We sometimes try to over-spiritualize things and they have become commercialized in the church, allowing Satan to come after those things to corrupt them. Prophecy is one of those things he attacks. Whether we realize or not, we have all been used for prophecy at some point. Being spiritual doesn't mean we aren't living in reality, but we need to be approachable and filled with the Holy Spirit. In the Old Testament, prophets were used by God to speak to the people. What they spoke became the authoritative Word of God and that is what stands now and against what we must test all prophecy. Scripture tells us we will know His voice, but many of us struggle to know if it is really Him speaking to us. The more saturated we are in His Word, the clearer His voice will be as other influences fall away. We shouldn't expect to be proficient right away - we will grow in the gifts, but we must practice them. Even our weaker ones - we will grow and mature in them the more we operate in them. They all originate from the same place and are just a different application of the Holy Spirit's power. In all we do, love must be our highest goal. It will come with risk, but God wants to use people who are willing to be used by Him. We mustn't allow fear to stop us from stepping out in something new and advancing in our faith.

Amen!

Reference verses: Ephesians 4:11-13; 1 Corinthians 14:1-3, 24-26, 29-33; John 4:16-19; Acts 11:27-29; John 1:48; Acts 21:8-14; 1 Thessalonians 5:19-22; Romans 12:6