Prophecy for Beginners - Part 2 - How to Recognize God's Voice

[@peterthomas6151]

I’m not sure this video covers all the ways prophecy can manifest, but maybe it’s impossible to cover everything. I’ve also heard of “words of knowledge” which maybe fits into the impressions section: when someone just has a word or phrase that means nothing to them but turns out to mean a whole lot to the person they are praying with when it’s shared. Myself, I’ve experienced prophetic dreams but I’ve also had “prophetic words” in two ways: either i suddenly get the urge to write to someone that takes over all my other desires and it isn’t necessarily stuff that is new and not from me, but it brings together lots of ideas that have been floating around my head and conversations at different times in a way that I had not put them together before, and it’ll just seem “right” and not really question of understand how it was the perfect thing for that person until I’m looking back on it in hindsight. the other way is that I simply saw something very ordinary, and I guess it started like an impression, but then it just kept evolving and developing in symbolism and meaning until I had to write down several paragraphs to contain it all, a bit like Jeremiah watching the boiling pot. Usually, when I write things like this, I often feel what I call a “compulsion,” so that even if I’m afraid of saying them for whatever reason, I find it very difficult to keep it to myself. It’s like how Jeremiah describes “I don’t want to say these things, but if I keep them inside they will burn me.” I don’t feel a physical burning sensation, but it’s like depression, anxiety and guilt all rolled into one and supercharged so it’s impossible to ignore. I hope this is helpful for someone!

[@charleystar2402]

interesting. love reading about others' process of hearing from God. Thank you for sharing!

[@Lyndylupin]

I was thinking about words of knowledge too and wondering where they fitted in. I was surprised that Julian hadn't mentioned them. I suppose ' impressions' is the nearest fit but 'words of knowledge' is a correct biblical term in 1 Corinthians:12.8

[@JOHN49249]

Good stuff there’s always more to step into.