I have argued off and on with Holy Spirit in regard to writing about this subject. He has been wanting me to write about this for some time now and then something would come along and I didn't write about what happened to me. It was recent that I indirectly encountered this person and it seemed to stir it up inside me what happened over a year ago. When this happened I may have shared how things shifted in a service and I felt led to go to a downstairs chapel and pray and then came back up to the sanctuary, that portion. What I am sharing now is what transpired after that. The scripture verse Holy Spirit shared with me in regard to this subject is 1 Kings 13, yep the example of the younger prophet being lied to by the older prophet. It cost the younger prophet his life. He was killed by a lion. I find it interesting that it really never delves into why the older prophet lied to begin with. I do beleive it is there as a testimony to not even let the "elect" in the church dissuade you from doing what God calls you to do. I was speaking with an elderly aunt yesterday and sharing with her about the tent revival. I shared a few places Holy Spirit would take me on adventures, like Bonnaroo farm land story from the other day. My ears perked up when she told me to keep doing what Holy Spirit shows me to do and do not let anyone stop you from doing what He tells you to do. Even if others may not understand it or talk about it because they don't understand, just keep doing what Holy Spirit tells you to do.
I notated in the margin of my bible this "Be cautious of deceptive prophets that will lie to fulfill their plans/agenda. Seek God to increase your discernment & follow God's voice/direction over mans." I just love when He stirs these sideline notes I am inspired to write in my bible, do you have the same type of expereinces also when reading the word of God, I sure do hope so. It looks like I wrote that in my bible back on 3/24/2014. I was not even living in TN then I was in GA and I see now that Holy Spirit was preparing me for now if that makes sense. There are lots of prophets in this region. I am suppose to seek God for words of direction in my life and not words coming forth from man. Yes, there are strategic points in my life when a prophetic word will come forth for me and it is a confirmation of what God already spoke to my heart. Those words are confirmations or bear witness to what Holy Spirit already showed me or spoke to me. There are really good and forthright prophets out there that walk a life of holiness. Then sometimes even the elect can get dissuaded by others and drift a little off course, they seem to get back on course because they have a tender heart that responds to correction. Not correction by man per say but God. Yes, He can use a man or woman of God to reach out to the prophet with the compassion of Jesus, it is up to the other to choose to receive the words and then turn to God and Jesus for healing. Praise God for His tender mercy and that mercy is new everyday. Lamentations 3: 22-23 talks about that very scripture. . I am going to share from 21-23 because I like the whole thing the way it is written in my bible "The reason I can still find hope is that I keep this one thing in mind: the Lord's mercy. We were not completely wiped out. His compassion is never limited. It is new every morning. His faithfulness is great."
Back to the story ... at this particular gathering a certain person was called forth and a prophetic word was spoken. I thought nothing of that at the time. I did not know this person personally or have interaction with them to know who they are. It was mentioned that they were one of the intercessors for the ministry, that is really all I knew about the person. The evening session I and another woman I was with were asked to sit on the front row during worship. We did and worship was grand it really was. I sought permission from the pastor to use my little percussion shaker instruments during worship and I did. I think a glory shout or two came forth that night. After worship we went back to our seats in the second row and thought nothing about it at the time. There was some sort of shift in that church that night that somehow brought a bit of heaviness upon me and that is when I quietly got up and retreated to the downstairs chapel to pray. I finished prayer and then returned to my seat in the 2nd row. What I am about to share took place after the church service that night. I was, as I so often did ever since I left OH was inquiring about deliverance ministry possibly in the vicinity. It was suggested to me to speak to one of the speakers wife about this. I was seated and she was in front of me sitting so I asked her the question and we were conversing about the subject and she was giving me direction. That intercessor person came right up and stood as we were seated and speaking, it was the look, I still remember that look they gave right to me. It was a look of not pleasantry at all but a look in which I was able to sense they wanted to know who I was and why was I there. I still remember that look given to me, things like that can tend to stay imprinted on your mind. It was not a look of concern or kindness type of inquiry, it was the opposite like why are you here and you have no reason to be here. I honestly ignored it at the time and continued my conversation. It was good advice given to me at the time. Apparently the pastor's mother operated in deliverance ministry and I was given the email address to contact her about a deliverance for me. I followed through and never heard one response at all to my inquiry. I don't get upset about things like that because that is just the Holy Ghost confirmation in me that I was not to get deliverance at that time from that person. The look of that intercessor I can still remember. I do not hold anything against this person and released that to Jesus.
