So, you're prophetic...
What a great example Samuel is to us today. His life was set apart from birth to be dedicated to the Lord, and he remained faithful to God all the days of his life. Since the night he was awaken by the Lord's voice 3 times calling his name (which he mistaken for Eli's voice), he didn't turn back but moved into all that the Lord has called him to be. Samuel teaches me an aspect of what a prophet is like, and how he/she respond to God and men. He speaks of what God has told him to speak at the exact time, with the right/appropriate words. And God didn't let any of his words fall to the ground (1 Sam 3:19). Words must marry Time to produce good offsprings. When Words are detached from Time, it looses it's value and may even produce bad offsprings (refer to Matt 7:6). In Proverbs 15:23 it says, "A person finds joy in giving an apt reply - and how good is a timely word!" (Notice the exclamation). So many times when God give us a word, a scripture, an ex...