In this season of gift giving I want to encourage your to try a new kind of gift giving. The gift of a word from God for your friends and family.
This may sound scary or intimidating but it isn’t as scary as you may think.
God speaks to us in many different ways and one of those ways is through the prophetic. Giving a word for someone is simple. Spend some time in prayer and ask God to tell you a word, message or show you a picture or vision. Then write or draw what God tells you. If you are new to this I would suggest just asking for one word per person or an image.
Remember this is from God and should be free of your opinion or bias. To avoid writing a word that is your thoughts for this person I would suggest some randomization. I’ve done this many times in groups and as gifts to others. I find it’s best to ask God to give you the word without someone specific in mind. Try writing the words on unmarked cards then place them in sealed envelopes and label the envelopes with names later.
Others ideas for prophetic gift giving:
- Have your kids pray and ask God to give them a picture to draw and include it with your prophetic word
- Buy journals or notebooks and write prophetic words on the first page and randomly place them in stockings
- If your hosting a small group or gathering of believers, a prophetic white elephant gift exchange is fun (ask everyone to bring a gift and ask them to write a prophetic word to go with their gift) then play the white elephant gift exchange as usual, with the exception of not opening gifts til the swapping is over.
Giving the gift of a prophetic work last for eternity, it will never be thrown away, sold or returned. God’s word makes an impact on people, whether they receive it at that time or not.
Bless your family and friends this Christmas with a word from God.