1 00:00:02,710 --> 00:00:03,830 Speaker 1: Life Audio. 2 00:00:05,190 --> 00:00:07,130 Speaker 2: Teach Us to Pray is brought to you by Life 3 00:00:07,210 --> 00:00:10,200 Speaker 2: Audio and is a part of our Faith Toolkit series. 4 00:00:10,990 --> 00:00:16,440 Speaker 2: For more inspirational, faith-affirming podcasts, visit lifeaudio.com. 5 00:00:20,480 --> 00:00:23,360 Speaker 1: On this podcast, we've talked a lot about the different 6 00:00:23,440 --> 00:00:27,280 Speaker 1: ways that God speaks to his people. And I wonder 7 00:00:27,520 --> 00:00:32,220 Speaker 1: if you've ever thought about prophecy. As a way that 8 00:00:32,280 --> 00:00:35,639 Speaker 1: God speaks to us. I'm sure when I say that 9 00:00:35,680 --> 00:00:38,979 Speaker 1: there are many questions that pop in your head. Well, 10 00:00:39,090 --> 00:00:43,390 Speaker 1: for one, what is prophesy? What is prophecy? And what 11 00:00:43,430 --> 00:00:49,470 Speaker 1: does it mean to prophesy? And does prophecy still exist today? 12 00:00:49,970 --> 00:00:52,129 Speaker 1: We're going to be talking about that and more in 13 00:00:52,150 --> 00:01:03,670 Speaker 1: today's episode. Stay tuned. Welcome back, friend. You are listening 14 00:01:03,700 --> 00:01:05,520 Speaker 1: to the Teach Us to Pray podcast, where we teach 15 00:01:05,560 --> 00:01:08,000 Speaker 1: believers practical and real-life tips on how to grow your 16 00:01:08,020 --> 00:01:11,180 Speaker 1: faith and relationship with God through the power of prayer. 17 00:01:11,520 --> 00:01:13,700 Speaker 1: I'm Christina Patterson, host of the Teach Us to Pray 18 00:01:13,740 --> 00:01:16,080 Speaker 1: podcast and founder of Beloved Women, where I have the 19 00:01:16,140 --> 00:01:19,720 Speaker 1: honor of encouraging, equipping, and empowering women in the love 20 00:01:19,860 --> 00:01:24,420 Speaker 1: and truth of Jesus Christ. On this podcast, we have 21 00:01:24,550 --> 00:01:29,699 Speaker 1: talked a lot about how God speaks to us. Often 22 00:01:29,740 --> 00:01:32,569 Speaker 1: when we think about prayer, we think about how we 23 00:01:32,630 --> 00:01:35,209 Speaker 1: talk to God. And we may even become nervous and 24 00:01:35,270 --> 00:01:37,730 Speaker 1: wonder if we're doing it right or if we're saying 25 00:01:37,770 --> 00:01:39,930 Speaker 1: the right words or if we're praying long enough and 26 00:01:39,970 --> 00:01:44,089 Speaker 1: all these things. But a huge amount of prayer is 27 00:01:44,390 --> 00:01:47,950 Speaker 1: God speaking to us. And so I've dedicated a lot 28 00:01:47,990 --> 00:01:52,960 Speaker 1: of episodes to our discussion about how God speaks to us. 29 00:01:53,760 --> 00:01:57,760 Speaker 1: And so I want to talk about how God speaks 30 00:01:57,820 --> 00:02:03,140 Speaker 1: to us through prayer. prophecy or prophetic words. This is 31 00:02:03,160 --> 00:02:07,220 Speaker 1: something that we actually see a lot in the Bible. 32 00:02:07,240 --> 00:02:12,610 Speaker 1: I just finished writing an Advent series that will actually 33 00:02:12,630 --> 00:02:18,110 Speaker 1: be live in the Beloved Women app. It's a 25-day series, 34 00:02:18,190 --> 00:02:21,710 Speaker 1: and we'll be going through the story of the birth 35 00:02:21,750 --> 00:02:24,150 Speaker 1: of our Savior, Jesus Christ. And each day, there'll be 36 00:02:24,190 --> 00:02:28,780 Speaker 1: a devotional, a prayer prompt. and a scripture reading for 37 00:02:28,840 --> 00:02:31,600 Speaker 1: us to go through together, and we'll work 25 days 38 00:02:31,639 --> 00:02:33,500 Speaker 1: through that. And they're really short, really brief. If you're 39 00:02:33,540 --> 00:02:36,980 Speaker 1: interested in going through that with me, you can go 40 00:02:37,040 --> 00:02:42,020 Speaker 1: to BelovedWomen.org forward slash join and become a member to 41 00:02:42,040 --> 00:02:45,980 Speaker 1: our app community and go through that Advent series with 42 00:02:46,160 --> 00:02:50,420 Speaker 1: us together. However, as I was writing that series, I 43 00:02:50,580 --> 00:02:54,880 Speaker 1: realized how many prophecies there were in the Bible about 44 00:02:55,380 --> 00:03:00,000 Speaker 1: the coming of our Messiah, Jesus Christ, the birth of Jesus, 45 00:03:00,480 --> 00:03:04,140 Speaker 1: as far as the circumstances around his birth, where he 46 00:03:04,180 --> 00:03:07,460 Speaker 1: would be born. All of these things were foretold. They 47 00:03:07,500 --> 00:03:11,500 Speaker 1: were prophetic words that we read in the Old Testament. 48 00:03:11,530 --> 00:03:14,709 Speaker 1: And we see them come to pass in the New 49 00:03:14,770 --> 00:03:17,530 Speaker 1: Testament with the story of the birth of Jesus Christ. 50 00:03:17,590 --> 00:03:20,150 Speaker 1: And it's just such a testament to the truth of 51 00:03:20,230 --> 00:03:24,790 Speaker 1: the Bible that all of those things that were prophesied 52 00:03:25,110 --> 00:03:30,080 Speaker 1: to happen actually happened. And this is one of the 53 00:03:30,120 --> 00:03:33,019 Speaker 1: ways that God speaks to his people, not simply just 54 00:03:33,060 --> 00:03:34,880 Speaker 1: to let us know, oh, what's going to happen so 55 00:03:34,900 --> 00:03:36,960 Speaker 1: we can kind of be aware, but just so that 56 00:03:37,000 --> 00:03:39,820 Speaker 1: we can also know that he's in the midst of 57 00:03:39,960 --> 00:03:43,620 Speaker 1: this particular situation that he is prophesying about, that it 58 00:03:43,700 --> 00:03:48,320 Speaker 1: is true and that his word will not fail. And 59 00:03:48,360 --> 00:03:51,340 Speaker 1: so if he says something is going to happen, it 60 00:03:51,460 --> 00:03:56,270 Speaker 1: will happen. In Genesis, we see the need for the 61 00:03:56,370 --> 00:03:59,660 Speaker 1: coming Messiah. In Genesis 3, where we see the fall 62 00:03:59,690 --> 00:04:04,420 Speaker 1: of man. And as God is giving the man and 63 00:04:04,440 --> 00:04:09,240 Speaker 1: the woman and the serpent their consequences for their disobedience, 64 00:04:09,820 --> 00:04:14,120 Speaker 1: we see again a prophecy here. It's the first prophecy 65 00:04:14,140 --> 00:04:16,479 Speaker 1: that we see about the coming Messiah in Genesis 3.15, 66 00:04:16,480 --> 00:04:20,599 Speaker 1: where God says, and I will put enmity between you 67 00:04:20,800 --> 00:04:24,820 Speaker 1: and the woman. And between your offspring and hers, he 68 00:04:24,880 --> 00:04:29,140 Speaker 1: will crush your head and you will strike his heel. 69 00:04:29,500 --> 00:04:33,970 Speaker 1: And so this is God giving the serpent his consequence 70 00:04:34,110 --> 00:04:39,030 Speaker 1: for deceiving Eve in the garden at the fall of mankind. 71 00:04:39,790 --> 00:04:43,960 Speaker 1: And God prophesies that through this woman will be born 72 00:04:43,980 --> 00:04:48,380 Speaker 1: a savior who will defeat the ultimate plan of the enemy. 