Lately, God has been teaching me a new way of praying for others and it's really cool. He urges me to not speak at all, until He shows me in my heart a vision and clarify it to where I can speak of it. And so, I proceeded to pray out of faith for those around me, and needless to say, He has delivered every single time, something that is strongly applicable through visions of beans, saplings, and even tissue. It's amazing how it works!
And just today, I've noticed a pattern. A lot of the time when I am praying, I would thank God for love and for words and state that I will open up for the Holy Spirit to tell me what to say, and even as I was saying these, the Holy Spirit has already placed an image in my heart, and it's amazing as I seek to unfold it. I realised that it is very true. People say that God is speaking all the time, and it's a matter of learning to listen. Yes indeed! He is so eager to speak that He runs ahead and starts speaking out of excitement and love for us, much like when your best friend hits on a topic of great interest to you, you'd shoot forward too.
And so continues my journey to learn more about visions and prayers...
Thanks for reading.
Saturday, 31 October 2015
Thursday, 22 October 2015
Fulfilment of prophecy
Remember that vision I had in March or so, where I was a sunflower standing near a goalpost, and that was God saying that I would grow to become like those spiritual giants in my fellowship? Well, it's happening right now. I was reflecting on some surprising findings about my growth this year, when I realised "Hey, didn't I have a vision about this before?"
And, I have a new friend to thank for that. I showed her my blog, and the first thing she responded was, "I'm sorry about your condition." I was.. pretty shocked, because as far as I knew, I've been pretty blessed and I've been opened about it. And so.. our conversation went like this:
Her: I'm sorry about your condition.
Me: Huh? What condition?
Her: You know.. the condition that you wrote about?
Me: I have a condition?!
Her: Autism.
Me: Ohhh.. yeah..
And I realised then, and much more these last few days, that.. in fact, I have lived like I had no condition at all. God had been so much of a blessing, and so beautifully awesome that I no longer felt disadvantaged, underprivileged, incomplete.. I felt the opposite. I felt chosen, loved, cherished, blessed upon blessed.. And not only that, I don't feel disabled.. I had completely forgotten it. Now that I think of it, I did have something.. and I did struggle so much with it, but God has been so faithful.. so faithful that I have forgotten how it was like. Can you imagine?
I have a friend who used to be an orphan, and just by looking at her, and the love that God pours down on her, you'd never know, because even she does not feel orphaned. He is Father to orphans, be it physical, emotional, psychological, or spiritual. He is Healer to the sick; again, physical, emotional, psychological and spiritual. There is nothing He can't complete. He completes us.
So, then seeing that I've come so far, that I've been so constantly fulfilled and filled with joy, that I don't even remember being broken and disadvantaged, I looked for other changes.. and there they were, I realised that people introduce newcomers in our fellowship to me, and I used to think it was just people trying to connect new people to regulars, but it's become more than that. People actually feel loved and welcomed when they spend their first evening with me. I didn't really think of that, I just wanted to love on people and make sure they get connected, because I know what it's like to be left out. For me, this is big because I used to be really bad with meeting new people.
Then my third discovery came nearly at the same time as this last one.. not only are new people coming my way, but other people have been coming to me for advice, comfort, encouragement, and I've slowly come to the realisation that I have taken a leap in Christ, that I have just by experiencing all the joy and love, and relationship with God, that I have grown so much. It's so encouraging, and effortless it seemed. Even though there were times when I had struggled, wrestled, brooded, cried, denied,.. it was all necessary for me to grow into who I am now. And the more I struggled, and the more I lower myself in the face of correction, and the more time I spend going over the basics, going back to God, weeping, crying, laughing, worshipping, soaking (sleeping!), and lately.. dancing.. the closer I get to who God is making me into.
What I realised these last few months is that most people reach a comfortable place in adulthood, and they stay there and defend their mountain. But if we just humble ourselves, and keep breaking habits, keep open minded, open hearted, open handed.. God can bless us so much more. Every time when He breaks our pride at our request, every time He builds us up from the pieces, He adds to us. He shows us a better way. He gives us life. Love. Peace. Joy. Humility. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. It is the beginning of a fulfilled life.
I've also started to do a media fast. I stopped watching anything that doesn't come with Jesus. That grew to no random youtube videos, no games, no time spent without God, and it's just been really awesome. And to top it off, God brought me to a new place in freedom. Freedom in worship with expression, aka dancing. I have little dancing background, but I can't hold still, I have to move when I worship.. I just have to! It's been super awesome! And that's mostly it.. oh yeah, and I also turned down a very good earthly offer that paid a competitive salary and share options in a very successful startup, in favour of an uncertain future with God. So I'm excited, I don't know what will come, but I intend to work for the glory of the Lord and noone else.
