Hello, and thank you for joining me today for Give Him 15, the title of today's post,

The Grassroots Army of God. I pastor to church in Colorado when the prayer movement and

restoration of the prophetic was beginning.

As with any new understanding, these restored activities began with some extremes.

That's why we have the phrase, don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Some in our congregation felt the assignment to become watchman intercessors.

As God showed them things, however, through dreams, visions, and so on, many didn't know what to do with the information.

Consequently, they would approach me, sometimes even during worship, informing me

of various pictures. Perhaps they saw a demon in the sanctuary. They, of course, wanted me to cast it out,

or maybe have the entire congregation do so.

Many pictures, words from God, colors, numbers, verses were given to me in this fashion from my watchman.

I finally told the Lord, some of these intercessors are driving me crazy.

They're weird, out of balance, a nuisance.

His response was unnerving.

And whose fault is that?

He said, their hearts are good.

You just haven't taught them how to be watchmen, how to interpret the prophetic, what to do with what I show them, and so on.

Blame yourself, not them.

You can either shut down what I'm doing, or you can teach them until they are qualified.

The workshops began soon thereafter. Many believers are not used by Holy Spirit because leaders don't trust and or train them.

And the kingdom of God suffers greatly because of this.

Today, Tom Schleier addresses this subject for us, and he says,

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