So I then see this person praying with other intercessors on a team on a video or two I saw of the ministry. Why does everything inside of me tend to cringe when I see them pray? It is not my place to contact the ministry and share what took place when it did take place. I do not have authority or influence to do so and I respect submission in ministries. I am a great observer though, things that other people do not tend to catch I somehow see them for whatever purpose Holy Spirit shows it to me. Maybe for such a time as this??? I then go to the tent revival and one of the first persons I see the first night is this intercessor. Thank God I had sunglasses on and I do not think they recognized me as the person at that former ministry event. I see this is a person of influence in regard to prayer and I stay away until Holy Spirit calls me back a 2nd time. They are there again and I keep distance a 2nd time. After the first visit to the tent revival I am given a dream. I was a bit shaken up about this dream because snakes were in the dream so I contacted my spiritual mom and asked her to put on her discernment cap while I shared the dream. I was on the land where the revival takes place and I see 2 main faces shown to me in the midst of this dream. I see an open whiskey barrel. It was half the size and circumference of a Jack Daniels type of whiskey barrel. It was in a light colored wood barrel with 2 black metal bands around it one on top and the other at the bottom of the barrel. I was to look into the barrel and there was no lid on the barrel and none to be found either. It was an open barrel with snakes at the bottom of this barrel. They were not trying to come up and out of the barrel they just stayed at the bottom of the barrel. My spiritual mom asked pertinent questions of me like where they coming up the sides of the barrel, was there a lid on the barrel etc. This was not a warning dream but a dream of encouragement to me and about this revival. It was ok for me to go back to the revival as Holy Spirit leads me and I have gone back. So she shares with me that I do not look at myself as having authority in me of Jesus operating in me. She saw that the snakes could not go anywhere but stay at the bottom of the barrel because I had authority in Jesus to not allow them to leave the barrel and go onto the land, and that was even with a barrel that had no lid to contain them in the barrel. People when you get the big picture of not who you are but who Jesus sees you as in His authority you will say to a mountain to be removed and it will be removed. Humble yourself in a posture of seeking His knowledge. Like I am being shown the image of breaking forth the fragrant perfume to anoint the feet of Jesus. A posture of being low on the ground at His feet bent over in worship. Do you see it?
I am a worshiper and that is what I am honored to do is worship my Jesus. Not just at church events but everywhere, yes everywhere. Is a song of praise and thanksgiving in your heart and mind. I know you can find at least 1 thing He has done in your life for you to give Him thanks right? When you find the 1 then you will begin to find the next and the next and so forth. Worship blooms from a grateful heart I have found to be so true in my life. For whatever reason I shared this all with you all today. Be blessed and let your discernment kick in stronger than ever now in the times in which we live in. Gentle word of suggestion, get to know those that minister under your ministry name because my spiritual mother reminded me that bigger ministries don't always get the chance to know everyone that is affiliated with the ministry at times.
When I was at my church in Ohio they truly did observe and watch the people that were going to minister in their ministry. I remember once, I was going to share with youth about making a praise instrument and we actually made one together as a group. Did you know I had to go to a local police department at the time to get finger printed before I was ever allowed to minister with the children, even if it was only 1 session of sharing with them. May I clarify this a bit more, the church scheduled an appointment for me to go to the local police station to get the fingerprints so a background check could be completed on me first before ministering to the children. Do ministries even do that practice today, I do not know.
Last night I watched the revival on "live" stream and it so touches my heart how Jennifer & Munday minister to the people. It was so sweet when she began to sing in tongues and as she did the ministry came forth on the people standing before her to be ministered to. That reminds me of the days when I was a Catholic woman that would drive about 1 hour away to go to mass and the healing team would minister on the altar after mass. In a Catholic church I would have hands laid upon me and Kathy McBride would sing these beautiful songs that I did not even know the words to over me as she prayed with the other people on the team. That is where I first experienced resting in the spirit on the Catholic altar after mass. They had these healing services once a month after the 2nd mass took place. She so graciously explained to me to not fight gently falling back that I was resting in the Lord and he wanted to minister to me. Never forget the places in your life where Holy Spirit got you to to have ministry take place ok. Those are the tender moments in your life. Let me tell you that Kathy knew deliverance ministry because I would call her now and then and ask questions. One final thought, once when they were ministering to me on the altar it was through them praying in tongues that they shared with me the healing balm of Gilead was covering me.
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