~~ angelique ~~ Posted March 21, 2008 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 85 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 665 Content Per Day: 0.11 Reputation: 2 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/11/2007 Status: Offline Birthday: 06/24/1968 Share Posted March 21, 2008 I have been experiencing something and don't know what is happening to me. At first, I started thinking about people, then later found out that some kind of issue was happening to them at the time. Someone told me to talk to Jesus about it when it happened. Now, it seems to be happening more and more and getting more vivid. My counselor told me that she thinks that God may want to use my spiritual abilities in the burden bearing area; however, I am not exactly sure what that is. Does what my counselor think have anything to do with what is happening to me???? What is a burden bearer??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarletprayers Posted March 21, 2008 Group: Royal Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 135 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 7,537 Content Per Day: 1.08 Reputation: 157 Days Won: 2 Joined: 04/06/2005 Status: Offline Birthday: 09/29/1956 Share Posted March 21, 2008 We are told to share one anothers burdens, and there is a difference between sympathy and empathy. Maybe thats what she is talking about, that you are lead to the ones that are hurting and need someone to talk to and share their burdens with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trusting Jesus Posted March 21, 2008 Group: Royal Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 66 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 2,050 Content Per Day: 0.34 Reputation: 22 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/12/2007 Status: Offline Birthday: 09/09/1952 Share Posted March 21, 2008 I think that when you think about someone you should say a prayer for them. First of all, it doesn't hurt to be in pray for people! We should always be in prayer. But it could be that you are very sensitive to the needs of others...even if they aren't near you. I don't see this as a bad thing, but something that you need to give to God. By that I mean don't bring anything else into it. Pray to God through Jesus Christ for the person. It could be that the Holy Spirit is using this and urging you to pray for specific people. <>< ><> Nathele Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terter Posted March 21, 2008 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 14 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 473 Content Per Day: 0.07 Reputation: 2 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/14/2006 Status: Offline Share Posted March 21, 2008 Yes, you're being called as an intercessor. Ask Yahweh how to pray for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patricia1 Posted March 21, 2008 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 44 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 1,858 Content Per Day: 0.30 Reputation: 9 Days Won: 0 Joined: 07/24/2007 Status: Offline Birthday: 05/23/1957 Share Posted March 21, 2008 A burden is when God gives you whats on His heart and pray it until it is released, the burden that is.. that is a intercessor. they also are called to come beside someone to share in a burden that is too heavy for a person...to lighten the Load. Moses had to people on either side of him to help Keep his arms up in supplication...if they fell..they would lose the war.... Now you need to ask Jesus , The Holy Spirit to give you wisdom to go with the knowledge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
His_Own Posted March 21, 2008 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 2 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 127 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 1 Days Won: 0 Joined: 03/21/2008 Status: Offline Share Posted March 21, 2008 (edited) Angelique, Yes, it sounds as if you may be called to bear burdens. You may also be being groomed as a prophet; prophets are often first burden bearers. Burden Bearing (sometimes called intercession) can have a variety of "intensities". We are all called to be bear one another's burdens. Sometimes it means we pray whenever the Father brings someone to mind. Other times there is an urgency to the thought that requires that we drop whatever we are doing (even if we are in the middle of a challenging hour-long final test at college: and He desires that we spend 20 minutes of that hour in prayer!!! - a pastor's life was being threatened at the time, and his life preserved, and the final came out great - as only He could arrange). Sometimes it is for hours, and we have no name, no situation, no idea why we are being called to pray - but we are constrained to kneel in earnest prayer before His throne for hours at a time (2 witches were freed from the enemy's camp that night into our Father's kingdom). Usually, at least in the beginning, our Father confirms that "our thoughts and feelings" were indeed His Spirit communicating with ours by having us talk with the ones for whom we were praying and confirming dates, times, and the situation, as He has done for you. Other times, it has been a heaviness, it looked like what the world would call a depression, when there is no reason in life, health or circumstances that would explain it, and again, no name, no situation, nothing... but later found an old friend who cried out during those same days to the Father, "Please, let Sal know, let her pray for me!!!" But those were of short duration, minutes, hours, days. Some are for months, even years. Sometimes, He forges a friendship with the one to whom we are "assigned" that lasts during the time of the burden. At times, that ssignment may even be with one whom we