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A few years ago I had an awesome prophetic
experience that changed my life and increased
my faith to walk out my destiny in God’s timing. It happened in the following way.
I was invited to attend a prayer presbytery,
where prophets gather to speak into the lives
of those willing to listen to words of direction
given specifically for them. At the time, I was not familiar with this approach
to the prophetic realm.
After careful consideration, I chose
not to participate in the presbytery.
Just before the prophets were about to end
their session, someone came to me and said,
“Please, I really believe you should go in.”
I walked to the back of the church
and entered a small room filled with prophets
and prophetesses basking in the presence of
the Lord.
There was a gleam of God’s glory on
their faces. I wondered if they could all tell that I was
not comfortable with this idea.
Within moments, a young man, who identified
himself as a prophet from Atlanta, Georgia,
began to tell me that the Lord had sent me
there to receive a word from Him. As he began to speak, I immediately felt the
presence of the Lord overtake me.
He said, “Daughter think it not strange
that I allowed you to see an open door and
experience the joy of the view and not allow
you to walk through it.
You see, what you
think
is a door slammed shut by the enemy is really
a door opened by destiny.”
He went on to confirm a very serious situation
I had just faced in my ministry.
God had allowed me to experience something
that I fully expected to be an overnight success,
but it had turned into an instant fizzle,
and it had been done publicly.
God let me know through that young
man, that he knew all about it.
The next words the young prophet spoke truly
changed my life.
He stated that it was not the will
of
God for me to become and overnight success
in ministry, but it was His will that I maintain
a lifetime of mounting success.
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He
explained it like this, “God has decided for
you not to take the elevator ride to the high
places in Him, instead, He has placed you
on the stairs. By
taking the stairs, it will take you much longer
to reach your destination, but you’ll never
learn on the quick elevator ride.
Although
the elevator ride would cause you to get to
your destination at a much faster pace, once
you’ve arrived, you would quickly discover
that you were not prepared to stay in the
race. Your
walk on the stairs will cause you to become
very tired and weary at times, but it is in
these times that you will learn to rest and
trust in the strength of God.” The more the man spoke, the greater the presence
of the Lord became, and I soon found myself
on the floor weeping in God’s presence.
The prophet finally concluded: “God will
allow you to have a powerful experience on
the stairs. Each step will teach you a great principle
that will become an important foundation for
the future, the time when you finally stand
in your destiny.
When he had finished, someone handed
me an audio recording of the entire powerful
prophetic word, and I was able to review if
periodically and learn more.
At pivotal points in my life, I began to
take steps toward my God-oriented destiny,
and I realized that the prophecy was true.
The steps are not always easy, but
the lessons of life presented on the stairs
can bring an awesome assurance of the anointing
that awaits us in future.
Recently, I left my room in a hotel and
was on my way down to the lobby.
Of course, I took the elevator.
Although this word of prophecy had
been given to me a few years ago, it was only
at that moment that the words about the stairs
became clear to me.
As I approached the elevator that day my
eyes locked onto a sign posted alongside it.
It read, “in case of fire, take the
stairs.” Tears began to stream down my face as I heard the voice of the lord
speaking to me.
He said, “You see, when there’s a fire,
you can get stuck on the elevator and lose
your life, but if you’re caught in a fire
on the stairs, you can simply keep on running.” What a powerful word that was from the Lord!
If you want to arrive at your destiny,
you may want to consider the stairs.
It may take you longer, but in case
of a fiery trial, you can simply keep on running.
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