by John Paul Jackson
Alex keeps having fleeting thoughts that he needs to call an old friend he hasn’t seen in 18 years. Not knowing why, he picks up the phone to hear his friend in tears, thinking of taking his life. Joan takes a different way home from the one she normally takes, and later discovers there was a multi-car pile-up on the interstate she normally traveled. Daniel hears the phone ring and knows who is calling without looking at Caller ID. Sue hears a phone ring and the ensuing conversation, but it will be another three minutes before the phone will actually ring and that conversation takes place. In a strange way, each of these re-live what they have already lived.
All these experiences – and multiple times more – are evidences of a gift that less than two tenths of one percent of the population has been given. In ancient Russia, they were called “preceptors.” In Celtic Scotland, they were said to live in places where there was “thin air.” Fifty years ago, they were said to have “second sight.” Thirty years ago, it was touted as ESP or “extra sensory perception.” And today, those who are so gifted are said to have a “sixth sense.”
Surprisingly, many who have this gift don’t realize it. Their impressions are so faint, they hardly notice in advance when they have them until it happens. Others, who are a little more seasoned, know the reality of these elusive wisps that pop up out of nothing and lodge in their minds. They dismiss the gift, thinking everyone has the ability to see tomorrow.
No matter what it is labeled, it is a gift – a gift from God. It is an invisible satellite dish they carry in their mind’s eye. Some erroneously believe that “knowing” is the gift. Yet, it is no more the gift than gasoline is the engine. The gift is the ability to receive spiritual communication, not the communication itself.
Furthermore, the gift does not have to be used for God’s purposes to be from God. Each of us is a free moral agent. We have choices. Those choices determine the course our life will take and how this gift will be used. Those choices also determine whether or not God keeps speaking to us. Either way, God will not take back the gift once it is given. And that bears much pondering.
John Paul Jackson is a husband, father, and established authority on Christian spirituality and dream interpretation. His Biblical approach to dreams reveals their life-changing purpose, and restores an overlooked way God chooses to communicate with people.
John Paul’s teachings have stirred and renewed passion for God among people of all ages from various faith backgrounds. His thoughtful “explanations of the unexplainable” and simple, yet profound, concepts help people relate to God and each other in fresh ways.
As an author, speaker, and television guest, John Paul has impacted hundreds of thousands of people, emphasizing character as a key element in the true spiritual life. His many years of study and experience have made him a respected and sought-after spiritual advisor to leaders and believers around the world.
John Paul has shared his practical and spiritual expertise with an International audience through the Streams Training Center courses and publications.
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