For many months I continued to hear at intervals, short messages from the Lord, until eventually a new dimension evolved and frequently in my 'quiet time' I would hear, 'write what I shall tell you' and always a message would come forth.
One of the first Scriptures the Lord gave me was, "This word came unto Jeremiah from the Lord, saying, 'Take a scroll of a book and write in it all the words that I have spoken to you." (Jer. 36:1b-2a)
And the Lord spoke these words:
But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise, and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty. (1 Cor. 1:27)
To choose me, an elderly housewife, unlearned and unqualified to use as a channel for such words of encouragement and hope instills within me a truly humble spirit. I shall always be filled with thanksgiving for His love, for His kindness and for His direction.
The Lord patiently led me through periods of fear and doubt, the fear of speaking a wrong word and doubt that I was really hearing from Him. In spite of this I always knew that He was with me and that I could trust in Him.
During one of the periods of doubting He sent a dear friend many miles to pray for me. In the midst of her prayer she stopped to say, "Dorothea, you are concerned for your ministry, but, I tell you it is from the Lord. O yes, Dorothea's thoughts intervene on occasion, but the Lord will guide you.." Such a burden was lifted from me and I knew that I did not have to strive to be perfect and that the Lord would protect His words.
I would invite everyone to seek the Lord for discernment and to discard anything that you perceive to be 'Dorothea's thoughts.'
In † Him,
Dorothea Montague
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