73 00:04:49,279 --> 00:04:52,390 Speaker 1: And fast forward to the New Testament. We see that 74 00:04:52,510 --> 00:04:56,270 Speaker 1: happen through the birth, the life, the crucifixion, and the 75 00:04:56,310 --> 00:05:01,669 Speaker 1: resurrection of our Savior, Jesus Christ. And so God here 76 00:05:01,770 --> 00:05:04,150 Speaker 1: is prophesying what will happen. But we also know as 77 00:05:04,190 --> 00:05:06,839 Speaker 1: we read the Old Testament that God rose up many 78 00:05:06,900 --> 00:05:12,800 Speaker 1: prophets who also foretold of the coming Messiah and other 79 00:05:12,839 --> 00:05:17,779 Speaker 1: things as well as far as God's interaction with his people, 80 00:05:17,980 --> 00:05:21,900 Speaker 1: the Israelites, and things like that. And so... One question 81 00:05:21,930 --> 00:05:24,650 Speaker 1: that we might want to know is, well, what exactly 82 00:05:24,670 --> 00:05:27,969 Speaker 1: is a prophecy? And what we have to realize is 83 00:05:28,010 --> 00:05:33,210 Speaker 1: that the definition of a prophecy is simply a message 84 00:05:33,589 --> 00:05:38,250 Speaker 1: from God. That's it. So it doesn't necessarily have to 85 00:05:38,290 --> 00:05:41,550 Speaker 1: be foretelling, although that's what we see a lot of 86 00:05:41,670 --> 00:05:46,810 Speaker 1: it in the Bible, but it's simply a message from God. 87 00:05:47,390 --> 00:05:51,910 Speaker 1: And a prophecy will always do two things. right? It 88 00:05:51,930 --> 00:05:55,789 Speaker 1: will always direct people to God because a prophecy comes 89 00:05:55,830 --> 00:05:58,290 Speaker 1: from God. It's a message from God. So it's always 90 00:05:58,310 --> 00:06:01,940 Speaker 1: going to direct people back to him. And if a 91 00:06:02,000 --> 00:06:06,140 Speaker 1: prophecy is foretelling, as far as it is a word 92 00:06:06,180 --> 00:06:08,980 Speaker 1: from God telling you what will happen in the future, 93 00:06:09,000 --> 00:06:13,630 Speaker 1: it has to come to pass. Doesn't have to happen immediately, 94 00:06:13,910 --> 00:06:16,010 Speaker 1: but it has to come true. If it does not 95 00:06:16,070 --> 00:06:18,830 Speaker 1: come true, That is not a prophecy. It is not 96 00:06:18,870 --> 00:06:20,890 Speaker 1: a message from God because the Bible tells us that 97 00:06:21,250 --> 00:06:23,440 Speaker 1: God's word will not come back to him void. God's 98 00:06:23,450 --> 00:06:29,760 Speaker 1: word will always be true. And so you might be wondering, okay, 99 00:06:29,779 --> 00:06:35,160 Speaker 1: so are there prophets today? And this is something that 100 00:06:35,300 --> 00:06:39,530 Speaker 1: is debated amongst scholars. Some say yes. Yes, there is still, 101 00:06:39,910 --> 00:06:42,890 Speaker 1: people still give prophetic words and God is still, you know, 102 00:06:42,950 --> 00:06:47,730 Speaker 1: giving messages and to people through prophetic words and pastors 103 00:06:47,790 --> 00:06:52,070 Speaker 1: and people who actually call themselves prophets or prophetess, but 104 00:06:52,110 --> 00:06:54,910 Speaker 1: some people don't. Some people feel like the gift of 105 00:06:54,970 --> 00:06:59,130 Speaker 1: prophecy ended with the formation of the church. When the 106 00:06:59,150 --> 00:07:01,289 Speaker 1: formation of the church was complete, there was no need 107 00:07:02,029 --> 00:07:06,289 Speaker 1: for that gift of prophecy and that it no longer exists. 108 00:07:06,650 --> 00:07:09,830 Speaker 1: And so this is a secondary matter. It's not essential 109 00:07:09,890 --> 00:07:13,290 Speaker 1: to the Christian faith, but we do have to understand 110 00:07:13,350 --> 00:07:17,120 Speaker 1: that that because a prophecy is simply a message from God, 111 00:07:17,620 --> 00:07:23,370 Speaker 1: many pastors fulfill and operate in a prophetic role because 112 00:07:23,400 --> 00:07:27,250 Speaker 1: they are sharing the message of God through the Bible. 