I Just Received a Prophetic Word: Now What?

Posted by Daniel on Aug 23, 2010 in Prophetic Topics | 0 comments

I set up a search column in TweetDeck today for the term “prophetic”. I do this from time to time because I want to know what people are saying on the subject. One of the first results was a woman named Gina who tweeted:

a friend of mine just gave me a prophetic word that someone is going give me a car!!! What!?!?! Now i just wait for You God…

How exciting! I’m sure that was an exciting moment for her. And I don’t really have a corrective word for Gina, but rather she reminded me of a common situation I want to discuss.

What do you do after receiving a prophetic word?

I’m sad to see so many people going through life forgetting what God has spoken to them in the past. They receive a prophetic encouragement, but then a day or two passes by and they’re on to seeking the next encouragement. I should know. I did this for TEN YEARS.

But rather than hustle your friends, family, and church members for a new prophetic word every week, consider a more excellent path: Be a good steward of the revelation you already have.

Seven Ways to Be a Good Steward of God’s Word to You

1. Keep a journal. Write down every prophetic word you receive immediately after you get it. If you can, use a voice recording app on your phone and ask the person speaking to talk into the phone mic. Audio files work best – so you can hear the tone and every aspect of the word. But even then, I would record each one in a journal.
2. Pray about each prophetic word. Ask the Lord to confirm and expound on what was said. Write down what He shows you.
3. Re-read your prophetic words each week. Or throughout the month, depending on how many you have.
4. Pray your prophetic words back to God. Remind Him what He’s said. Moses did this and actually changed God’s mind about destroying the Israelites.
5. Declare God’s word to you boldly. When you have the faith to believe for it, declare the prophetic words with boldness. Do this repeatedly (weekly or monthly).
6. Write notes and testimonies in the same journal about when God fulfills His word to you. Read these testimonies as part of your routine. This is how you build your faith. This is what God commanded the Children of Israel to do. They were to bind His commands to their foreheads and post them on their door frames. They repeated God’s commands until they had memorized them thoroughly.
7. Ask God to give you revelations to share with other people. You’ve been encouraged? Great! Now spread the encouragement by asking God to give you something to share with another person. Edify, Strengthen, and Encourage!

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