Hi there,
So I just wanted to expand on prophecy in general a little (more) in the sight of God and you. It is a great gift to be able to prophecy meaningfully and a great exercise of the intellect to understand it (eventually). However, like most Heavenly things, it does not come about by what is most immediately evident to the unredeemed mind. Just as Heaven does not come by observation, so prophecy does not come by just a little guesswork.
What does this mean? Well, it means that depending on the sort of prophecy you are gifted with, you will have to endure through a great deal of guesswork, before God is able to reveal to you to exact nature of the prophecy. For example, Ezekiel was told to create a model of a Jewish city and pretend he was laying siege to it - Isaiah was taken to a breadmakers shop and buried his clothes somewhere, elsewhere. These are practical things God asked them to do, so that He could speak to them prophetically, with the Jewish people. By carrying out the guesswork, but clinging to it, they were able to determine the prophecy - with the strength of the Lord.
I think what is interesting, is that although the guesswork may vary, the exact prophecy, visionarily speaking - does not. It is not even clear at first, in what way the guesswork will subside, or be entered into - such that you cannot say that God is working predictably or with a certain pretense in mind. It may be the wisdom behind this, that allowed the Lord to see what God was doing when He was working. If indeed there is more intelligence behind the guesswork, in the end - even, better -- for gain with contentment in God, is good.
Over time, learning not to resist the way in which the will of God interacts with the guesswork you present to Him, or better yet, acknowledge was ultimately His - we can be more and more intelligent (to begin with).
I hope this has been of some instruction to you.
So I just wanted to expand on prophecy in general a little (more) in the sight of God and you. It is a great gift to be able to prophecy meaningfully and a great exercise of the intellect to understand it (eventually). However, like most Heavenly things, it does not come about by what is most immediately evident to the unredeemed mind. Just as Heaven does not come by observation, so prophecy does not come by just a little guesswork.
What does this mean? Well, it means that depending on the sort of prophecy you are gifted with, you will have to endure through a great deal of guesswork, before God is able to reveal to you to exact nature of the prophecy. For example, Ezekiel was told to create a model of a Jewish city and pretend he was laying siege to it - Isaiah was taken to a breadmakers shop and buried his clothes somewhere, elsewhere. These are practical things God asked them to do, so that He could speak to them prophetically, with the Jewish people. By carrying out the guesswork, but clinging to it, they were able to determine the prophecy - with the strength of the Lord.
I think what is interesting, is that although the guesswork may vary, the exact prophecy, visionarily speaking - does not. It is not even clear at first, in what way the guesswork will subside, or be entered into - such that you cannot say that God is working predictably or with a certain pretense in mind. It may be the wisdom behind this, that allowed the Lord to see what God was doing when He was working. If indeed there is more intelligence behind the guesswork, in the end - even, better -- for gain with contentment in God, is good.
Over time, learning not to resist the way in which the will of God interacts with the guesswork you present to Him, or better yet, acknowledge was ultimately His - we can be more and more intelligent (to begin with).
I hope this has been of some instruction to you.
