuracy in this next era. The course of direction for the flying arrow is set before it ever takes flight. God knows where every arrow that has yielded to His pullback will go. Even the pullback works for this purpose.

‘I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us. [Philippians 3:13-14 NLT]

This scripture and prophetic word at the start of the year brough great excitement, but many forget the arrow must be pulled back before it has the capacity to reach its target. We heard FORWARD, but we felt pull back. We heard PROMOTION, but we saw pain. We looked for ELEVATION but did not give room for the stretch. Churches all round the world have been in a pull-back phase, but it is not a retreat. The devil causes setbacks, but God allows pull backs as a set up for a comeback. Pressing forward towards the high call of God in this moment starts with a high tension pull back and the letting go of everything else, but that is what happens just before the arrow is released!

For those who believed and stood firm…For those who endured and obeyed, this next season will see supernatural acceleration, incredible opportunities and the most impossible promises coming to pass. I hear the Lord say: ‘TAKE back!!! Go after! RETRIEVE! Your recompense is coming! Don’t be caught asleep on your day of suddenly. GET PROSTATE BEFORE THE LORD AND BE THE ARROW!’

God is about to do so much more than you have ever thought was your destiny!

• You’re a winner! Even when it looks like you’re losing, the truth with God you always win!

• What can the devil do… With God you turn every struggle into an opportunity!

• No weapon... no matter how many hell produce and form...  can NEVER prosper against you! Isa 54:17

• Greater is He that is in and with you than he that’s in the world! 1 John 4:4  

• IN CHRIST... You are more than a conqueror!    Romans 8:37

• Imagine… Even when it looks like you’re going backwards, with God, you still win!

• When the enemy intends to harm you… GOD turns it for GOOD! Genesis 50:20

• If its not good yet… then God is not done yet!

I believe God is saying we are   AIMED & READY!

‘Look straight ahead, and fix your eyes on what lies before you. Mark out a straight path for your feet; stay on the safe path. Don’t get sidetracked’ … STAY ON TARGET!  [Proverbs 4:25-27]    

At any moment God’s finger on the string and arrow will move! ARE YOU READY! LOOK UP!

Focus on His glory.

BY NICO SMIT

‘AIMED & READY’ - First released for Australian Prophetic Roundtable discussions on 13 August 2025 and preached at ‘Gather Hear Proclaim’ the Australian Prophetic Summit 26 September 2025. Officially published 14 October 2025.

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