PROPHECY ABOUT YOU AND ME

Prophecy. 

This is something I’ve been continually learning about over the course of the race. And I’m not going to share what I’ve learned necessarily but why it is so important to me.

Since training camp last August I have focused on listening to the voice of Holy Spirit. Its something that was so foreign to me and so incredibly beautiful, I wanted it so badly.

As I’ve been learning and succeeding in listening to Holy Spirit, I’ve also been learning about prophecy. Prophecy closely ties into listening, as listening is the main component of it. But I didn’t come onto the race saying “I want prophecy”

1 Corinthians 14 talks all about prophecy and how it edifies and lifts up the church and the people you are around. This passage about prophecy is really beautiful and I’ll put it at the bottom of this blog, but it talks about the purpose and meaning. 

What I am writing to share is how this all applies to MY LIFE.

Since being on the race, I have had prophecy prayed or prophesied over my life…

FIVE TIMES.

Probably more, but these are the times that have really stuck out to me.
Some by strangers, some by peers. 

 

OCCASION 1:

Enter Thailand. It was all squad month and we often came together and learned different things. On this occasion we were learning about the prophetic and were doing listening prayer for one another. It was really cool to step out of a comfort zone and try to intently listen to Holy Spirit. 

We did it in such a way were we were anonymous to one another. It was my turn to be “listened” for and I went in search of a squad mate with their eyes closed and put my hand on their shoulder. 

“I hope you watch Game of Thrones because as soon as you put your hand on my shoulder I saw the three eyed raven.” he said. 

I was clueless. I had never seen past the first episode and stood there slightly confused and ready to write it off as bull (sorry Caleb). And even as he explained, I was unsure about what he was saying.

“The three eyed raven is a sign of dreams and prophecy, I think that might be coming up soon.” 

“hmmmmm, okay.” I replied, at least in my mind. I’m sure… I was polite.

Later that evening and into the following day certain circumstances made me value what was spoken over me. 

I asked someone to pray over me and they prayed for the emerging of a new spiritual gift, without prompting. 

I talked to a good friend from home who said she had been thinking about me and praying about prophecy, something she now knew was no coincidence. 

And I started to consider that this was part of my future. 

I told my team the whole story and how I wanted to try and push into it…but I never pushed in as I should have. 

 

OCCASION 2: 

Enter Malaysia. We were at a large organization that helped in the realms of education and refugees. On Sundays we went to the church associated with the organization. I think it was the first Sunday, but a man in the congregation approached Michaela, Bliz and I. He started to tell us that he had something for us. Earlier he had come up and told us only a bit of what he had, but it seemed as though he was ready to share it all. 

I don’t remember what the other girl’s prophecies were but mine was fairly simple.

“You are going to encourage so many around you with your gift of Prophecy.”

What was that? Oh? Okay then. I remember walking away from that service with a new need to listen to Holy Spirit and pray over what had been given to me. 

 

OCCASION 3:

Enter Zimbabwe. It was near the end of the month and we had the weekend off. There was another team in our same city and that evening they were putting on a worship night with their hosts and invited us to attend. We were really excited and loved every second. There is nothing like authentically worshipping the Lord with people you are in community with. 

Later in the evening their host approached me. This eccentric woman who has a clear passion and connection to Holy Spirit, and she asked to pray for me. I said yes and she grabbed my shoulder and started to pray. It turned into things Spirit was showing her. Things about leadership and responsibility (it was my first month as a team leader) and then she paused and said 

“And responsibility not only in leadership, but in the prophetic.” 

Okay, now its a responsibility? Sheesh, this was getting to be every time someone talked to me… 

But I subtly started to press in more throughout Africa. 

 

OCCASION 4: 

Enter Ukraine. The very end of the month. I had become far distracted and felt distant from God. It had just been a very difficult month for me personally. We had a going away party, which turned into a time of wisdom and prophecy. The pastor, that works with the youth at the church we were at, asked if he could listen to Spirit for each of us. 

