Leading by Listening “Draw near to God and He will draw near to you” James 4:8 Not all of us are naturally born leaders – but all of us are born to be disciples. God has given us everything we need to be successful disciples for Him from which our biggest gift is listening to…
Gifts for you and gifts for me “Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.” James 1:17 It’s an amazing thing to receive these gifts, but we need each other in fellowship through the love of Jesus Christ to…
Activating the gift of Seeing “Then the Lord answered me and said: “Write the vision And make it plain on tablets, That he may run who reads it.” Habakkuk 2:2 Start activating the gift of seeing by taking note about what you are dreaming about. Especially if there is a recurring message or symbolism throughout…
Weaknesses of a Spiritual Seer “Then Amaziah said to Amos, ‘Get out, you seer! Go back to the land of Judah. Earn your bread there and do your prophesying there” Amos 7:12 Seers are not always loved by those to whom they have to give a message. And because of rejection, they stop telling people…
Strengths of a Spiritual Seer “’He said to me, ‘Your son Solomon will build my Temple and its courtyards, for I have chosen him as my son, and I will be his father.” 1 Chronicles 28:6 David wanted to build a temple to house the Ark of the Covenant. Maybe David saw the temple and…
Gift of Seeing “’All the events of King David’s reign, from beginning to end, are written in The Record of Samuel the Seer, The Record of Nathan the Prophet, and The Record of Gad the Seer.” 1 Chronicles 29:29 Some of the Bible’s greatest prophets are recorded as Seers. A spiritual seer is having a…
Activating the Gift of Hearing “’The Lord continued to appear at Shiloh and gave messages to Samuel there at the Tabernacle.” 1 Samuel 3:21 To start to activate the gift of hearing it’s good to develop a system to document what you hear, like a journal. Writing it down is a sign that you are…
Weaknesses of a Spiritual Hearer “Don’t be stubborn and rebellious as Pharaoh and the Egyptians were. By the time God was finished with them, they were eager to let Israel go.” 1 Samuel 6:6 While growing into the gift of hearing, spiritual hearers can doubt what they are hearing and if they are understanding it…
Strengths of a Spiritual Hearer “As Samuel grew up, the Lord was with him, and everything Samuel said proved to be reliable.” 1 Samuel 3:19 A mature spiritual hearer has unwavering confidence when prophesying what they heard from God. We don’t have any Biblical evidence that Eli continued to guide Samuel to further develop his…
Gift of Hearing “So the Lord called a third time, and once more Samuel got up and went to Eli. “Here I am. Did you call me?” Then Eli realized it was the Lord who was calling the boy.” 1 Samuel 3:8 This beautiful classic story is one of the traditional stories of a Spiritual…
