Prophetic Protocol

by Sarah Stegall | Jun 14, 2010 | Bible Study

We live in a generation obsessed with the supernatural. Christians must resist pressure to misuse the prophetic. God wants to speak to each one of us personally.

READ: Eccl. 3:1-7; Eccl. 8:4-6; Jer. 33:1-3; Matt. 7:7-11; John 10:14-16; 1 Thess. 5:19-24.

HEART ISSUE: Have you sought to hear from God through others rather than seeking Him for yourself?

PRAYER FOCUS: Father, forgive me for the times I’ve been impatient and not waited on the Spirit to speak. I choose to submit to Your revelation as it comes, when it comes. Amen.

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