Prophetic Appreciation

There are very few things in the world as amazing as the gifts of the Spirit. Nearly every Christian has read about the 9 spiritual gifts given by the Holy Spirit for the edification of the Body of Christ. Yet, those gifts are still misunderstood and abused, some more than others. But of them all, the prophetic is perhaps the most abused, the most overused and the most misunderstood. Somehow, the prophetic went from always 100 percent accurate in the Old Testament to seemingly less than 10 percent accurate today. We make every excuse in the book when a prophetic utterance is off, but ultimately it comes down to the prophet. This is why when we find someone who truly speaks the words of God, we must appreciate them and be grateful to God for actually speaking through them to us as the Body of Christ.
One such man of God is Apostle K.C. Sparks. Since our meeting in 2008, I’ve watched his ministry very closely and have learned a great deal. The biggest part of his ministry is healing and restoration, but almost always through prophetic utterance. In our first meeting, his first prayer for me was for my books, businesses and the family I so desire to have. Having that prophetic guidance from God changed my life permanently. It gave me some foundation and direction in a time when I had an abundance of ideas, but no sure plan or path determined to bring them into fruition.
Apostle Sparks gave me the Word of God and told me in May 2008 that I’d get international coverage for my bestseller and that he saw movies and television spots. Months laters, I met some officials who were interested in making my book into a small, independent feature film and that was the first fulfillment of what God had spoken through Apostle Sparks. Since then, we’ve become friends and co-laborers in the Kingdom of God.
Like many reading this article, I’ve experienced the pain of having false prophets sell me dreams, but I’ve also experienced the blessing of having God truly speak over my life through another human being. Meeting real prophets who truly serve God is an honor and a privilege. When God sent Apostle Sparks into my life, I learned how to distinguish true men and women of God, learned to hear from God on a deeper, more personal level, and learned how to keep myself covered under the blood of Christ when it comes to idle words and word curses, the biggest enemy to the prophetic.
This is my salute to a man of God who walks, talks and teaches the truth, someone who has forever altered my understanding of the magnificent love and graciousness of God. To Apostle Kenneth C. Sparks, keep speaking the oracles of God because hungry souls are listening!