What Are Some Signs That You Have A Prophetic Gift?

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Signs you have a prophetic giftA prophecy is a message from God, brought through a Christian who is filled with the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:17-18) The spiritual gift of prophecy is a special ability given to some Spirit-filled Christians to receive and share a message from God that will bring people closer to Jesus and help move them towards His future purpose for them. Prophecy is one of the gifts God uses to help build and grow the church (1 Cor 14:4).

Signs You May Have A Gift Of Prophecy

So—if you believe that you may have a prophetic gift, but are not sure, what are some signs that will help you identify it and move forward? You may not identify with all of the following points, but if you do have a prophetic gift, you will recognize many of them in your life:

1. Desire to Help People Through Prophecy (1 Cor 14:3)

  • You have a desire for God to use you to bring a message from Him that will encourage your leaders or church
  • If a person is in trouble, needs guidance, or to connect with God, you find yourself wanting to pass on an encouraging message from God

2. You Pray in a Prophetic Way

  • After praying for people, they comment that you “prayed the right thing,” or they ask, “How did you know that?”
  • When praying for a person, group, geographical area, or for your church, you sense that the Holy Spirit is directing your prayers about God’s purpose for the situation.
  • You seem to know what Bible verses apply to a situation that you are praying for; symbolic pictures or words may come to mind when you pray.

3. Attraction To Prophetic Ministry (1 Cor 14:1)

  • You have a keen interest in prophetic ministry
  • Prayer meetings or any meetings where people are operating in prophetic gifts, are where you want to be! You find yourself drawn to prophetic people.
  • You may feel that you have a call from God to prophetic ministry but sometimes experience doubts.

4. Motivation to Learn How to Prophesy (2 Tim 1:6)

  • You are motivated to learn about how to use the prophetic gift or further your understanding of personal prophecy.
  • Prophetic people tend to actively seek out teaching or training through reading books, attending training sessions, or learning from people who are experienced in prophecy
  • You’ve been searching online and are reading this blog!

5. Other Signs… That may Indicate you Have a Prophetic Gift

  • You may get discouraged when things you believe God has promised don’t come to pass as quickly as you would like
  • Perhaps, you have an affinity with symbolic pictures, stories, or actions
  • You may have had unusual or supernatural experiences that point you to having a prophetic gift—however, note this is not a prerequisite
  • Many prophetic people have a keen sense of justice—however, remember that human personality is not an indicator of whether a person has a prophetic gift from the Holy Spirit.

Tips for Moving Forward in Developing Your Prophetic Gift

If you do recognize any of the above signs and would like to grow in your prophetic gift, here are some ideas to help you:

  • Find a healthy Christian church where prophetic ministry is encouraged, and where you can grow in your gifts
  • Focus on developing your general Bible knowledge; resist the temptation to take verses or Bible stories out of context
  • Learn the principles of hearing God’s voice and how to filter out what is not of God
  • Practice hearing messages from God to yourself and others in your own times of prayer. Use a journal to keep track of and check what you believe God is saying to you.
  • Ask for feedback when you bring a prophetic message and be open to both encouragement and correction
  • Choose your mentors carefully. Looks for people who are enthusiastic and supportive members of a church where they are accountable to church leadership
  • Find good sources of training and teaching to help you grow in understanding and using the gift of prophecy

Would you like to develop your prophetic gift?
Here are 2 things that can help you:

1. Prophetic Teaching:
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2. The Enliven School of Prophecy and Discernment:

Find information about my online courses including the Prophetic School here. I have created the Prophetic School to help you develop your prophetic gift through gaining foundational wisdom and Biblical insight to take your gift to the next level.

Related Posts:

‘How To Develop Your Prophetic Gift’

11 Signs that your Prophetic Gift is Being Held Back

Can I Prophesy if I do not Have a Spiritual Gift of Prophecy?

© Helen Calder    Enliven Blog – Prophetic Teaching
Enliven Ministries—in the David McCracken Ministries family.

71 thoughts on “What Are Some Signs That You Have A Prophetic Gift?”

  1. Jake

    There’s a lot I would like to say about my experience, but I’ll try to give the readers digest version, lol. I don’t call myself a prophet per se, but because of what’s happening in my life the last couple of years, others have called me prophet or say that I reside in the office of the prophet. I have spiritual discernment, I prophesy, I’ve been told I have a break through or breakers annointing, but the one thing that really leaves me speechless is being able to bring, change or usher in a heavenly presence. I’ve had numerous people witness this and I find it hard to believe if I wasn’t standing there myself. Prophets have said that when I walk into an environment it changes. When it first started it was amazingly powerful, nothing I’ve ever seen or witnessed before. I could actually feel and see the atmosphere change and prophecy and a word of knowledge would come, but The Lord would only do this for certain people at a prayer meeting. Some times the tangible present would have my heart flipping and flopping all over the place and I shake. I guess now I’m going through a desert type season now, where I don’t see it quite as often. The Holy Ghost gives me dreams and visions of a deliverance ministry. Quite frankly I don’t know what’s happening. This is still relatively new to me. I hope and pray that you can help me gain some knowledge on what’s happening to me and if I do have a gift from the Holy Ghost and if this is normal to go through a dry season. I don’t know what He is preparing me for, but I’m both scared and excited and I can’t wait to see what my destiny in The Lord is. I know this is a mouth full, forgive me for being long winded, but this is as short as I could get it, lol. I look for your reply whenever you get a chance. Be blessed.

  2. Dorah Tshabalala

    I reside in South Africa. I would like to develop my Prophetic Gift & get Prophetic Training. What is the first thing to do. I lack confidence and I become discouraged easily. At the moment I am experiencing spiritual dryness but thank God for the information I just got on your website I believe it will be of help to me.
    God bless you.

  3. LIBERATA

    My name is Liberator and its my great pleasure to come across your teachings. am growing a growing prophet , i have seen visions and i always feel the presence of God, what am interested in is training my body to hear God’s voice as part of prophetic ministry. thank you

  5. Walter Ezekiel

    Hi Helen, I thank God for your life, for using you mightily in this end time. I want to glorify the name of the Lord for strengthening you to obey and be faithful in your calling. Most especially given you the grace to endure ministarial sufferings for his glory. You have just helped me to discovered more and confirmed my prophetic gifting, through your post comment facilities. I would like to often receive your articles on prophetic gifting and related subjects. Thank you and stay blessed in his glory.

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