This category highlights resources for parents who believe their child may have a scribal calling upon their lives.
January 29, 2021
I absolutely love the word “persistent.” It means to “ be firm in a course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition.” It’s that don’t give up or give in type of mindset that makes the soul continue no matter how many times it fails or faces disappointment.
Endurance is its counterpart. That place in the human spirit that declares, “I WILL STAY THE COURSE OF ACTION no matter how unpleasant it or difficult the process is… and I will not give in to defeat.”
January 27, 2021
I learned in corporate America that there were rewards of consistency, promotions associated with it.
I also learned that this truth was amplified when it came to the work of the ministry. It is directly tied to mature leadership, and setting Christ-centered examples other can follow.
Many of God’s people know what it means when a health professional tells us to “know our bodies” or to “watch what your body is trying to tell you.” The concept is simple: We should be so aware or conscious of our physical bodies that we can recognize even the slightest change when it occurs.
Prophetic writing places a burden on believers to reveal Christ through their gift. It does not mean the person is a GOOD writer.
Copyright 2016 Theresa Harvard Johnson
Read this article first: 65 Signs Your Child Might Be a Prophetic Scribe
Over the years, I’ve ministered to and prayed for hundreds of scribes who were blocked in their gifting and lost their voice due to childhood trauma. While we traditionally think of trauma in terms of obvious abuse, there are some hurts in our lives that are not as noticeable but just as abusive. Those trauma’s can be life-altering even if inflicted unintentionally. We need to be aware of those things too.
It’s easy to recognize musical gifts, interests in theatre, dance, and other creative areas. People tend to know how to nurture “the obvious.” But with prophetic scribes, it can be different. Just read the article, “65 Signs Your Child Might Be a Prophetic Scribe.” Because of some of those behaviors and habits, I was seen as a peculiar and annoying child by adults — especially as it related to my inquisitiveness and talkativeness.
In addition to helping adults in their scribal journey, I raised my own children – one of whom is a PROFOUND scribe. She’s so much like me I shiver sometimes thinking about it. But even when raising her, I made some of the mistakes that hurt me growing up. But the Lord woke me up and helped me correct the wrongs.
I’ve also mentored children (some were authors at 7 and 8 years of age) and helped parents unlock the scribal gift in their children through simple, fun activities and loads of conversation. Wounding in the area of your “gifting” can be debilitating later in life. No child should require a therapist or a life coach to “believe in their gifts.” I want to challenge you to be intentional in preventing abuse in this area.
The list below is based on things I’ve learned. You may have more to add to this list. The point is simple: Let’s encourage the gifts in our children by recognizing some of the actions that kill the gift of the scribe in them and deciding to put an end to them. In response to solutions, simply remember to be kind, considerate, extend our patience and respond in the way YOU would like people to respond to you. There IS A WAY to say everything with Holy Spirit’s guidance and help.
The following actions could hinder The Scribal Anointing in your child’s life:
1. Punish them by taking their books, notebooks, journals… digital devices that they use to blog.
2. Tell them they are nosey because they relentlessly ask questions.
3. Tell them to “shut up” when they are talking.
4. Ignore their writings, poetry, short stories, etc. when they share it with you.
5. Talk over them when they are sharing a joke or cool story.
