Get together with someone that wants to give this a shot. More is better, just split into pairs or 3s. Pray over your time as I described yesterday, only this time you’re asking God what He’s saying to the person in front of you. Then just be silent, wait for that word or picture or physical need to come. When it does, voice it, ask if it means anything to them if it isn’t self explanatory, and if it brings up more questions just keep going. Switch roles: wash, rinse, repeat. You’ll be blown away by what He does when 2 or more gather to hear Him – I’ve had people break down weeping at the mention of joy and receive amazing healing from knowing that God is in a situation that refers to. You’re not just asking for answers to questions here, you’re asking for what God is saying, and it might be encouragement, it might be identity, it might be calling, it might be rebuke, it might be healing. Sometimes it’s all of those wrapped up in a single word.
This is great training as (hopefully) you’ve got grace for one another and know that if you say something right out of left field they’ll let you know without any judgement. Now, I do this with groups of people that have never met before, and that makes it so much clearer to the recipients that it’s God speaking and not the person in front of them, but it may not be an environment you can replicate. No worries, God is faithful.
Don’t be discouraged if you really just get a blank. Nothing is wrong with simply praying with someone. Just be real with yourself, don’t hide behind that excuse because what you heard just seemed weird, or you were impatient when you couldn’t put into words what was being said and gave up instead of waiting for clarity. And remember to check everything – does it exalt Christ, does it line up with scripture, do other believers confirm it, does it produce good fruit, does God bring it to pass. Share your stories here if you’d like, and any questions, I’d love to hear how this goes – I’ve never tried just teaching this via blog, and it’s disarming as I feel the need to be there to kind of guide through all the variables that can come up. Praying and trusting God in it, asking for great things for all of you.
