Recently, I had a prophetic vision in which I looked into Jesus’ eyes, and reflected in them was something He wanted to show me.
Jesus seemed to be indicating, ‘See what I am seeing—this is on the Father’s heart right now.’
I saw long banqueting tables being prepared for a feast. Some platters were already in place; however, there were still a lot of empty spaces awaiting food.
As I watched this table, I became aware of the sound of a stampede in the distance. The sound was growing louder. It was evident that crowds of hungry people were on their way—but the feast was not ready.
Why, I wondered, were there so many spaces? Time was running out for God’s people to bring their plates of food to the table! Yet they were holding back for various reasons.
No More Excuses
Right now, there is an urgency in the Kingdom because many people need to ‘taste and see that the Lord is good.’ (Ps 34:8) They need the Good News. They need the ministry of the Holy Spirit.
The hungry can only ‘taste and see’ as God’s people bring their gifts to the table—as you and I are willing to share what God has given to us.
Why would people hesitate to bring a platter of food to a public table?
- Perhaps they feel inadequate—they are measuring themselves against others who have more ‘fancy’ dishes and think that their own offerings are too plain, their recipes too simple
- Maybe they feel intimidated—and they are afraid of criticism or rejection of their offering
- Perhaps they are so overwhelmed with meeting their own needs that they do not have time to consider others
- They could be simply lethargic, or have lost their own appetite, or…
Overcome Reluctance and Bring your Gifts to the Table.
Today, I believe it is on God’s heart to encourage you to share what you have with others.
Bring your spiritual gifts, your talents, your vision, to the table. If you are a leader, encourage others to do the same.
If you can relate to having a reluctance in sharing your spiritual gift, here are some encouraging truths to help you move forward:
Don’t hold back because you feel inadequate. God says you are appointed and anointed. Your adequacy is from Him. (2 Cor 3:4)
Don’t hold back because you feel what you have is too simple. There are people who need the simplicity of the gift and expression you carry, just as there are people who need plain food. There are many different needs and many different appetites.
Don’t hold back because you feel you do not have the time. What you carry in its barest form, released in a moment, may help feed a hungry person.
God can use what you offer to Him, but He cannot use what you withhold.
Don’t hold back because you are intimidated by other people’s gifts, styles or methods. What you carry is unique and highly valued to God.
You are significant and irreplaceable.
Your gifts are needed by Jesus.
And—there are lives at stake.
Choose Your Story…Change Your Life.
- Have you ever felt as though your life is stuck in a pattern?
- Would you like a clear, simple message to help yourself—and others—break free of limitations and live your God-appointed destiny?
God has a story for your life. It is the story of an abundant life—a life full of faith and purpose.
‘The script’ is any story-line that is at work in your life, that is not in accordance with God’s Word—and what He says about you.
In ‘The Script: Choose Your Story Change Your Life’ you will learn:
- What a script is, and five ways it can come into operation
- How to identify and defeat a counterfeit script
- How to identify and break a generational storyline (curse)
- How to replace the script with God’s story for your life
In ‘The Script: Choose Your Story Change Your Life’ I share my own testimony of breaking free from personal and generational scripts, and encourage you to live a life empowered by the Word of God.
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© 2016 Helen Calder Enliven Blog – Prophetic Teaching
On team with David McCracken Ministries: Prophetic Ministry That Empowers The Church
Helen Calder is a prophetic minister and writer, and founder of Enliven Ministries. Helen has a unique gift of equipping in prophetic ministry and prayer. She is known for Enliven Blog (est. 2009), an online resource that reaches thousands of people globally.
Helen hello sister bless u and the David MC Cracken ministry, great to hear from u as of right i mean the holy spirit is revealing stuff, i wondered about never knew, and life with Jesus is just beautiful, I MEAN THE miracle of God is Jesus, and everything Jesus said us born again christian go through u go through if u are born again and have the holy spirit u go through but that’s the holyness and truth that are father is, he gave Jesus the authority, and Jesus gave us authority, and it’s all from the most high, I mean i became born again, and how the God, the name of Jesus and Jesus himself transformed my entire being environment etc, Helen i know and your ministry, I mean u literally can’t count your blessing because as God said your cup runneth over and that is every aspect of your life, and problems when God has your back u have no problems, I mean when u form a covenant u just understand, u might cry and say i don’t feel like like that, but once u truly have that relationship, no one can take it, and the HOLY SPIRIT IS ALWAYS THERE, AND REGARDLESS THE SITUATION U SMILE, IT’S LIKE WHEN U WRESTLE LIKE JACOB DID U KNOW IT’S FOR THE GLORY OF GOD, AND NOTHING ELSE IN JESUS NAME, with that kind of miracle u have to spread as the holy ghost wont let u be lukewarm your own flesh u will detest, at all costs, so u don’t boast yourself Helen but u do boast your God we spread as much as we can, b less u in Jesus name amen.
Hi Shinua, thank you for sharing! It sounds as though God has done a great work in your life – and I appreciate the encouragement too.