And finally, I'd like to wrap up with a photo of me dancing with angels at a Bethel Worship Night. =) Love you guys, and blessings in Jesus' Name!
And, I have a new friend to thank for that. I showed her my blog, and the first thing she responded was, "I'm sorry about your condition." I was.. pretty shocked, because as far as I knew, I've been pretty blessed and I've been opened about it. And so.. our conversation went like this:
Her: I'm sorry about your condition.
Me: Huh? What condition?
Her: You know.. the condition that you wrote about?
Me: I have a condition?!
Her: Autism.
Me: Ohhh.. yeah..
And I realised then, and much more these last few days, that.. in fact, I have lived like I had no condition at all. God had been so much of a blessing, and so beautifully awesome that I no longer felt disadvantaged, underprivileged, incomplete.. I felt the opposite. I felt chosen, loved, cherished, blessed upon blessed.. And not only that, I don't feel disabled.. I had completely forgotten it. Now that I think of it, I did have something.. and I did struggle so much with it, but God has been so faithful.. so faithful that I have forgotten how it was like. Can you imagine?
I have a friend who used to be an orphan, and just by looking at her, and the love that God pours down on her, you'd never know, because even she does not feel orphaned. He is Father to orphans, be it physical, emotional, psychological, or spiritual. He is Healer to the sick; again, physical, emotional, psychological and spiritual. There is nothing He can't complete. He completes us.
So, then seeing that I've come so far, that I've been so constantly fulfilled and filled with joy, that I don't even remember being broken and disadvantaged, I looked for other changes.. and there they were, I realised that people introduce newcomers in our fellowship to me, and I used to think it was just people trying to connect new people to regulars, but it's become more than that. People actually feel loved and welcomed when they spend their first evening with me. I didn't really think of that, I just wanted to love on people and make sure they get connected, because I know what it's like to be left out. For me, this is big because I used to be really bad with meeting new people.
Then my third discovery came nearly at the same time as this last one.. not only are new people coming my way, but other people have been coming to me for advice, comfort, encouragement, and I've slowly come to the realisation that I have taken a leap in Christ, that I have just by experiencing all the joy and love, and relationship with God, that I have grown so much. It's so encouraging, and effortless it seemed. Even though there were times when I had struggled, wrestled, brooded, cried, denied,.. it was all necessary for me to grow into who I am now. And the more I struggled, and the more I lower myself in the face of correction, and the more time I spend going over the basics, going back to God, weeping, crying, laughing, worshipping, soaking (sleeping!), and lately.. dancing.. the closer I get to who God is making me into.
What I realised these last few months is that most people reach a comfortable place in adulthood, and they stay there and defend their mountain. But if we just humble ourselves, and keep breaking habits, keep open minded, open hearted, open handed.. God can bless us so much more. Every time when He breaks our pride at our request, every time He builds us up from the pieces, He adds to us. He shows us a better way. He gives us life. Love. Peace. Joy. Humility. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. It is the beginning of a fulfilled life.
I've also started to do a media fast. I stopped watching anything that doesn't come with Jesus. That grew to no random youtube videos, no games, no time spent without God, and it's just been really awesome. And to top it off, God brought me to a new place in freedom. Freedom in worship with expression, aka dancing. I have little dancing background, but I can't hold still, I have to move when I worship.. I just have to! It's been super awesome! And that's mostly it.. oh yeah, and I also turned down a very good earthly offer that paid a competitive salary and share options in a very successful startup, in favour of an uncertain future with God. So I'm excited, I don't know what will come, but I intend to work for the glory of the Lord and noone else.
And finally, I'd like to wrap up with a photo of me dancing with angels at a Bethel Worship Night. =) Love you guys, and blessings in Jesus' Name!
Wednesday, 14 October 2015
Learning about Prayer
Hi family, it's been a while since I posted. As you would expect, I've been seeking God in prayer and had been seeking to encourage and bless my fellow Christians with prophetics. Especially, when God does seem to reveal quite a bit to me, I really wanted to peer into my friends', family's and acquaintances' lives in order to offer some insight. Though, as I journeyed towards learning more about the Prophetic Word, or dreams, visions, and knowledge that comes from God, I noticed that there are many around me who are much more prophetic than I am and yet, they have a code that they live by. They don't share prophetic knowledge as often as they receive it. So I went to learn more, and I found out a few basic rules that I need to follow:
1. You must check what you receive with the Bible.
2. You must be accountable to others. (1 Cor 14:32-33, God will correct/confirm you with other people)
And then a checklist:
All revelation must..
* be in line with Scripture
* be helpful to the receiver
* be consistent with God's heart
* produce fruit
* comes with peace in your heart, practical situation confirmation, and actual fulfilment of the received word.
