GUIDELINES FOR RESPONDING TO PERSONAL PROPHECY
The Five important principles:
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It is important that you write out your prophecy |
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Review your prophecy with someone else - someone in church leadership |
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Don’t move based on the words without confirmation and counsel |
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Prove every word with Biblical principles and the witness of the Spirit |
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Remember prophecies are always conditional |
PRAYING THROUGH A PROPHETIC WORD
If you and accountable others have received a positive witness regarding this word:
1. Ask the Holy Spirit to highlight the key areas
2. Look at the 'flavour', detail & direction. Is it a 'now' word, confirming word or future/new word for you?
3. What is God saying to you through the word?
· What are the promises? – war with them
· Are there blessings? – receive them
· What are the gifts given to you? – activate them
· What is your Kingdom identity? – walk in it
· Has there been an impartation? – pass it on
· Is there a mandate or command to act on? – be obedient
4. What is the strategy to be made?
5. Pay attention to character requirements of Scripture
6. Pray through the prophetic word. (see 3 above)
7. Align yourself with what God wants to do and in our life and about what He says about you.
8. Declare and proclaim into being what has been said.
Sometimes prophecy has to be placed on the 'shelf' if it is not presently applicable. It may be only part of more to come. Wait to see if it will bear 'fruit'.