I once heard the story of a pastor who told one of his church members to sack his driver. It was a word from the Lord. The church member argued, “Sir, he has not done anything wrong. Why should I sack him?” He continued in disobedience. The result was an accident with the same driver that claimed the life of the wife of this church member. He did not maximize the prophetic.
Friend, you need to maximize the prophetic. You need to live the practical side of your life prophetically. Life is spiritual even though it is lived practically. A lot of people confuse being practical with being unspiritual. God actually wants us to be spiritually practical and practically spiritual. He wants us to live the practical side of our lives prophetically.
We are not all going to be prophets in the order of the five-fold ministry offices, but we are all expected to be prophetic (Numbers 11:29). To be prophetic means to have an eye into the spirit, to have an understanding into spiritual operation, and to superimpose it on our practical everyday life.
Rather than waiting for some special moments to tap into the prophetic side of things, we are supposed to live in this reality in normal everyday life. That is what makes you manifest as a true child of God (John 3:8, Romans 8:14). Just as there are physical senses, there are also spiritual senses that need to be activated, developed, and exercised for daily profiting (1 Corinthians 2:7).
The secret of the success of King Uzziah was that he maximized the prophetic (2 Chronicles 26:5). To lead successfully in life; business, career, marriage, etc., you need to take advantage of prophetic flow within and around you. Wise people carry the prophets along (2 Kings 6:1-7).
You don’t need the prophetic to do something physical for you, but you need it to succeed at what you do practically (Ezra 5:2). Moses did not hold the sword, but his input is needed if Joshua would succeed on the battlefield (Exodus 17:9-14). You need to stir up the prophetic side of your life and achieve unusual results (Ezra 6:14). You will succeed.
‘Demola Awoyele
Leas Pastor,
Destiny Impact Church
Akure, Nigeria