For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables. 2 Timothy 2:4
I have them sometimes
I like to listen to people who tell me what I want to hear
who sing my song
We all do at times, even if we know it’s just an opinion,
or a desire
Itching ears is something we must guard ourselves from
The other day, a blonde lady kept coming up
as a suggestion for me to watch on YouTube
It called her a prophet and her video was titled
that she knew the future
I ignored it for a few days but every time I went on there,
there she was
Her video was 6 mins long, so I finally listened
She was definitely telling me something I wanted to hear
In the Old Testament, the way they tested the prophets
were by whether or not the prophecies came to pass
There was no time line but she said soon
She also said that those who have said she
and other prophets spoke falsely
will be removed from their leadership positions,
She said some will even die
That was a lot to sort out,
a lot to think about,
a lot to consider
Even though she was saying some things I wanted to hear,
there was something about her that didn’t seem just right
I still can’t say for certain
I’m still praying about it
Trying to be vigilant, watchful
We certainly don’t want to dismiss something
if it truly is from the Lord,
We also don’t want to get misled
I shared it with a few people
Some of them liked the idea
but most had reservations as well
And the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets.
1 Corinthians 14:32
Still praying about it and it hasn’t become clear to me yet
It’s a process sometimes
And sometimes you know right away
The Bible talks about discernment of spirits
Some people operate in the gift of discernment of spirits
The rest of us may get discernment easily from time to time,
but we often have to pray about it
and seek the truth muddled in the message
You know that feeling of knowing something is not quite right
without being able to out your finger on it?
Yeah, that was this
For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit; To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit; To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues: 1 Corinthians 12:8-10
Grasping the truth, searching for it,
comparing what we have heard with the word of God,
all of that can be a process with which we must,
like a sieve, that sorts out the gold from the rocks,
we must patiently find the truth
or wait for the lies to be exposed
which happens as we compare the truth in the word of God
with what we have heard
On YouTube, this lady is clumped in with false prophets
Someone else has made a video of her
claiming her to be false
I’m not there yet
some people think every prophet is false
I have decided to put what she said on the back burner,
not giving it too much credence
waiting and watching as the time goes on
and not thinking too much of it
Even prophets of God are not to be followed
We can listen, even agree, take heed,
but our loyalty and honor must remain
with Jesus, The King of Kings and Lord of Lords
So I will continue on on my walk,
doing the things I know that God would want me to do,
praying, reading his word, fellowshipping with others
who are following the Lord as well
and put this lady’s word aside for now