One of the scariest things to do as a Christian is to hear from God about someone else and go tell that person what you have heard. It can be scary enough when we hear from God about ourselves and need to trust and believe that it is God, then act on it. But it can be even scarier when you know your be asked to go speak to someone else about what you're hearing. And I'm not necessarily talking about a word of correction, although I do think God will do that sometimes. But what I am talking about is just hearing from God, and then going in an act of obedience and talking to that person. It's scary for several reasons. "Doubt" is one of those reasons. The enemy will creep in during these times and try to get you to question if what you hear was really God. "Being right" is another fear that kicks in. You will ask yourself "what if this is from God, but I am hearing it wrong, or this is the wrong person?". And one of the hardest things, at least for me, is that fear of "will this be received by the person I am giving it to?". All of these things....doubt, being correct and the person receiving it are all things the enemy wants us to focus on when a time like this comes. But God has all of those things covered with one word.....TRUST.
The number one question I have heard people say when it comes to hearing a word from God and then acting on is this..."how do I know it's Him I am hearing from?" And my answer would be this. What kind of time are you spending with Him? John 8:47 tells us that "whoever is of God hears the words of God". That is a promise that God can speak to anyone who has received Him. So my question would be "are spending time alone with God, talking to, and listen for Him?" If so, then you will already know what it feels like to know God is speaking to you. Of course the enemy will want you to doubt it's Him, but you have to stand of faith that His word says He will speak to us.
Another fear that I mentioned is the thought of "what if what I am about to say isn't correct?" This has been a fear I have felt again and again. And I will admit that I have let that fear stop me before...but I not any more. I trust that if God is giving me a word that I am supposed give to someone, then He will make sure it is accurate. That is not for me to worry about. I'm just supposed to be obedient. I can say this, I have faith in God that even if the word I am delivering doesn't make 100% sense to the person I am giving it to, there is a reason God wanted them to hear it. Can I be wrong and deliver an inaccurate word, absolutely. But I am way more concerned about what will happen if I don't deliver it at all. What could the person, and myself, be missing out on if I am not obedient our of fear?
The 3rd fear I mentioned was "will the person is willing to receive this word?". This is a fear that, if you let it take over, can paralyze you. You must not let this fear control you! The enemy will have you over analyze the word, the situation and the person so that you won't speak it out. But this is where you MUST have trust in God. God knows the person, God knows what is going on in their life, God knows what they need to hear from Him. He has just chose you as the vessel to deliver the word. Again, it may not go the way you "think" it will in your mind, but if you are obedient then the person will at least hear the word. What they do with it is between them and God. I will give you an example of a very difficult word I had to give once. The person I was praying for needed something to happen in their life and they had been praying about it. I had been praying for them as well. And one day God said to tell them "If they want to see this happen then they need to do their part". Now I did not know what "their part" was, and that wasn't important. I was just to tell them this. Yes, I was terrified to go tell this person this. And I knew them very well. I knew their heart and I knew they would receive it. But I was still scared to go say something like that to someone. What if it didn't come out right? What if it made no sense to them? What if it sounded rude? All of these questions and more flowed through me as I prepared to talk to them. But in the end, you know what happened.....it was just what the needed to hear. That very morning during their prayer time they had heard God say to them "I will do my part, but you need to do your part too". So my word to them just completely confirmed what they had already felt God saying to them. Was I scared...absolutely. Did I let that stop me...no. God will bless the obedience. He will supply the ability too. All we have to do is make ourselves available for Him to use.
God, Thank You that even in our own brokenness You want to use us. God you can do whatever you want, but You choose to use us. Help us to be obedient when you call upon us. Help us to not doubt and hold back out of fear, but instead to stand on our faith and trust in You! Holy Spirit please prepare out hearts so we can be used by God. If it is a word that You have called us to deliver, let us do it in LOVE with the confidence that You will guide and direct us completely! In Jesus name, Amen
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