Have you been questioning past prophetic words or visions?
Perhaps you have been holding on to a promise from God for a long time, but it has not come to pass the way you expected.
Today, God is inviting you into a place of liberty with Him.
“Do not remember the former things,
Nor consider the things of old.
Behold, I will do a new thing,
Now it shall spring forth;
Shall you not know it?”
(Isaiah 43:18-19, NKJV)
Signpost Prophetic Words
There are times to continue contending for a prophetic word, even when the opposite is taking place.
Every true word from God goes through a season of testing and purifying—and Joseph’s story is a great example of this.
But there are also times to let go.
A prophetic word may have been a “signpost” word, and God used it to lead you in a certain direction.
But now, He has a new path for you to follow and new instructions for you.
The Day God Changed His Instructions
One day, God spoke to Moses about a change in direction.
“Then we turned around and headed back across the wilderness toward the Red Sea, just as the Lord had instructed me, and we wandered around in the region of Mount Seir for a long time. “Then at last the Lord said to me, ‘You have been wandering around in this hill country long enough; turn to the north.” (Deut 2:1-2, NLT)
At one stage, that mountain was a prophetic destination.
But it was time to move on!
What if some of those people had resisted Moses’ new instructions? They could have complained, “But Moses, God said go to Mount Seir.”
And that was true.
Yet, it was not true for “now” and it can be like that for us!
God sent an earlier word to position us. But now, it is time to receive His new agenda.
We Needed to “Unhook” from Past Prophetic Words
Someone needs to know today that a past prophetic vision is no longer your assignment! You may have been grieving over it, but your Father is giving you fresh instructions.
My husband Malcolm and I were involved in a mission agency for around 16 years. We sacrificed a great deal in that season—and believed that calling was for life! But, our time with that organization came to a close unexpectedly in 2004.
At that time, and during the years since, there have been times we’ve needed to “unhook” from our past prophetic dreams of that time. These ran very deep for us.
We also had some prophetic words from that era that were left unfulfilled. But our call from Jesus was bigger than that season. Be assured that right now, your life’s calling is greater than any single season!
You Are Not Disempowered
The story of how Moses redirected the people from Mount Seir is a helpful reminder.
When we know God has planted us in a church or team, and we are in the place of His choosing, we can trust God’s oversight of our leaders.
Through the decades and transitions of life, I’ve learned this:
- My personal prophetic calling is not bound to a church or ministry, beyond the timing of God
When I believed that it was, and a leader of my church or ministry changed direction, it affected me deeply (and needlessly).
So, don’t buy into the lie that you have been disempowered by another person.
No one else can “torpedo” your God-given prophetic dream—and you can trust in God’s sovereignty regarding your calling.
Full of Power
Whenever and however a prophetic insight comes, it is not untouchable—it is adjustable!
And this is true, even when years have passed.
God’s instructions to you are not fragile, but full of power!
Paul wrote, “Do not quench the Spirit. Do not despise prophecies. Test all things; hold fast what is good.” (I Thess 5:19-21 NKJV)
The Bible tells us to hold onto prophetic words that have been proven to be good and of the Holy Spirit.
That Greek word translated good, Kalos (Strong’s G2570), means excellent, eminent, genuine, approved.
The question could be—Is this prophetic insight “good” for right now?
Ask, “Is this a promise to carry into my next season?”
The Power of Surrender
Is something resonating with you as you read this? You are not being unfaithful by surrendering a past prophetic promise to God! Your Father is a God of resurrection and well able to cause it to spring to life.
Remember Abraham, who was willing to sacrifice his son Isaac, a prophetic promise to God. Even when we head in the opposite direction of God’s commands, His grace is still available to us.
On the other hand, all of us have made mistakes in our past. If this has been troubling you, the story of Jonah will encourage you: “Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time: “Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message I give you.” (Jonah 3:1,2, NKJV)
Whatever has taken place that has affected your prophetic vision, yield to God now.
And lean in close.
Now, hear your Father say, “Beloved, I have new instructions for you to receive.”
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Do you believe God is speaking to you about becoming free of past expectations? I’d love to hear from you, so scroll down to share your thoughts in the comments box below.
Can a “Soul Tie” Hold Us to Past Prophetic Words?
This is a question I’m currently exploring some answers to, so if you’re interested in this topic, let me know in the comments. And keep an eye out for the upcoming “Part 2” on this topic, as I share further about letting go of past prophetic words and visions.