His prophecy for me had to do a lot with God being serious about me, and to come back close where I had be. And then he paused and said,

“Keep pursuing the spiritual gift”

Well, I knew what that meant. It wasn’t a surprise. It happens every time. And the fact that it was no longer a surprise to me goes to show how it has become far more integrated into my every day life. 

 

OCCASION 5: 

Enter Romania. The first few days here we worked with a pastor our host had as a guest. Through a whole host of events (coming soon to a blog near you) I was learning a lot about Holy Spirit and pushing into listening and the prophetic. 

This pastor relied heavily on listening to Spirit, which was cool to witness and before he left he prayed and prophesied over each of us. 

I think at this point you could probably guess what he said… Alongside a whole host of other things, he said. 

“I see prophecy in you.” 

No surprise. We had never talked about it. We had talked more about my doubts of Holy Spirit than anything else. But Its a constant reminder of what is now in intricate and growing part of my life. 

 

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If you want to know what this tangibly looks like in my life, or even have questions, comment or shoot me a message. This did not obviously explain prophecy, but how it has been woven into my life in the last year.

1 CORINTHIANS 14: 1-25

14 Follow the way of love and eagerly desire gifts of the Spirit, especially prophecy. ² For anyone who speaks in a tongue does not speak to people but to God. Indeed, no one understands them; they utter mysteries by the Spirit. ³ But the one who prophesies speaks to people for their strengthening, encouraging and comfort. ⁴ Anyone who speaks in a tongue edifies themselves, but the one who prophesies edifies the church. ⁵ I would like every one of you to speak in tongues, but I would rather have you prophesy. The one who prophesies is greater than the one who speaks in tongues, unless someone interprets, so that the church may be edified.

⁶ Now, brothers and sisters, if I come to you and speak in tongues, what good will I be to you, unless I bring you some revelation or knowledge or prophecy or word of instruction? ⁷ Even in the case of lifeless things that make sounds, such as the pipe or harp, how will anyone know what tune is being played unless there is a distinction in the notes? ⁸ Again, if the trumpet does not sound a clear call, who will get ready for battle? ⁹ So it is with you. Unless you speak intelligible words with your tongue, how will anyone know what you are saying? You will just be speaking into the air. ¹⁰ Undoubtedly there are all sorts of languages in the world, yet none of them is without meaning. ¹¹ If then I do not grasp the meaning of what someone is saying, I am a foreigner to the speaker, and the speaker is a foreigner to me. ¹² So it is with you. Since you are eager for gifts of the Spirit, try to excel in those that build up the church.

¹³ For this reason the one who speaks in a tongue should pray that they may interpret what they say. ¹⁴ For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my mind is unfruitful. ¹⁵ So what shall I do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will also pray with my understanding; I will sing with my spirit, but I will also sing with my understanding. ¹⁶ Otherwise when you are praising God in the Spirit, how can someone else, who is now put in the position of an inquirer, say “Amen” to your thanksgiving, since they do not know what you are saying? ¹⁷ You are giving thanks well enough, but no one else is edified.

¹⁸ I thank God that I speak in tongues more than all of you. ¹⁹ But in the church I would rather speak five intelligible words to instruct others than ten thousand words in a tongue.

²⁰ Brothers and sisters, stop thinking like children. In regard to evil be infants, but in your thinking be adults. ²¹ In the Law it is written:

²² Tongues, then, are a sign, not for believers but for unbelievers; prophecy,however, is not for unbelievers but for believers. ²³ So if the whole church comes together and everyone speaks in tongues, and inquirers or unbelievers come in, will they not say that you are out of your mind? ²⁴ But if an unbeliever or an inquirer comes in while everyone is prophesying, they are convicted of sin and are brought under judgment by all, ²⁵ as the secrets of their hearts are laid bare. So they will fall down and worship God, exclaiming, “God is really among you!”