Because if we randomly dish out prophetic word, there is a chance that i) it is not God's will, ii) it is not from God, iii) it is given at the wrong time and circumstance (where they are not meant to know, or will be hurt by it more than helped), and I find that final one a big issue because I have received word before that came with a sharp edge and it hurts and breaks and destroys rather than save and build up and encourage.
And if these weren't enough, I have also learnt that most prophetic word is meant for prayer. God reveals issues that are too big for you to handle, so that you can bring them back to Him and ask Him in prayer to handle them. It sounds very rhetoric, but it's true. God is going places and doing things, and He wants to take us with Him, to train us and to involve us, and that's why like a teacher or a parent, He shares bits and pieces that He wants to teach and trust you with, and let you handle those and see the change that takes place.
Now, other than the basic check list, I noticed that most prophetic people I know also have their own personal arrangement with God. It's a rule that God impresses upon them quite deeply, because God has a special purpose for each of them and wants to use them in a different way. So, I sought for a rule for the longest time.. maybe 6 months of serious, consistent prayer, and one day during worship, He gave me the rule together with a promise and an instant fulfilment/practical confirmation. His rule for me is this:
"If you want to learn how to pray and bless with prophetic insight, then you must do as I say. You must talk to noone and just pray to me, bring these issues to me, cry out to me, and trust me to do what I can do."
Then I argued, "That's cool, but aren't I supposed to be community and love and share with these people?"
He replied, "Yes. So if you really want to encourage these people, stick around, love on them, and wait till they open up and tell you themselves. Then, and only then, can you talk about the issue and what you know with them. Otherwise, just believe in me. Believe that prayer is the best thing you can do."
Instantly following my acceptance of this rule, God followed up with 2 detailed descriptions of what 2 of the people sitting near me were going through, and I knew then that God means business, because He's going to show me even more when I keep quiet and pray to Him alone.
The promise to be able to hear what He hears, see what He sees, become heartbroken over what breaks His heart, and pray just as His heart desires. That is my path right now, the Path of Prayer.
As a result, my prayer life has become richer, my heart compels to pray for more things, big worldly issues, or small day to day issues, because of His promise, and His constant fulfilment in letting me see these visions fulfilled.
1. You must check what you receive with the Bible.
2. You must be accountable to others. (1 Cor 14:32-33, God will correct/confirm you with other people)
And then a checklist:
All revelation must..
* be in line with Scripture
* be helpful to the receiver
* be consistent with God's heart
* produce fruit
* comes with peace in your heart, practical situation confirmation, and actual fulfilment of the received word.
Because if we randomly dish out prophetic word, there is a chance that i) it is not God's will, ii) it is not from God, iii) it is given at the wrong time and circumstance (where they are not meant to know, or will be hurt by it more than helped), and I find that final one a big issue because I have received word before that came with a sharp edge and it hurts and breaks and destroys rather than save and build up and encourage.
And if these weren't enough, I have also learnt that most prophetic word is meant for prayer. God reveals issues that are too big for you to handle, so that you can bring them back to Him and ask Him in prayer to handle them. It sounds very rhetoric, but it's true. God is going places and doing things, and He wants to take us with Him, to train us and to involve us, and that's why like a teacher or a parent, He shares bits and pieces that He wants to teach and trust you with, and let you handle those and see the change that takes place.
Now, other than the basic check list, I noticed that most prophetic people I know also have their own personal arrangement with God. It's a rule that God impresses upon them quite deeply, because God has a special purpose for each of them and wants to use them in a different way. So, I sought for a rule for the longest time.. maybe 6 months of serious, consistent prayer, and one day during worship, He gave me the rule together with a promise and an instant fulfilment/practical confirmation. His rule for me is this:
"If you want to learn how to pray and bless with prophetic insight, then you must do as I say. You must talk to noone and just pray to me, bring these issues to me, cry out to me, and trust me to do what I can do."
Then I argued, "That's cool, but aren't I supposed to be community and love and share with these people?"
He replied, "Yes. So if you really want to encourage these people, stick around, love on them, and wait till they open up and tell you themselves. Then, and only then, can you talk about the issue and what you know with them. Otherwise, just believe in me. Believe that prayer is the best thing you can do."
Instantly following my acceptance of this rule, God followed up with 2 detailed descriptions of what 2 of the people sitting near me were going through, and I knew then that God means business, because He's going to show me even more when I keep quiet and pray to Him alone.
The promise to be able to hear what He hears, see what He sees, become heartbroken over what breaks His heart, and pray just as His heart desires. That is my path right now, the Path of Prayer.
As a result, my prayer life has become richer, my heart compels to pray for more things, big worldly issues, or small day to day issues, because of His promise, and His constant fulfilment in letting me see these visions fulfilled.
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