This can now be found here: Tent Pegs: 5 Keys to Cut Soul Ties from Past Seasons
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- How do faith and wisdom work together when following prophetic guidance?
- What extra care can I take when my prophetic insights are about relationships or emotional issues?
- When I’m faced with a closed door, what can I do?
- If my prophetic guidance is unclear, what actions should I take?
- What is God doing when there are delays and disappointments?
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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.
Hi Helen,
I would be very interested in your revelation concerning soul ties and prophecy. Father is moving me in a greater way towards inner healing with people and my thoughts are this is another uncovering. I would love to hear from you.
Bless You and Malcolm for your response to His ministry in your lives.
Nerys
Wow. I am dealing with this right now. I had prophetic words through others, open visions, God speaking to me Himself over the course of eight months. Then in February 2020 everything that seemed to be lining up with what He had said crumbled. I sought Him, cried out to Him for confirmation/understanding/wisdom. I had a very detailed dream, of which has not come to fruition.
How does one remain faithful to Him and what He has said, still giving their “Yes,” in a position of surrender and trust while tossing everything aside?
I don’t understand, and I am hurting. I have walked with Him, knowing His voice for 52 years. Hearing, listening and trusting Him is not new to me. The level of trust this has required has placed me at His feet, on my face. There are moments I question everything, including my sanity. I was told 35 years ago by a prophet that I am a bull dog. I do not let go in the spirit until what He has said is accomplished. I don’t know how to let go. It is as if in doing so (I have contemplated all of this for months) that I would be saying that either I do not know His voice, my spiritual walk is a fantasy, or that my Father is not faithful and true to His word.
Blessings, as soon as I started to read this, I have not stop weeping. I find it so hard with this pandemic to get to actual church but I remain seeking him. So surprising I was wondering what God was doing with me. I had this dream: I am in a friends house house sitting while construction was going on there was adult and children furniture so cute. I saw a man on or by a ladder still working building stuff.
Then a black pretty woman came up to me & gave me her newborn, it appeared she didn’t want the responsibility. I got to feel maybe I don’t want to take that task but I got a close up of the illuminated baby wrap in brightest white cloth. The eyes twinkle and the baby smile at me, I was so in love with the baby and wanted to care and keep it safe. This was two days ago and I felt God was doing a new think. Then I was on a road in a car very bright day and to my right was many colorful churches to my right, yet I saw a bump on the road, and thought it’s going to start to move now but it may be a little bumpy on the road ahead. I just knew. Something new? I just can’t stop weeping it’s hard to know what he is doing with me. Pray for my daughter she is addicted to medications but I know God is there. Your words are always talking. Yes, do the soul ties and maybe about generational curses some say not true some say yes. Thank you. In His service also concern for Israel too.
Blessings, as soon as I started to read this, I have not stop weeping. I find it so hard with this pandemic to get to actual church but I remain seeking him. So surprising I was wondering what God was doing with me. I had this dream: I am in a friends house house sitting while construction was going on there was adult and children furniture so cute. I saw a man on or by a ladder still working building stuff.
Then a black pretty woman came up to me & gave me her newborn, it appeared she didn’t want the responsibility. I got to feel maybe I don’t want to take that task but I got a close up of the illuminated baby wrap in brightest white cloth. The eyes twinkle and the baby smile at me, I was so in love with the baby and wanted to care and keep it safe. This was two days ago and I felt God was doing a new thing. Then I was on a road in a car very bright day and to my right was many colorful churches to my right, yet I saw a bump on the road, and thought it’s going to start to move now but it may be a little bumpy on the road ahead. I just knew. Something new? I just can’t stop weeping it’s hard to know what he is doing with me. Pray for my daughter she is addicted to medications but I know God is there. Your words are always talking. Yes, do the soul ties and maybe about generational curses some say not true some say yes. Thank you. In His service also concern for Israel too.
I broke out in tears after reading! It was time to cry and release. have been holding on to a word spoken to me years ago. i wanted so to be married, saw glimpses of the prophecy, and then it seemed as opposite began happening. thank you for reminding of flexibility and becoming free of some expectations of the past. oddly, i felt embarrassed to ever think of letting go of something i was so sure God really did speak to me about. just this morning kept sensing “Philippians 3:13 “Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before.”
perhaps i needed a jolt today to get unstuck from even a past prophecy.
I’m definitely interested in the soul tie past prophetic word…I’ve never considered this before. My soul tie is now passed and he, my wonderful father, was our Moses…but perhaps it’s time to let go of a prophetic word I’ve carried that related to him and his death.