Applying yourself to prophetic exercises will make you more responsive to the prophetic unctions of the Holy Spirit. Here are a few exercises that might help you to develop your prophetic skills.
General: Recording and Analyzing
Recording any communication that you receive and then to analyze and discuss it with a friend will help you to gain insight in how the Lord speaks.
1. Prayer and Music
Listening to music, praying and waiting for God to speak will help you to gain more insight into hearing God’s voice. While you are praying, remember to journal. This will help you in the process of receiving more accurately.
2. Words of Encouragement
Select five friends or family and prepare a word of encouragement for each. Trust God for insight into what their need is. Share it with them and ask their feedback.
3. Reading Scripture
Reading and memorizing Scripture will help you to build up a healthy theological stance. This in turn will help you to judge whether a word is profitable or not.
4. Tongues and Interpretation
Exercise speaking in tongues and writing down what you believe it meant or pray in tongues for people and then pray what comes to mind for them. Both these two exercises will help you to hear and respond to communication from the Holy Spirit.
5. Record Dreams and Trust for interpretation.
Keep a journal of your dreams next to your bed. Write down your dreams when you wake up and try to write down the meaning of it in your journal.
6. Speak and Discuss
Speak and discuss all kinds of revelations. Talk about dreams, with your peers. Discuss tongues and interpretation. Discussion helps you formulate a basis from which to understand spiritual communication. Others’ experiences could also offer you insight into how God speaks.
All in all there are many exercises that you can try out to develop you prophetic skills It is important to exercise your gifts. Exercise will help you grow maturity and skill.
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