Rebuked In Love

God rebuked me during Morning Prayer because I wrongly handled a prophecy He gave me. I interjected my own thought. It was a painful enough lesson that I learned it well. It will not be a repeated mistake anytime soon. This is what God told me later in the day,

“You are to speak only what I give you. Do not add your words or thoughts to it. Do not venture your opinion or interpretation into it. Do not omit something because you do not understand it’s meaning. I require obedience and a close ear to My word. It is then that your prayer will be heard.”

The prophecy I spoke during morning prayer was: I heard the Father say. "The Holy Spirit is crying at his feet," (the feet of the young man for whom we were all interceding). I then saw a woman kneeling at his feet and wiping the tears with her hair. Before I heard or saw anything more, I had this thought and spoke it out, “It is hard to imagine the Holy Spirit as a woman.” Whereupon, the prophecy ended as I was no longer in the Spirit. I know there was to be more but I had no confidence to continue as the word of the Spirit left me. I pray the continuation of that word be given to this brother through someone else.

I cherish the discipline of the Lord. I find great confidence and security knowing his love will keep me in right relationship with Him and He does this in the gentlest way necessary. Six months ago I heard Him speak most clearly and loudly,

“You will be judged for every word that comes out of your mouth.” I have known of this truth for many years, but with these two rebukes from Him, I know this truth.