113 00:07:27,810 --> 00:07:32,770 Speaker 1: But again, prophecy should be taken very seriously because when 114 00:07:32,810 --> 00:07:36,270 Speaker 1: someone is saying they are a prophet or they are prophesying, 115 00:07:36,610 --> 00:07:40,320 Speaker 1: you're saying that this message isn't from you, that it 116 00:07:40,460 --> 00:07:42,930 Speaker 1: is from God. And one of the sad things that 117 00:07:43,110 --> 00:07:46,070 Speaker 1: I see happen a lot is that there are people who, 118 00:07:46,390 --> 00:07:49,820 Speaker 1: many people are insecure in their relationship with God. They 119 00:07:49,860 --> 00:07:53,040 Speaker 1: are insecure with their ability to hear from God themselves. 120 00:07:53,500 --> 00:07:57,620 Speaker 1: And so they are easily manipulated by anybody that calls 121 00:07:57,660 --> 00:08:00,080 Speaker 1: himself a prophet who is saying, oh, I heard a 122 00:08:00,120 --> 00:08:01,500 Speaker 1: word from the Lord. Let me tell you what it is, 123 00:08:01,520 --> 00:08:04,340 Speaker 1: because it's just easier for them to listen to someone 124 00:08:04,360 --> 00:08:07,320 Speaker 1: who just says they're a prophet than actually work on 125 00:08:07,370 --> 00:08:11,010 Speaker 1: their relationship with God and hear from God directly. Regardless 126 00:08:11,030 --> 00:08:13,250 Speaker 1: if you have a gift of prophecy or not, you 127 00:08:13,270 --> 00:08:16,370 Speaker 1: have to realize that God is speaking to his people. 128 00:08:16,910 --> 00:08:19,130 Speaker 1: On this episode, check out all of our previous episodes. 129 00:08:19,150 --> 00:08:22,470 Speaker 1: We talked about all the different ways that God speaks 130 00:08:22,860 --> 00:08:25,940 Speaker 1: to his people. And I'll say it again here because 131 00:08:25,960 --> 00:08:29,180 Speaker 1: it's worth saying, if you feel like you've never heard 132 00:08:29,200 --> 00:08:31,380 Speaker 1: from God through any of those ways, he is always 133 00:08:31,400 --> 00:08:34,020 Speaker 1: speaking through his word. So if you feel like you're 134 00:08:34,040 --> 00:08:38,589 Speaker 1: not hearing from God, open your Bible and read. you 135 00:08:38,970 --> 00:08:42,390 Speaker 1: are now hearing from God because he will always speak 136 00:08:42,870 --> 00:08:47,290 Speaker 1: to his people through his word in the Bible. And 137 00:08:47,350 --> 00:08:50,830 Speaker 1: so when we're not confident in our ability to hear 138 00:08:50,850 --> 00:08:55,410 Speaker 1: from God, we're susceptible to find ourselves being led by 139 00:08:55,490 --> 00:08:57,689 Speaker 1: false prophets because we just need a word from God. 140 00:08:57,710 --> 00:08:59,890 Speaker 1: We don't care who it comes from or where it 141 00:08:59,929 --> 00:09:03,990 Speaker 1: comes from, and we can be led astray. And this 142 00:09:04,050 --> 00:09:07,870 Speaker 1: is why you'll see that the consequences for false prophets 143 00:09:08,010 --> 00:09:11,890 Speaker 1: in the Bible were high because you're saying this is 144 00:09:11,929 --> 00:09:15,030 Speaker 1: what God said and people really take that seriously. And 145 00:09:15,050 --> 00:09:17,070 Speaker 1: so if you really do feel like you have the 146 00:09:17,110 --> 00:09:20,270 Speaker 1: gift of prophecy and you are prophesying, you better legitimately 147 00:09:20,650 --> 00:09:24,770 Speaker 1: be hearing from God. And especially if you're someone who 148 00:09:24,809 --> 00:09:27,030 Speaker 1: is listening to someone who's saying that they have a 149 00:09:27,070 --> 00:09:30,469 Speaker 1: prophetic word from God, fact check that, you know? And 150 00:09:30,809 --> 00:09:32,170 Speaker 1: so you might be wondering, well, how do I know? 151 00:09:32,270 --> 00:09:35,250 Speaker 1: How