There was a comedian I heard one time that said, “That person ministered in the pathetic.” Not prophetic, but pathetic.
Too many times people think they have something to say and it turns out they’re saying nothing. To develop a prophetic voice, we need to develop a listening ear. To be the voice of God we need to hear the voice of God.
Mark Batterson says this in Draw the Circle:
We live in a culture in which everybody wants to be heard, but many people have nothing to say. Don’t worry about building a platform. If you listen to God, people will listen to you.
Lord, help us to open up our Bibles, read your word to us, hear your Spirit speaking to us, then empower us to act.