I have had this happen numerous times. God tells me something, or merely "intimates" (pronounced en-tuh-mayts) something to me where I just SEE it, ya know, but then nothing happens, it looks like it's over, and I move on...but it's not really over, it's just changed somehow. So then I start to see the pieces coming together, there are stirrings, movings, and shakings Behind the Curtains and what I was told does, invariably, come to pass.
So my question is this: Do you ever see the pieces coming together, knowing in a general sense what the end result will be, and dread having to go through the process that is required to get to that end result? ...even if it is the sum of your life's work and the essence of who you are taking shape? ...even if it would mean vindication and release and rapture and joy unspeakable and full of glory? ...even if it would be your dream, your ONLY dream, coming to fruition?
I'm not sure I have a direct answer to your question but I have a lot of experience with similar situations, so maybe we can get there from a round about way.
Years ago I was going to a church that was set on buying a piece of property and building a church. God told me that it wasn't His will for them to do so. While everybody else in the congregation was making Jericho marches and taking rocks home from the property and praying over them, I knew things wouldn't work out. Sure enough they didn't. They bought the property, but the county wouldn't let them build there.
I had told the pastor what I knew. Beyond that, I was powerless to do anything. I found out later that there was a seer in the congregation, someone who could see and talk to angels. The pastor went out there with her and they found angels watching over the property. When asked why, they told the seer that they were there in case the church wanted to buy the land. (Apparently second hand information gotten from angels is not as reliable as asking God yourself. Who knew?
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Spiritual gifts generally work in a similar manner, though the methods may be different. I don't see things in the spirit, and I don't generally just
know a future event is going to happen. But I've tuned my ear to hear very clearly in the spirit, and have a good sense of feeling/knowing. It is my observation that these giftings will work with or without God. Without God they are no different than psychic abilities. But any good prophet knows when his/her gifts are being used by God, and when they are just on automatic mode or are used by some other spirit/demon. ...And one type of false prophet would be someone who has developed their psychic abilities to the point of knowing something; and tries to pass that knowledge off as a word from the Lord.
What we are to do when we get a revelation from the Lord, is the question here I believe. This is where we often turn to ministry anointings, and do what we can to help. Deba apparently is an intercessor, and works the case from that angle. My default gift is teaching, so when encountered with a question I don't really have an answer to, I can talk my way in circles around the problem hoping the person finds a solution somewhere in the information given.
But it is not our place to fix the problem on our own. God does not show us these things so we can take on that kind of responsibility. There have been many many times where God has shown me things, but had absolutely no expectation for me to do anything about it except learn from others' mistakes. It also helped in assuring me that I can hear from Him accurately. I also don't think it is wrong to assume that God would show us things and expect us to use our already developed gifts on the problem. That is not the same as doing it in our own strength. Use wisdom/discernment to know what God's intentions are for each situation.
So my question is this: Do you ever see the pieces coming together, knowing in a general sense what the end result will be, and dread having to go through the process that is required to get to that end result? ...even if it is the sum of your life's work and the essence of who you are taking shape? ...even if it would mean vindication and release and rapture and joy unspeakable and full of glory? ...even if it would be your dream, your ONLY dream, coming to fruition?
It is worth it to go through the trials of life to achieve God given dreams. You are far ahead of most people to simply know that it won't be easy. Too often Christianity is marketed as an simple religion. Too many people do not know about the trials and tribulation before them. Don't give up, and don't shy away from the things you will have to face.
The prize of our calling is a relationship with God that is beyond comprehension.