do I know? One, A prophetic word is always 152 00:09:35,270 --> 00:09:38,050 Speaker 1: going to align with God's word. So this is why 153 00:09:38,370 --> 00:09:41,230 Speaker 1: you still need to hear from God through the Bible, 154 00:09:41,490 --> 00:09:44,930 Speaker 1: because this is how you can confirm if a prophetic 155 00:09:44,970 --> 00:09:49,790 Speaker 1: word is true or not. Does it align with God's word? 156 00:09:49,830 --> 00:09:51,850 Speaker 1: If you don't know God's word, if you're not reading 157 00:09:51,890 --> 00:09:53,930 Speaker 1: his word, you're not going to be able to confirm 158 00:09:54,130 --> 00:09:57,270 Speaker 1: if a prophetic word is true or not. Second, God 159 00:09:57,330 --> 00:10:01,400 Speaker 1: will confirm a prophetic word to you. Again, I've been 160 00:10:01,440 --> 00:10:05,380 Speaker 1: going through the story of the birth of Jesus in 161 00:10:05,420 --> 00:10:07,400 Speaker 1: preparation for the Advent study that we're going to be 162 00:10:07,440 --> 00:10:10,950 Speaker 1: doing in the Beloved Women app. And I love how 163 00:10:11,630 --> 00:10:16,270 Speaker 1: Mary receives this prophetic word from the angel that comes 164 00:10:16,309 --> 00:10:19,239 Speaker 1: to her saying, hey, you are going to birth a 165 00:10:19,320 --> 00:10:21,099 Speaker 1: son that will, you know, you're going to birth a 166 00:10:21,120 --> 00:10:22,500 Speaker 1: son that will be the Messiah and you're going to 167 00:10:22,520 --> 00:10:25,679 Speaker 1: name him Jesus. And that was a prophetic word because 168 00:10:25,720 --> 00:10:28,880 Speaker 1: it was a message from God. Then she goes to 169 00:10:28,900 --> 00:10:32,470 Speaker 1: see her relative, Elizabeth, who is overcome by the Holy 170 00:10:32,530 --> 00:10:38,170 Speaker 1: Spirit and just starts blessing Mary during their encounter. And essentially, 171 00:10:38,510 --> 00:10:41,670 Speaker 1: Elizabeth starts saying a lot of things that the angel says, 172 00:10:41,710 --> 00:10:44,400 Speaker 1: calling her blessed and favored and things like that. And 173 00:10:44,540 --> 00:10:49,710 Speaker 1: it was just confirmation that, from what Mary already heard herself. 174 00:10:50,250 --> 00:10:52,910 Speaker 1: And so this is where the importance of having your 175 00:10:53,030 --> 00:10:56,230 Speaker 1: own relationship with God comes in. Because when you receive 176 00:10:56,270 --> 00:10:58,429 Speaker 1: a prophetic word, it should be in alignment with what 177 00:10:58,470 --> 00:11:00,720 Speaker 1: God has already been telling you. But if you don't 178 00:11:00,740 --> 00:11:03,480 Speaker 1: have that relationship, you don't have any way to like 179 00:11:03,580 --> 00:11:06,719 Speaker 1: confirm if something is true. And God is so gracious 180 00:11:06,800 --> 00:11:09,880 Speaker 1: and he's so patient. He will give you a message 181 00:11:10,000 --> 00:11:13,710 Speaker 1: more than once because he knows that as frail humans, 182 00:11:13,970 --> 00:11:17,390 Speaker 1: we need that repetitive reminder of, what it is he's 183 00:11:17,429 --> 00:11:18,870 Speaker 1: trying to tell us or what it is that he 184 00:11:18,950 --> 00:11:22,710 Speaker 1: wants us to do. And we can become impatient when 185 00:11:22,730 --> 00:11:24,830 Speaker 1: we have to repeat ourselves or say something more than once. 186 00:11:25,170 --> 00:11:26,670 Speaker 1: But God is not like that. If you look through scripture, 187 00:11:26,710 --> 00:11:28,680 Speaker 1: he will say the same message over and over and 188 00:11:28,760 --> 00:11:32,280 Speaker 1: over and over again. Again, we see so many prophecies 189 