The world race has challenged me and pushed me into new opportunities and shown me the gifts that God has given me.
Our first week in the Philippines, we did something called the prophecy circle, where we all closed our eyes and an AIM (Adventures in Missions) staffer who was visiting us tapped someone on the shoulder who we would prophesy over. So the person knew they were receiving the prophecy but no one else knew who they would be prophesying over. It was pretty strange and hard for me to decipher if the words or pictures in my mind were from the Lord or from me.
My team all had desires of doing more prophecy things like this but didn’t really know how or seemed like there was never a good time.
In Malaysia we did prophecy hotseat, where we just picked someone and everyone prophesied over them. At this point still trying to seek the Lord but wasn’t really seeing or hearing things like everyone else was. I was honestly just trying too hard, he speaks in gentle whispers and truly if we ask for a word or a vision from the Lord he will give it to us.
The first time I feel like I truly just sat and listened with open arms for what words He had was when my team wrote prophecy letters for New Years. We prophesied over the persons entire year. Everything I was hearing I wrote down-any picture or word or verse, even if it seemed silly or simple. I was confident that as I was in line with the spirit and eagerly awaiting words from Him that anything in my mind was from Him. The crazy thing was I had no idea who this letter was going to. Before we handed them out we put our names in a hat, and each picked a name and that is who the letter would go to. So truly it was the Lord writing a letter to Cody, not me because I didn’t know it would go to him.
I believed the lie that prophecy was just for certain people or for people deeper in their faith than me. But because I have Jesus in me, I live in the presence of the Lord and can fully experience Him all the time!
In our last week together as the Freedom Runners, we did a prophecy circle for each person, that each lasted about 45 minutes. 45 minutes where our only thoughts were seeking words, visions, and completely open to what the Lord had for one specific person. It was so sweet and I’ll always remember it, and actually I’ll never forget the words that were spoken because we recorded it.
Now I’m taking that desire and excitement for prophecy into my new team. Each Monday we do a prophecy circle for someone, where we put all of our names in a bowl, pick one but not looking at in until after we prophesy. Its so exciting to get words from the Lord through other people!
I don’t think I’m the only one who can hear from the Lord or wants to be prophesied over. Do you hear words from the Lord? I dare you to share them with people. You are fully equipped and have all the tools you need right now, in this very moment to speak truth and life into people.
I have learned that prophecy looks like just asking the Lord what word He has for this person, what vision he has, what he wants them to know. Sometimes I envision a blank white board and let the Lord draw a picture or a word.
