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(Dad:) These battles that people have with prophecy are really a device of the Enemy to keep them from hearing from the Lord themselves! The Enemy knows how dangerous it is to him and his minions when one of God's children taps in to the voice of God, when they and those that they live and work with stop and pray and get their instructions straight from God. Because when they do, those instructions work, and the job is done, the victory is won, and the Enemy is defeated!
Why do you think so many people battle with it?--It's because the Enemy is fighting it so hard! Just think of it: People are battling about hearing from God! Who is it that would not want them to hear from God?--The Enemy, of course! He fights it tooth and nail, because he knows if he can defeat someone in this area, it is a major defeat. If he can cause them to doubt prophecy, it keeps them from tapping into the Source personally, and it causes them to doubt the Words that the Lord is giving today.
The Words the Lord is giving today are just like the Words that He gave me! I just got them a little differently, that's all. What's the difference whether the Lord spoke to my heart and gave me the Words to say, or if the Lord speaks to the hearts of those who Mama has asked to receive the Words? What's the difference? It's the Words that the Lord gives through the channel which is chosen, and the Words come out.
If a message comes to you via a telephone call, or via a letter, or via a radio, or via another person, what's the difference if you get the message? The message is the same. It's not the carrier of the message that counts, it's the message itself.
This is a battleground in the hearts and minds of my children! We see it Here. We see the Enemy attacking this foundation of faith, because he knows the defeat it can bring. So fight for this! Raise up the standard in this area. Use the gift yourself. Show faith in it. Show faith in others with the gift and use it. Let it help you in your decision-making. It is a gift of God! Use it, for it is the way of the future!
Use it! Believe in it! Have faith in it and don't let the Enemy steal it away from you! Don't let him cause you to doubt it, because within it there is great power!--The power to find and to understand what the Lord has for you to do.--The power to help you choose His choices, to have faith to follow and faith to do that which He shows you to do (ML #3027).
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