00:11:32,400 --> 00:11:35,959 Speaker 1: in the Old Testament about the birth of Jesus because 190 00:11:36,380 --> 00:11:38,979 Speaker 1: God probably knew we needed more than one. And so 191 00:11:39,059 --> 00:11:43,020 Speaker 1: God will confirm to you a prophetic word and he's 192 00:11:43,120 --> 00:11:45,650 Speaker 1: gracious and patient to do that. And so, and even 193 00:11:45,670 --> 00:11:48,220 Speaker 1: if You know, you're wondering, okay, is this prophetic word 194 00:11:48,280 --> 00:11:50,380 Speaker 1: true or not? Ask God for confirmation. We have an 195 00:11:50,400 --> 00:11:53,150 Speaker 1: entire episode on how God speaks to us through confirmation. 196 00:11:53,170 --> 00:11:54,970 Speaker 1: So check that out as well. If you want the 197 00:11:54,990 --> 00:11:59,490 Speaker 1: specifics on how to specifically be looking to God to 198 00:11:59,510 --> 00:12:02,390 Speaker 1: confirm a word that you've received or how to do that. 199 00:12:11,740 --> 00:12:16,440 Speaker 1: And also. If a prophetic word is foretelling, someone is 200 00:12:16,460 --> 00:12:18,180 Speaker 1: telling you this is going to happen or this is 201 00:12:18,220 --> 00:12:20,780 Speaker 1: not going to happen, it'll come to pass. And if 202 00:12:20,820 --> 00:12:24,700 Speaker 1: it doesn't, then that's a false prophet. And unfortunately, I've 203 00:12:24,800 --> 00:12:28,440 Speaker 1: witnessed this before in my own life where someone has like, 204 00:12:28,980 --> 00:12:31,860 Speaker 1: quote unquote, prophesied over me and it just wasn't true 205 00:12:31,980 --> 00:12:35,570 Speaker 1: or it didn't come to pass. And sometimes people hear 206 00:12:35,610 --> 00:12:38,470 Speaker 1: from God wrong. And we have to realize that just 207 00:12:38,490 --> 00:12:40,950 Speaker 1: because someone says they're a prophet or have a prophetic 208 00:12:40,970 --> 00:12:45,090 Speaker 1: word for you, you still need to have the confidence 209 00:12:45,130 --> 00:12:47,910 Speaker 1: to confirm with God himself, to wait it out and 210 00:12:47,970 --> 00:12:49,950 Speaker 1: see and just say, okay, well, we'll see if it's 211 00:12:49,990 --> 00:12:53,809 Speaker 1: true or not. Don't respond immediately to whatever it is, 212 00:12:54,290 --> 00:12:57,460 Speaker 1: especially if you're not sure. So those are some ways 213 00:12:57,480 --> 00:13:01,099 Speaker 1: that you can know if a prophetic word is true 214 00:13:01,679 --> 00:13:05,940 Speaker 1: or not. Now, what comes into play here is when 215 00:13:05,980 --> 00:13:07,980 Speaker 1: it's not, is that you might be dealing with a 216 00:13:08,000 --> 00:13:11,179 Speaker 1: false prophet. And unfortunately, you know, I'm in the YouTube space. 217 00:13:11,220 --> 00:13:13,380 Speaker 1: We have a pretty big YouTube channel for beloved women. 218 00:13:13,559 --> 00:13:15,939 Speaker 1: You can just go to YouTube and search Beloved Women, 219 00:13:15,980 --> 00:13:19,260 Speaker 1: our channel, pop up, subscribe if you haven't already. But 220 00:13:19,300 --> 00:13:21,880 Speaker 1: just being in that space, there are a lot of 221 00:13:21,920 --> 00:13:24,610 Speaker 1: false prophets on YouTube. There are a lot of people saying, oh, 222 00:13:24,650 --> 00:13:27,070 Speaker 1: this is going to happen. And every time something happens, 223 00:13:27,130 --> 00:13:29,350 Speaker 1: it's all like, oh, God gave me a word that 224 00:13:29,390 --> 00:13:33,530 Speaker 1: this is da-da-da-da, you know. And people are really like 225 00:13:33,590 --> 00:13:38,050 Speaker 1: listening to this. I'm talking millions of views. And so- 226 00:13:38,809 --> 00:13:40,230 Speaker 