Friday, 18 July 2014

Christian Prophetic Guidance In The World

By Marylou Forbes


In order to live an exemplary life as a Christian, one ought to know what the Lord intends people to do and acting on what He demonstrates to the people. On this note, Christian prophetic guidance is the foundation of this as Jesus Christ has under the very new covenant given the church prophets, apostles, pastors, evangelists as well as teachers. He did this regardless of the Holy Spirit existing within people.

Prior to the guidance, believers need to have in their fingertips the dissimilar ways that can lead them to knowing the things that the Father is doing. Some of these comprise of having dreams that are prophetic in nature, identifying divine appointments, the word of God contained in the Holy Bible, just but to mention a few. The role of Holy Spirit is to bring into light things that could not have been revealed if it were on normal and natural circumstances, this is referred to as revelation.

Once a follower receives guidelines from the Holy Spirit, they ought to listen and obey as this is among the ways of living a supernatural Christian lifestyle. This can be achieved through creating a strong and stable relationship with God by following Jesus Christ and his teachings, expressing and knowing the never ending love of God as well as being filled with the Holy Spirit. Every individual has been instilled with the Holy Spirit and the role of prophets is just to confirm what one has heard from the Holy Spirit already.

When Jesus Christ was in the world, He taught people on what God requires of them using illustrations. The illustrations used were simple and natural and brought out in a manner that people could relate without much struggle. In this same way, those passing the visionary messages should do it in a very natural manner for easier comprehension.

Intuitions on divinatory way would be tested in certain ways by means of counter checking whether what the vision says has some relation to the Holy Bible. It is vital for Christians to take part in church society. This is because God intends for us to praise Him through doing good to other people.

Simplicity is key during sessions of evangelizing and the simple activities could include having the willingness to dedicate into prayer those in need, encouraging other people, among others. As people aim to grow spiritually, accountability is crucial as it assists a believer to keep utilizing the given gifts. A mentor, who is a person who will see you through the whole journey is required. This mentor will offer guidance as also correct where one goes astray.

Having a close and good relationship with God is not the sole purpose of living a visionary lifestyle. It is also meant to make sure that the people around as are impacted positively with what the Father is doing. Testimonies are therefore necessary.

Followers are expected to follow the guidelines provided. It is important that they comprehend that it is not a must for one to have a prophetic gift in order to hear from God. Every individual is qualified to hear from God an also develop a connection with Him.




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