I really loved this article. I am just starting in my ministry and very excited to be doing God”s will. It’s very joyful!! I do have one question in relation to the gift of discernment. My immediate family know of my gift, but should I tell others in my life as well, such as friends or other family? What about being humble? I don’t want to come across as being or knowing more than them. How do I tell others and remain humble?
Hi Donna, that’s such a great question.
I love the food analogy in relation to that one – don’t tell others you are a great cook – instead, prepare them a delicious dish and bless them with it – then they will discover for themselves that you are a fantastic cook! Same with the gifts – just bless people with the grace of God on your life, and the overflow of your relationship with Him, the results will speak for themselves.
Of course, there are times when we do acknowledge we have a gift – when we are working in a ministry area or taking specific opportunities to use it, etc…discernment is not always tangible and wisdom is needed in every situation :-)
Dear Helen.
Thank you for sharing your prophetic insights. The articles on your blog has really helped me grow. The Lord gave me a prophetic dance gift about three months ago. What is the change of you writing an article about prophetic dancing? It will help me in ministering more effecrively to a group of ten members on our ward. I am a member of a prophetic church and also the leader in our ward. We don’t have a residing pastor, which mean that I have to carry the responsibilities of pastor. I am never reluctant in sharing my gift, but would like to glorify my Father through the gift.
Thanks in advance.
Tina.
What a special ministry, Tina (prophetic dancing). It has such extraordinary potential for ministry in the Holy Spirit, and as any other gift, the potential to be abused as well. The same principles of honour, guidelines and accountability, wisdom and discernment apply – as in the whole range of prophetic ministries. I haven’t written anything yet except a piece or two in my book ‘Prophetic Worship: Develop Your Ministry of Encounter’…. I will keep it in mind :-)
Amen God is good I believe God has been moving in my life and activating my gift I haven’t got vision but at the moment iam operating through worship and faith and many things God has done
Thank you for the confirmation not to hold back
That sounds great Emosi!
Greetings
My name is Sophie from South Africa Pretoria.
When I start working at church I started by Worshipping then Preaching and praying for people and prophecying. And I was cut off from everything without an reason.
I kept being strong even though it was hard. After a week a group of women approached me and asked me to teach them the word. I agree and we started. And the leaders they were so agree that they called us a group of women of lies and they warn people to stay away from us. And we had to leave de ministry.
I experience that in 4 ministries, and now I’m not attend any ministry. I’m just praying with people but is hard when I’m carring a massage because I don’t know where to deliver. Sometimes I feel like I’m not like before I feel like I’m short somewhere like I’m still lacking because I was hurt by the leaders… Even now I’m scared to go to church because I feel like they will distroy me at the end. Because I was getting attacks even spiritually.
But all is the past now thank you for this article. You have boosted my physical and spiritual life.
Thank you
Be blessed always
Hello Sophie, I’m sorry to hear of the hard things you have gone through. I pray that you will find a healthy church and ministry to attend. God has designed us to grow and minister in community – the body, as the Apostle Paul puts it.
I’m glad you’ve been encouraged, thank you for leaving the note.
Good Morning Sophie! I read about your hardship and your rejection at the hands of those who should be in leadership positions. For whatever reason, your direct experiences of negative human behavior rings as a testament to how real christian’s, the world over, are being received, now that we are in the latter days spoken of in the last chapters of the Bible! The minute we take up our cross for our beloved Christ Jesus, we ourselves become a target! My husband and I created a blog to express and share the supernatural events in our live, and our walk with Jesus. You too can share on-line, the message you carry and the purpose you feel. You can reach thousands of seekers using the internet and worship the Lord in private with your closest friends and family. I just wanted you to know you are not alone, to persevere no matter the blocks and obstacles, and to never ever give up being a shining example of a true warrior for God! Blessing upon you and your desire to spread the Gospel! Stacie
Good day Helen, thank you for allowing the Lord to use you in such a powerful way and the info you are sharing with us. Helen, I have been on a journey with the Lord in a powerful way and also encountered demonic forces on this journey. I also realised acording to Jeremia 29:11 that the Lord has not only one plan, but several plans for me. I must admit that I have made some mistakes on this very long and frustrating journey and repented before the Lord for these mistakes made out of leaning on my own understanding, disobedience and frustration. The Lord has called me for several missions but found myself to be reluctant as I do not see any fruit on my actions. Also, I need the Lord to open some doors for me to continue with some of His plans. I learned that the Lord is using you to guide me and will appreciate it if I could communicate with you via email as well as on the blog.
Thank you.
Regards
Willie
Hello Willie,
God’s grace is abundant and my own experience is that He has taken my mistakes and used the lessons I’ve learned for His glory. He will also make up for lost time! If you haven’t seen my article on Divine Acceleration, take a look here: https://www.enlivenpublishing.com/blog/2014/08/20/divine-acceleration-god-will-make-up-for-lost-time/
For questions, I’m off email for a few weeks now as I’m on holidays, but will be answering comments on Facebook for the next week here: https://www.facebook.com/Enliven.Blog.Prophetic.Teaching