I have mentioned this briefly in recent, past posts. I believe we are in a time in this world where the prophetic voice is going to be a strong voice in paving the way. People will seek out a prophetic voice to bring discernment into what is going on in the world and in their own lives. As part of my studying concerning the prophetic I am reading a book by Kris Vallotton, "School of The Prophets: Advanced Training for Prophetic Ministry." (Click to order.) If you desire to learn more about prophetic ministry I highly recommend his resources. He is a highly experienced and seasoned prophet in this day and has great, practical, teachings on modern day, New Testament prophecy. The next four points come from his book that I mentioned above.
When everyone else sees a valley of dry bones, it is incumbent upon us a prophets and prophetesses to envision a mighty army and begin to procreate with God through prophetic declarations. As we see through Ezekiel's story, prophecy is not just telling the future. Oftentimes, God calls us to cause the future. ~ Kris Vallotton
When the people of God feel defeated, depressed, powerless and outnumbered, it is the responsibility of the prophets of God to rise up and pick a fight against overwhelming odds. Prophets can see into the invisible realm, and they know that there are more who are for us than against us. ~ Kris Vallotton
When the Body of Christ encounters demonic forces in the dark night of the soul and believers feel weak, hungry and fragile, it is the prophets and prophetesses of God who can see past the plots of the enemy and envision the battle plans of the angel armies. This gives us authority to release declarations of hope in the midst of a house of horrors, which in turn ensnares principalities and disarms and imprisons them in their own demonic devices. ~ Kris Vallotton
Finally, when the mourners saw a crucified body and the soldiers were counting their coins, and when Pilate had long since washed his hands of the whole mess, it was time to keep in mind that the prophets of God thousands of years earlier had already predicted an empty tomb. ~ Kris Vallotton
Prophesy to Dry Bones
I believe these four points from his book are key in these last days we are living in. The Church receives enough condemnation from the world. We that are within The Church need to be speaking to destiny and breaking the curse of the enemy over people's lives. We cannot prophesy judgment in these days, we must prophesy life into dry bones, we must rise up and pick a fight against overwhelming odds, we must be able to see past the plots of the enemy and envision the battle plans of the angel armies, we must be able to see the dead situations of people lives and prophesy that what lies dead in their lives won't stay dead forever, their tomb of dead promises will soon be an empty tomb.
The prophetic voice in this day will play a vital role in The Church and the world.
"Do you see any truly competent workers? They will serve kings rather than working for ordinary people." (Proverbs 22:29, NLT) "Observe people who are good at their work — skilled workers are always in demand and admired; they don't take a back seat to anyone." (Proverbs 22:29, The Message) I believe that we are called, as followers of Christ, not to take a back seat to anyone but to rise to the top and "serve kings." You may not literally serve a king, but it gives the picture of someone who is of importance. Whether you work in business or ministry, or both, you also need people around you that can help you with your vision.
Procrastination is something that we all deal with from time to time. Some may deal with it more than others. For some it may be almost a way of life where others may only deal with it periodically. Either way, procrastination can hold up our progress and delay success. So, how do we shift from procrastination to acceleration? It starts by understanding the meaning behind these two words as well as the root of what causes procrastination. Once we know that, we can develop a plan for our own lives that moves us from a mode of procrastination to a mode of acceleration.
In my last post I talked about balance and today I want to talk about structure, and the importance of it. As I mentioned in my last post, my writings are taking a slight shift. I want you to begin to see how you can take the things that we learn in the spiritual realm, the talents and gifts that God gives us, and apply them to our natural world. How can we take these things and use what God has given us to be successful in our everyday natural world? Being structured is key to finding and keeping balance in your life. You're working in business, yet you have a call for ministry, like me, and you must balance those two parts of your life. You're called to have your feet in both worlds. Defining a structure will help you to do this and be successful.