1: One thing that we have to be aware of is 227 00:13:40,330 --> 00:13:44,209 Speaker 1: when someone is a false prophet, you know, again, their 228 00:13:44,570 --> 00:13:47,410 Speaker 1: messages will not point people to God. Most likely they'll 229 00:13:47,470 --> 00:13:50,680 Speaker 1: point people back to themselves. A lot of false prophets 230 00:13:51,179 --> 00:13:53,260 Speaker 1: want you to rely on them to be able to 231 00:13:53,300 --> 00:13:56,040 Speaker 1: hear from God. But a true prophet wants you to 232 00:13:56,080 --> 00:13:58,880 Speaker 1: be in relationship with God and will always point you 233 00:13:58,940 --> 00:14:01,520 Speaker 1: to God to have your own personal relationship with him. 234 00:14:01,900 --> 00:14:03,630 Speaker 1: So you don't have to rely on them. They don't 235 00:14:03,670 --> 00:14:06,510 Speaker 1: need you to rely on them for whatever reason, you know. 236 00:14:07,290 --> 00:14:10,770 Speaker 1: A false prophet will have messages that won't come to pass. 237 00:14:11,230 --> 00:14:13,349 Speaker 1: And I think this is what is so funny on 238 00:14:13,370 --> 00:14:16,530 Speaker 1: YouTube is because you'll see all these people prophesy and saying, 239 00:14:16,550 --> 00:14:17,949 Speaker 1: this is going to happen. This isn't going to happen. 240 00:14:17,970 --> 00:14:21,030 Speaker 1: This person is going to win the election, blah, blah, blah. 241 00:14:21,050 --> 00:14:24,700 Speaker 1: And what will happen is it won't happen. It won't 242 00:14:24,720 --> 00:14:28,260 Speaker 1: come to pass. And then they'll be scrambling, trying to 243 00:14:28,300 --> 00:14:31,080 Speaker 1: figure out a reason to say why it didn't come 244 00:14:31,100 --> 00:14:32,640 Speaker 1: to pass or they didn't mean it like that or 245 00:14:32,680 --> 00:14:35,300 Speaker 1: something like, no, no, that was a false prophecy and 246 00:14:35,320 --> 00:14:38,800 Speaker 1: you're a false prophet. And that is what it is, 247 00:14:39,000 --> 00:14:41,880 Speaker 1: you know, and we have to be sober minded and 248 00:14:41,940 --> 00:14:45,680 Speaker 1: not be so easily swayed, especially just on the Internet, 249 00:14:45,710 --> 00:14:47,690 Speaker 1: because people can anybody can just get on the Internet 250 00:14:47,710 --> 00:14:51,350 Speaker 1: and say anything for their own gain and not in 251 00:14:51,390 --> 00:14:53,870 Speaker 1: the interest of what's best for God and his people. 252 00:14:53,890 --> 00:14:58,880 Speaker 1: And also, you know, if anyone, again, is saying something 253 00:14:59,500 --> 00:15:01,780 Speaker 1: that does not align with the Bible, they're a false prophet. 254 00:15:02,360 --> 00:15:06,260 Speaker 1: And so. I want you, I hope that this episode 255 00:15:06,300 --> 00:15:12,440 Speaker 1: gives you clarity on prophecy and the gift of prophecy 256 00:15:12,980 --> 00:15:18,770 Speaker 1: and prophets and false prophets in the world today. To one, 257 00:15:19,400 --> 00:15:23,120 Speaker 1: be encouraged to develop your own relationship with God and 258 00:15:23,180 --> 00:15:27,560 Speaker 1: hear from him yourself because he desperately wants to speak 259 00:15:27,600 --> 00:15:32,530 Speaker 1: to you. But then to not be fooled or swayed 260 00:15:32,750 --> 00:15:35,290 Speaker 1: easily by someone who just slaps a label on to 261 00:15:35,330 --> 00:15:37,110 Speaker 1: say that they are a prophet just because they want 262 00:15:37,130 --> 00:15:39,950 Speaker 1: more views on a YouTube channel, you know. And I 263 00:15:39,960 --> 00:15:41,940 Speaker 1: hate that I have to say that, but that is 264 00:15:41,980 --> 00:15:43,880 