The Soil Of Your Soul

The quality of the soil of your soul will determine if you are able to grow, develop or harvest the prophetic word. Sometimes we can't receive a word from the Lord because of the condition of our soul. I have been walking in the office of a Prophet for over quite a number of years and though I'm not as experienced as some, what I have witnessed and experienced culminated enough to share.

Trauma affected me terribly for a while and as such I feel equipped to write on this matter without being hyperbolic. The trauma of my childhood, rejection and abandonment made me constantly feel like an orphan or I wasn't good enough. The soil of my soul was futile because of pain and brokenness.

Receiving a Word from God or a Prophetic word gave me so much anxiety because no amount of 'the Word' sounded like love or edifying to me. It was always like "Lord what I do now? What bad news I'm going to get now?" I never looked at it as God loving me enough to send a word. As well as correction is also a form of love.

However, with a soul that is bruised everything translates to not being loved, to being the most unfavorable choice to many, everyone having an issue and not being able to get anything right. It was a never-ending journey that effected my efficacy in Ministry in its formative years. I was easily offended and would not be confident enough to speak with the autonomy of walking as an ordained prophet.

Looking back, I wish I knew what I know now. Eventually, I got sick and tired of being sick and tired. I was desperate to be healed. Some years ago, I became so vulnerable, and I told God to do something quick because my alternative would not have allowed me to see the face of God. That led me to a journey that was painful but so worth it. Going through the process of healing and dealing with my traumas subsequently birthed one dimension of my business and ministry; one that was not in my peripheral. I saw the power of a healed soul and how much Proverbs 18:14 made sense. "The spirit of a man will endure his sickness, but a broken spirit, who may bear it?"

A broken soul is raw meat for the enemy's delight. Hence, we must be intentional about healing and being free, so that we can believe the word of the Lord and act upon it. There are so many unable to receive the absolute truth about what is said about them by God and that's because of brokenness.

I would like to leave you with these 4 tips as it relates to becoming whole in your soul and allowing the garden within to bloom again as the soil becomes fertile; H.E.A.L.

H- Honesty with self and your reality of needing help. (Seek Godly Counsel)

E- Expect that it's going to get better.

A- Apply the Word of God and the advice given by the counsel received. (Sometimes you may not agree or make sense of it initially)

L- LET THINGS GO (Sometimes the weight we feel has to do with the baggage we refuse to let go)

1 Peter 5:10 "And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you"

Be encouraged!

Love In The House

Sumer