would not have a natural relationship, but His grace reigns. Sometimes, He calls us to take up the slack in their lives, babysit, tutor, do laundry, file court paperwork, whatever their pressing need might be.... on assignment from Him, so it is not 'charity' they will not 'owe you'. When they say "I couldn't ask you to do that" you remind them of the truth "You didn't, my Father did." Be very careful that this is the truth, that you are doing this in His leading and timing. It can be tempting to step into the place of the Savior, and instead of you leading them to Him, they are only seeing you, your compassion, your help and they become dependent on you (and you co-dependent, needing them to need you!) Other times, it really is taking the emotional or spiritual burden of another. One minute you might be praising the Savior as you walk through your house and the next minute you are struck to your knees wailing for grief of their departed spouse/child - for the Father took some of their anguish and put it on you, as it was more than they could bear alone. It may be as they are holding the dying one in their arms, all alone, with no one physically around to comfort them; it seems as though you are "going crazy" until you learn of the event, happening during the very time you were crying out. (It helps when we trust not only our lives, but our sanity to Him.) Our precious Father knew they could not bear it alone. They might never know how they got through that day, but our Father does. The most intense burden bearing I have heard of was the wife of the founder of the Church of God in Christ. She spent nearly every minute aside from essential survival functioning in prayer, intercession, and burden bearing for many years. So, burden bearing can be as sweet as praying when we think of someone, or as intense as having the pain literally knock you to your knees in anguish. It can be for seconds or for years. Just remember, He loves you as much as He loves those whom He has placed on your heart. He is a gentleman. He will not force you, but He will stretch you. It is an honor and a privilege to have Him call on us, to have Him trust us so much that He will share with us the depths of the trials of His 'called ones', His Body, His Bride, His Heart. May we be faithful to listen to His Spirit and obey. FYI - I had a friend once who was also a burden bearer, who was heart-broken when some mutual friends of ours divorced. She felt she had failed them, that she should have known that something was wrong. At least two things were a problem with that attitude: 1. Burden bearing is NOT about standing in the place of Savior for another. It is not our prayers that "save" or "rescue", it is His grace, His Power, His Mercy!!! It is what we do as His servants, we cannot "conjure" it up on our own. 2. We are NOT the Almighty!! We cannot carry the burdens of the world! He is wise, and not a tale-bearer! He will not tell us things that would be more than we could handle, that would harm us, our relationship with them, would compromise them... We are His servants. We are responsible to carry only those burdens HE has asked us to carry. We do not choose the ones we carry, He does, for He is wise, He is good, He is Love. Edited March 21, 2008 by SalA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 Pray Princess Warrior, Pray! "Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing. In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. Quench not the Spirit. Despise not prophesyings. Prove all things; hold fast that which is good." (1 Thessalonians 5:16-21) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stan4257 Posted March 21, 2008 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 421 Content Per Day: 0.07 Reputation: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/24/2007 Status: Offline Share Posted March 21, 2008 Burden Bearing (sometimes called intercession) can have a variety of "intensities". We are all called to be bear one another's burdens. Sometimes it means we pray whenever the Father brings someone to mind. Other times there is an urgency to the thought that requires that we drop whatever we are doing What an excellent post. You are blessed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grace222 Posted March 21, 2008 Group: Junior Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 29 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 99 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 12 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/17/2007 Status: Offline Share Posted March 21, 2008 The Holy Spirit can prompt us to pray for someone - when that person comes to mind. Is your Counseller a christian? I pray that she or anyone else trick you into believing that you have pyschic abilities or anything like this. Pray to the Lord - ask Him what it is He is trying to show you? blessings! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mead Posted March 21, 2008 Group: Removed from Forums for Breaking Terms of Service Followers: 1 Topic Count: 9 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 871 Content Per Day: 0.15 Reputation: 17 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/28/2007 Status: Offline Share Posted March 21, 2008 A burden is when God gives you whats on His heart and pray it until it is released, the burden that is.. that is a intercessor. they also are called to come beside someone to share in a burden that is too heavy for a person...to lighten the Load. Moses had to people on either side of him to help Keep his arms up in supplication...if they fell..they would lose the war.... Now you need to ask Jesus , The Holy Spirit to give you wisdom to go with the knowledge. Very nice, I agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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