The Prophetic

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“I don’t know if You can ever prove that You love me..”

These lyrics used to resonate with me, but prophecies have held a crucial importance in my growth in the Lord. I believe it took countless prophecies of “I love You’s” and “You’re beautiful” to engrain in my heart that He really, really does love me. I don’t know how I would have acquired a heart understanding of God’s unconditional love without prophecy. It’s such an impossible concept for most people. What a challenge it would be, as one pastor said, to find one person in all of Asia who ever had their parents tell them that they loved them.

But God understands that we’re all broken people who can’t help but hurt each other. No one has perfect parents, and few can truly say they ever felt unconditionally loved by their parents. But what a Creator, what a plan; the love of God fills up those broken cracks and dented hearts crying out for love, love, love. He’s the perfect Father who jealously schemes for us to turn to Him.

My prophecies from IHOP last year changed my life because I finally saw myself in God’s eyes, and my prophecies from Bethel this weekend changed my life because I saw a glimpse of His destiny for me.

It’s a little scary, to have such a big calling, and makes me wonder whether I’ve tripped myself up by asking God beforehand to unravel His will to me during this trip. But it all makes more sense now..why all these things have happened in life and why it’s resulted in so much insecurity, and why He’s freeing me just now. “Your pain is your door to influence” and I’m glad now, God..I’m so glad for how You’ve shaped me and put me through the fire, so I can emerge as gold that can glistens for You.

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