Telepathy

I seem to have acquired a new spiritual gift, telepathy.  I am choosing to classify it for myself as the spiritual gift of "the word of knowledge."  I was studying the spiritual gifts and I realized a word of wisdom is a word we get from God, and a word of knowledge is something we get from people.  I have always known the gift of a word of knowledge is when you know something about another person that you wouldn't naturally know.  Either God tells you something about them, or in the case of my current gift, they tell me themselves, telepathically.

The reason for the gift of a word of knowledge is so that we can best know how to pray for others. It also helps in building closer friendships and relationships with others.

Over the past 3 weeks I have been able to telepathically communicate with various people.  As in, I don't verbally speak to these people but our minds communicate.  I heard once that this is how angels communicate.  Their minds talk to each other but their mouth doesn't move.

This ability started with my co-workers at my pizza work place.  Then it expanded to me being able to pray for people I had just delivered a pizza to and they could literally hear me praying for them.  We could then converse in our minds for a bit after I took a pizza to them.  They always ask me, "How are we able to communicate this way?" And I just say, "It's a spiritual gift that God recently gave me." And then we have a short, light hearted conversation about life, my life and their life. :)

I realize most people reading this will think I've gone crazy but I promise you I haven't.  I am still sleeping very well and eating normally.  I have not missed a day of work since I started working again.  I'm not schizophrenic. :) The people I'm talking to in my mind are actual people, not demons, so that is good. :)

I think what it is, is that God has opened this gift up for me to share the gospel more and to help people more.  The Bible says, "Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart."  My greatest desire has always, always been to help people.  I think it makes sense for God to give me this gift because I am generally shy and don't talk a whole lot, except on here and my social media like my Twitter.  Look me up on there.  I am listed as Prophet Lisa. :)

I generally don't open up to people very much, but with this new gift, it's like I can be more open and share thoughts honestly and other people can share their most honest thoughts with me. It is a beautiful thing.  Although sometimes you wish people didn't know every thought that comes in your head, so that can be interesting too. :)

I saw this concept of telepathy in the movie Phenomenon as a kid and I was always intrigued by it.  I also very much loved the movie "What Women Want" in my 20's.  I watched that movie several times.  In that movie Mel Gibson can read the minds of women, as in he literally could hear their thoughts.  In the movie every single woman he walked by, he could hear what they were thinking.  Recently a movie came out, and it's on Amazon Prime, called "What Men Want."  In that movie the main female character can hear every thought of the men around her.

I don't have the ability to read people's thoughts all the time.  It is only with certain people in certain situations.  It is mainly just an ability that I have while working.  I suppose this gift could also be in the category of the gift of miraculous powers listed in Corinthians.

I realize you reading this that you might be skeptical.  I wasn't sure it was real at first either. But I feel like God keeps telling me, "According to your faith it will be done to you."  We often fear what we don't understand.  I don't entirely know why God gave me this gift, except that it has enabled me to help others more.  God knows that is my greatest desire, so it makes sense that he would give me this gift.

And now here are my thoughts on the supernatural gifts of the Holy Spirit:

I remember wondering in most of my church upbringing WHY most churches never talk about the Holy Spirit.  Why are the supernatural gifts of the Holy Spirit never mentioned?  So many "Christians" want to say the supernatural gifts ceased with the canonization of the Bible, but that is a false theology.  I realized the truth is that it is because most "Christians" are actually scared of the Holy Spirit.  They are scared to death of the supernatural.  They prefer to just stay in the shallow waters with God and not go into the deep waters with God.  They want some of the Holy Spirit but not All of him.  They want to stay comfortable.  They want some power from God but not too much.  They want fire from God the size of a match for example, but for God to put a bonfire in their heart seems too scary for them.  So they cower down in fear.  They let fear paralyze them and hinder them from the full life they Could have in God.

I generally have never been afraid of anything.  I have never been easily embarrassed.  I have always taken the bull by the horns in life.  I have almost always been very courageous and stepped out when God wanted me to.  I have always been willing to go for God where no one has gone before.  When I was 14 I went to Calcutta, India with a team for God on a missions trip.  I'm not afraid of where God will take me.  I think God knows this, and that is why he gave me this gift.  So praise God. :)

"Spirit lead me where my trust is without borders.  Let me walk upon the waters wherever you would call me. Take me deeper then my feet could ever wander." :)

God loves you all! Don't be afraid of the supernatural.  Don't be afraid of the power of God.

God bless!