Prophetic Singing

Hey there :D

So recently I've been on yet another camp but this time I was a leader, which was exciting :) I love to sing and it's something I've always been encouraged in to practise so I can worship God with it but the prophetic (basically hearing from God what He tells us to do or what is coming next) it is something I have always been a bit fearful of if I'm honest. Mainly just, "what if it's wrong, and everyone thinks I'm ungodlyor something.." etc. It sounds a bit silly but subconsicously that's what I'd be thinking and so I would hold back. Also, there's the worry that I would sound really out of tune xD which would be EMBARRASSING!

But anyway,

through various camps and stuff I would meet people and older girs/women would really challenge me to open up my mouth and just sing. It actually was really intense when you'd be closing your eyes in worship and would open them to find one of the girls with a mike under my nose ordering me to "SING!" So I was pretty scared of it xD but despite it being scary at the time I actually learnt through it not to be scared of needing to share something but just see it as God singing through me. This year was the first year I've really taken my own initiative to just get up and sing what God is telling me to sing it. And when I really listened and obeyed that's when the song would touch people and they would hear God. Also, the whole out of tune thing, doesn't really matter! One time I sang out I thought I sounded horrendous but turns out that I didn't actually sound as bad as I thought. Even if I did, it wouldn't really matter just as long as God's message had got across :)

This isn't to boast it's to encourage anyone else with a similar gifting, or even a completely different one, not to hold back because God's word is never wrong and you are definitely more than likely to bring healing to a person with the prophetic. Another example of the prophetic was, at the camp I went to, quite a few of the leaders, myself included at some points, got into the habit of prophesying over each other every night. I think it's so incredbile to get into this "culture" of prophesy. I got some words that were so spot on and you can just TELL when something is from God. Yeah to begin with its a bit scary incase you're totally wrong but most of the time you won't be, and if you are, fair enough! We learn from our mistakes :)

Happy prophesying :D

E.C.