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LucyP
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Posted: April 02 2008 at 11:34am \| IP Logged

Has anyone ever experienced a clear "voice" predicting something that in worldly terms is a sad future for their child?

I had this experience some time ago concerning one of mine. It was radically different from anything I have ever experienced before (ie I don't think it was a maternal worry or my own mind "speaking" - I either think it was God or the devil basically, and I lean towards God).

So, not being sure, I don't know whether to share it with a priest, to quietly use it in my mind and heart as I work with the child in question, or what. I told dh and he was nonplussed. I am not worried about the nature of the prediction - I don't want it to happen in my mother's heart but I know that God uses everything for good so I know the child is ultimately safe with Him.

It's a bit like - "what do I do?"

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Posted: April 02 2008 at 12:28pm \| IP Logged

Wow, I really don't know what to say, but I feel fairly safe thinking God would not leave you in a position where He wanted you to be by yourself to interpret a message that you had to "lean" toward being from Him without being sure it wasn't from Satan. I certainly can't say this uncertainty means it wasn't "from" Him, but please consult a very trustworthy priest (or nun, etc.) if you don't feel comfortable just putting the thought out of your mind because of the possibility that it was a message God wanted you to have for some reason.

If I didn't have a priest or someone similar that I really felt comfortable sharing this with, I would probably not dwell on the content of the message beyond bringing my concerns about it to God in prayer.

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Posted: April 02 2008 at 12:39pm \| IP Logged

Lucy,

I might seek spiritual direction in matters where you think that either God or the devil might have had a word for you. Especially if, as seems the case here, it is something you will remember and may impact your relationship to your child. Do you have a priest or a wise friend you would feel comfortable sharing with? And, of course, prayer will help you discern things clearly as well.

God Bless,

Susan

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Posted: April 02 2008 at 5:59pm \| IP Logged

I have had this sort of thing before. And when the event "came true" it was different in some way to what I had expected but still fitted the premonition or prophecy or vision or whatever you want to call it.

so, what I learned was not to assume that I had it all right. Looking back, I think God was preparing me but I used it to scare myself silly.

I agree with seeking spiritual direction, though. Just thought this might be some kind of comfort.

Edited to say: If that's too vague I can give you an example.

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