Speaker 1: the reality. I had a cousin come to me and 265 00:15:43,940 --> 00:15:45,600 Speaker 1: she had some questions and she was like, well, this 266 00:15:45,640 --> 00:15:47,680 Speaker 1: person said this is going to happen, blah, blah, blah. 267 00:15:48,220 --> 00:15:53,310 Speaker 1: And I'm like, like, you're in an emotional distraught state 268 00:15:53,450 --> 00:15:56,510 Speaker 1: because something somebody said on YouTube simply because they said 269 00:15:56,550 --> 00:15:59,670 Speaker 1: God told me. And we have to be very careful 270 00:16:00,170 --> 00:16:02,390 Speaker 1: with that. And so I really want you to be 271 00:16:02,430 --> 00:16:06,140 Speaker 1: empowered to take ownership of hearing from God yourself. And 272 00:16:06,180 --> 00:16:08,720 Speaker 1: that's one of the main things that I really wanted 273 00:16:08,760 --> 00:16:12,520 Speaker 1: to do this year on the podcast is provide ways 274 00:16:12,980 --> 00:16:15,460 Speaker 1: for you to understand how you can hear from God yourself. 275 00:16:15,500 --> 00:16:17,980 Speaker 1: I actually created a prayer personality quiz. If you go 276 00:16:18,000 --> 00:16:21,770 Speaker 1: to prayquiz.com, you can take the quiz and it'll share 277 00:16:21,810 --> 00:16:26,270 Speaker 1: with you your own prayer personality type and how you 278 00:16:26,390 --> 00:16:29,570 Speaker 1: most effectively hear from God and best communicate with God. 279 00:16:29,610 --> 00:16:33,350 Speaker 1: Because God speak to us in numerous ways, so many ways, 280 00:16:33,690 --> 00:16:35,830 Speaker 1: because he made us all different. And he knows that 281 00:16:35,850 --> 00:16:38,770 Speaker 1: we're not all gonna hear and communicate with him the same. 282 00:16:39,470 --> 00:16:42,190 Speaker 1: So I hope that encourages you to take the quiz 283 00:16:42,350 --> 00:16:44,500 Speaker 1: or don't take the quiz, but just pray and seek 284 00:16:44,540 --> 00:16:46,540 Speaker 1: God for yourself because you can do it. God is 285 00:16:46,620 --> 00:16:49,360 Speaker 1: no respecter of man. You don't have to be some special, 286 00:16:49,480 --> 00:16:52,840 Speaker 1: spiritually enlightened person to get a word from God. He 287 00:16:52,880 --> 00:16:56,950 Speaker 1: loves you. He wants to speak to you. And if 288 00:16:56,970 --> 00:16:59,610 Speaker 1: we would just humble ourselves, and come to Him and 289 00:16:59,630 --> 00:17:01,190 Speaker 1: not feel like we got to be special or have 290 00:17:01,210 --> 00:17:05,060 Speaker 1: all these great words, we would really clear our minds 291 00:17:05,160 --> 00:17:10,000 Speaker 1: and our souls to hear from Him. And that is 292 00:17:10,020 --> 00:17:13,850 Speaker 1: a key cornerstone of a successful relationship with Him, to 293 00:17:13,890 --> 00:17:16,770 Speaker 1: pray to Him, to know He hears us, and to 294 00:17:16,810 --> 00:17:19,690 Speaker 1: hear Him as well. It is my hope that today's 295 00:17:19,750 --> 00:17:23,129 Speaker 1: episode has provided you with insightful and helpful tips on 296 00:17:23,170 --> 00:17:24,859 Speaker 1: how you can pray As a gift to you, be 297 00:17:24,900 --> 00:17:27,060 Speaker 1: sure to download my free five-day prayer guide and take 298 00:17:27,100 --> 00:17:29,700 Speaker 1: my prayer personality quiz to learn how you best hear 299 00:17:29,800 --> 00:17:32,200 Speaker 1: and connect with God. You can find all the links 300 00:17:32,260 --> 00:17:34,000 Speaker 1: in today's show notes. We have so much more to 301 00:17:34,040 --> 00:17:35,940 Speaker 1: talk about when it comes to prayer. 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