My Journey In The Prophetic
JULIAN ADAMS • July 31, 2018
One of my favourite people in the Bible is Joseph. A young man who was rejected by his family because he was a dreamer and then, after many years, thrust into the most influential position over a nation second only to the Pharaoh. It wonderfully displays how God chooses people that seem insignificant and unqualified to change society. It seems to me that God raises people up from the least to the most gifted to champion the cause of Kingdom advance. Everyone has an invitation to partner with God to discover their unique destiny. For some, it will be seemingly insignificant and for others, it will be massive platforms. But all it will be full of adventure and excitement.
Everyone gets to play.
God has given me the privilege of serving Him through the prophetic ministry and people often comment that I am able to prophesy with great clarity, accuracy and power. You would think that to be able to stand in front of a crowd of people and deliver such prophetic words would point to a life that is powerful and confident – but nothing could be further from the truth.
I was born prematurely with Pierre Robin Syndrome – a cleft palate is one of its common characteristics – which severely impacted my speech. Added to this, for most of my childhood I had a sickly constitution. All of this affected me in social settings. I was shy and had a fear of crowds. At school, I dreaded any project that included a class presentation, where I was expected to get up and speak in front of my classmates. I would literally be sick beforehand. In fact, my entire school experience was marred by the ridicule of my peers. Their harsh words pierced me deeply and exacerbated my speech impediment and general awkwardness.
At the age of 9, God began to speak to me about shaping nations and releasing his word to many. It was a simple moment of being aware of how big God is and how much he loved me and wanted me to join him in redeeming the earth.
I began to discover that God would impress on my mind and heart things that would begin to happen, events in our family or what people were feeling. It was as if I was able to pick up things that God wanted me to know. From there I started learning how to partner with God in prayer and how to tell others what I was feeling or seeing. Thank God for great parents who were able to help me navigate my sensitivity to spiritual atmospheres.
Talk about God confounding the wise. He took a boy who had been ridiculed for his speech impediment and gave him a ministry of speech – preaching and bringing prophetic words!
God anointed my speech in order to build His kingdom. He took my weakest characteristics, the most insecure, vulnerable part of me, and made it the vehicle for His purposes. It is divine justice. God uses the weak to disarm the strong.
Are there areas of your life that make you feel disqualified, or weak? Those might be the very areas where God’s strength is going to show. His desire is for you to find your unique space that will unlock your destiny, regardless of what might seem to be holding you back.
Hear more of Julian’s personal journey in his book The Kiss of the Father.
If you want to grow in the prophetic, it doesn’t begin with what you say. It begins with what you see. The prophetic is rooted in perception. Not just natural insight, but spiritual awareness—what Scripture calls “the eyes of your heart.” Paul prayed that the church in Ephesus would have their hearts enlightened so they could truly see what God was doing. “I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which He has called you…” (Ephesians 1:18) God isn’t distant or withholding. But if we’re going to hear Him clearly, we have to see differently. We need Heaven’s perspective. And that means learning to quiet the noise, tune into His voice, and let Him train our inner vision. You don’t need to wait for a dramatic vision or audible voice. Often, God speaks through a nudge. A mental picture. A scripture that lingers. A sense of burden or joy that feels holy. These are the first signs that your spiritual eyesight is awakening. But it takes time. It takes attention. It takes trust. Just like physical muscles grow with use, your spiritual senses grow as you spend time with Him—not just talking, but listening. Not just asking for answers, but asking for His perspective. You were never meant to live according to what the world says is true. You were meant to live by every word that flows from the mouth of God. A Prayer for This Week: “Lord, open the eyes of my heart. Teach me to see what You see—not just in others, but in myself, in my circumstances, in the world around me. Give me clarity and confidence to trust Your perspective more than my own. Amen.” This week, pay attention to what you notice. The way you see is often the way He speaks.
In this live session, Sean Smith and Julian Adams share their prophetic perspectives on 2025, offering honest reflections on what they sense God is doing across the earth. With hope and expectancy, they discuss the spiritual landscape ahead and how we can prepare for what’s to come.
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