Episode Description:

Have you ever wanted to share with someone God’s heart towards them? In this episode of the Hearing God Podcast, we share guidelines and practical steps in beginning to hear God for others and then sharing that with them. We also cover the question, “Is it God or is it my thoughts?”

Episode Notes:

Past episodes on how we can begin to receive God’s heart for others.

• In episode 5, we shared that a prophetic word is hearing or receiving something from God for someone else. It is communicating God’s heart for someone.
• In episode 7, we looked at guidelines for prophesying – when we communicate what we feel God is saying to someone else.
• We emphasised that a prophetic word should not take the place of hearing God for yourself, but should confirm what God has already revealed to you.
• In episode 6, we looked at what to do if you get a negative prophetic word. If you haven’t already listened to those episodes, we encourage you to go back and listen as we unpack how to handle negative words and the Biblical principle in 1 Corinthians 14:3 that a prophetic word must be encouraging, comforting, and strengthening.

Some guidelines to follow:

• The underlying principle is love. 1 Corinthians 13:2 “If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing.”
• First encounter God’s heart and then speak out of that love for people.
• Prophecy is both the impartation of God’s Spirit & His message. In delivering the prophecy, we need to convey both to the person.
• God’s heart is for everyone to communicate with Him. Everyone can hear God and prophesy. Joel 2:28-29 “I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions.”
• Prophesying is not just for people with a special gift. It is all inclusive.
• Don’t get caught up in “is it God or is it me?”
• It’s a gift. The person can embrace it, shelve it, or reject it.
• Ask permission first before you share.
• Ask God for a starting point – an image, an action, a Bible verse, a word. Something concrete, not nebulous.
• Then ask God, “What do You want me to say about that?”

How we grew in the prophetic:

• First thought principle.
• Practical examples of what we did.

Other thoughts:

• Our goal in prophecy is to accurately re-present God. We seek to convey His loving nature, to use His tone, pace, language, gestures, demeanour & regard for the person.
• Prophecy is an invitation, so avoid putting demands on the person by using should or must statements. e.g., I sense God wants to show you many hidden truths in the Bible rather than “you need to read the Bible more”.
• Every word must be judged by the receiver. – Ask people to test each word we give to ensure it lines up with God’s nature, Scripture and what else God is saying to them (1 Thessalonians 5:20-21 “Do not treat prophecies with contemptbut test them all; hold on to what is good,”
• Just because we have a prophetic word doesn’t mean it will come true. Need to partner with it.
• You are pointing the person to God and glorifying God, not yourself.
• I love to ask, ‘Does this resonate with you?’ If not, you can shelve it, bin it or step into it.
• Prophesying over people is exciting and rewarding to be a part of, plus a privilege, but it also carries with it the weight of responsibility. Keeping these points in mind means that you will be able to release the Father’s heart in a way that reflects who God is more accurately.

Summary:

Today, we have shared some basics to keep in mind when you begin prophesying.

Prophetic activation:

Turn your heart and thoughts to Father God and ask Him to bring to mind a person who’s having a birthday soon. Write a birthday card, or an encouragement note to someone if no one’s having a birthday. Ask God what to write. Ask God how He sees this person. Don’t overthink it.

Time Stamps:

[0:37] – Gary & Jane share how they have heard God this week.

[3:33] – Recap of last episode.

[3:47] – Relevant episodes for hearing God for others.

[5:07] – Underlying principles for prophesying.

[6:15] – Practical steps to begin prophesying.

[10:38] – Steps Gary took to grow in the prophetic.

[11:57] – Steps Jane took to grow in the prophetic.

[15:51] – Summary

[16:07] – Prophetic activation.

[17:35] – Gary & Jane share a prophetic word for a listener.

[19:46] – Gary prays for you.

Resources / Links Mentioned:

• Episode 2: https://garyandjane.co/the-importance-of-hearing-god-for-myself/
• Episode 3 (First thought principle): https://garyandjane.co/episode-3-what-does-gods-voice-sound-like/
• Episode 5: https://garyandjane.co/episode-5-what-should-a-prophetic-word-do/
• Episode 6: https://garyandjane.co/episode-6-what-if-i-hear-something-negative-about-someone/
• Episode 7: https://garyandjane.co/episode-7-guidelines-for-prophesying/
• Episode 102: https://garyandjane.co/hearing-god-on-what-to-do-with-my-life/
• Episode 104: https://garyandjane.co/garys-experience-with-hearing-god/
• 30-Day Devotional ‘Hearing God for the Year Ahead’ https://www.unlockingthegold.com/product/hearing-god-for-the-year-ahead/

Bible Verses Mentioned:

• 1 Corinthians 14:3
• 1 Corinthians 13:2
• Joel 2:28-29
• 1 Thessalonians 5:20-21

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