Thanks for the reply. We are all instructed to "seek the Lord, if haply [we] might feel after him..." (
Acts 17:27).
I am all for this. We are but earthen vessels. The charismata are an interesting, nigh-inexhaustible topic. We all need the time to develop and so come to a better understanding of the gifts God has bestowed upon us.
I think it was good of you to share, despite the anxiety. In the end, whether you were right on, or I was, or Michael, or anyone else, the fact that you are trying, to me, is a worthy effort. How else can we covet the best gifts if we never step out and hope to be used in them?
And the fact is, we put way too much into the word prophet. Anyone who prophesies is a prophet. It's no great boast to be called a prophet. I am not calling you one, nor, apparently are you proclaiming to be one. But the word you shared, if from God, would, by definition, be prophetic, hence my opening comments.