God's voice is everywhere and he messages are everywhere. To a person that is in tune a bus advertisement can be saying "take one step at a time" and a sign on a road saying "one way" can be saying something. God is a heavenly Father but somehow the church and preaching has made Him become mysterious.

I have a beloved friend who is a prophet and for two hours tonight he was sharing some of his conversations with God. I told him he should write a book and as a person who has two books in the process of becoming a reality I suppose I see potential everywhere for books.

He told me that the reason Abraham was such a friend of God was that he not only obeyed but Abraham would listen and cry with the pain of God.

How I got the gift of prophecy

There wasn't one prayer that was prayed for me. No one laid hands on my to receive the gift of prophecy. It was simple. One day the Holy Spirit told me to go into a Mc Donald's store and speak to a stranger who he described what she was wearing and to bring her a message. I go into more detail in that encounter in the article prophetic evangelism on this site.

It was simple God had a message for a women and I went and delivered it. In that prophetic word I received a vision and described the vision to the girl and this confirmed the prophet word was coming from God.

Then over time it started more and more and the Lord would give me a message for a person.

One day at church I went forward to an alter call for prayer and our assistant pastor said that the Lord wants me raised up in the gift of prophecy and from that day on I began to prophesy in church meetings.

I have ran a website on the Internet for a year from 2005 to 2006 where I did about 400 prophecies for free online, and got quite a bit a good feedback and some really detailed feedback. I did this prophecy in December 2005 and the Lord used a vision to show me this prophecy.

KEY:

The Father speaks prophecy in black.

The lady that received the Word gives her detailed feedback in bold

The LORD saith:

You are a strong tower, a city that is surrounded by the wilderness, a city where the river runs through it and one that has much food and provisions. You are a city that has good workmen inside and many trades and it's her priests and fully self sufficient.

This is an encouragement - this part lifted me up as I wasn't feeling strong at all. I am glad that the Lord sees me as a strong tower. His Word and joy is indeed my strength.

Yet, an enemy is coming against you, one that has won man wars and one that is quite prepared to conduct a long and sustained siege. He has supplies and provisions and is quite willing to put the time in to see victory. This army is headed up by Lucifer, a warrior mighty in battle and mighty in strategy and whose taunts over the walls of your city to your people bring much fear and dread into the people of your city.

This is tough to take. I have been under tremendous pressure and attacks. I lost my job; my family has been in need. I have been overwhelmed by the problems - I sometimes feel like I am going to drown in my problems.

Yet the river that flows through your city springs up from within the city and cannot be blocked by the enemy and that river is the Holy Spirit. It will not only give you life, but it will take away the stains and taunts of the enemy if you wash in it and soak yourself with it.

Halleluiah!!!! I will hold on to this promise. Yes - Holy Spirit flow! I need you Holy Spirit. I drink from your fountain.

In this attack, this sustained attack Lucifer will make a stand and will stay for a long time with a determined effort against you. Your prayers will not send him away and only by putting on your armour each day will you be protected from his fiery darts, and those taunts that reach you will have to be washed away by my Spirit, my Son's blood and the Word of God.

A friend recently encouraged me and asked me to put on the amour of God each day. I will do this everyday and cover myself with the Blood of Jesus and meditate on God's Word. Thank you God for the instruction.

It is no use praying for me to defeat him and send him away, for like Job I have given him permission for this attack.

A few weeks ago, while crying out to God, I said "O God why does this happen, why do you let all these things happen". And I heard Father God saying, 'I have allowed Satan to test you, like I did Job."

As it goes on you will run out of energy and your people will talk in whispers about giving in and just surrendering. Soon the whispers will grow into open talks and arguments with raised voices.

There is a lot of talk by my friends and family about me, my choices and all that is happening to me.

Indeed you will reach a place where you simply find yourself at the end of yourself.

I feel like I am in a pit with no where to go, nothing else to try out. Everything I try to do to get out of my situation has failed.

This is the place where all heaven above and all the hosts of Lucifer will look on to see what will happen, just as they did when my son hung on the cross.

God give me strength to stay strong and glorify you in all this.

At this point the only way to victory is for you to totally die to self in EVERY area of your life. Few people on earth ever do this and few people HAVE to with my grace and my love.

Jesus, Help me to die to self in every area of my life. Help me not to try and get solutions in my own strength. But to rest in God's grace

But you WILL have to DIE

If you don't you will be defeated and never will you rise again in victory.

From the day you die, my Spirit will take over and run your every decision and your every work. From that day on you will become mighty and powerful in my kingdom and on that day I will be your strong tower.

Amen In time when the enemy is convinced that he can't defeat you at that time, He will leave with my permission and wait for another day.

The enemy is defeated in Jesus Name.

From that time when the enemy retreats many will have heard of your battle and your city will be one where the weary souls will come to bathe in your river and be refreshed by your words and your joy. From that day, you will do deep inner healing in the lives of many and my name will be glorified in your city forevermore.

Another prophet had prophesied that God would use me to minister to the hurting.

I have spoken and so it will be.

We together will see victory, you have it in print, and my prophet has declared it, hold onto this word in the battle.

I am holy and one day you will walk in that holiness.

Be blessed and fight well.

Help me in my battle Lord!

Your loving Father.

You can see that this was a very well received prophetic word and very needed by this lady at this time and so I was used in a great way to bring comfort , hope and direction to a persons life.

One day I said a prayer that took me to the heart of a prophet

One day when speaking to Jesus I asked Him if I could be his friend in a two way friendship. I told him that I was happy that he was always listening to me and helping me in my struggles but would he be able to have a two way relationship with me and share His pain and struggles with me.

I wasn't even sure that was biblical that Jesus would have pain.

From the day I prayed that prayer my world got dark as I started to "feel" how God felt about people, situations and what was moving his heart. I did now know at that time I was asking to have the heart of a prophet but form that day on I can watch the News on TV and have a running commentary from the Holy Spirit talking to me.

If you prophesy God wants you to be a prophet

God seems to lack a lot of really good prophets but being a prophet is not something you really want to rush into. Not that you could appoint yourself anyway!

Dr D.G.S DHINAKARAN says in "Gifts of the Holy Spirit on page132

My dear ones, prophets undergo suffering, experiencing grief and are afflicted with tribulation. Yet because of their enduring patience, they are protected from destruction in their path of tears. They will be a source of blessing to the suffering people, till the last breath of their life and until they hand their lives back to God in heaven.

Dr DHINAKARIN says there are three qualities of a prophet

1. They have personal contact with God

2. God heeds his prayers.

3. God's power transmitted through him.

Refering to the above numbers

1. My beloved friend Yianni and myself have met and seen Jesus in visions on earth up to fifteen times. Yianni has been to heaven at least twice, once in vision where he was at the wedding supper of the Lamb, whilst I have been to heaven a few times.

2. I learned to pray through watching Yianni's prayers affect my life. Sometimes I have been hard headed about things and all Yianni has done is go and pray and have me do what he feels I have to do and within a few days I have told him God is telling me to do such and such what he prayed about.

3. I have healed two people, I am yet to see a lot of power come through me, I am not sure about Yianni.

If you feel you are called to be a prophet go and read about what the office of prophet is and what is required and then follow the Lord's direction. I can't suggest a book for you to read as I have never found one, but I have found bits and pieces here and there and have heard modern apostles teach what a prophet is to do.

May you be blessed.