HOW THINGS GET LOST (6) – WRONG INTERPRETATION

At about 10.30 pm, I was lying down on the couch at home when an image flashed into my mind. I saw something that prompted me to say that there were adjustments and improvements to make to our facility. I made a mental note to give instructions about it in the morning. 

The interpretation I gave was wrong. What the Lord was showing me was a burglary attempt. I thought it was a warning to reinforce. I did not know it was happening that same night. We lost some valuables, and it was a hard way to learn that wrong interpretation that led to losses. It is important to pause and ask, “Lord, what does this mean? What are you saying?” 

If I had the right interpretation, we would have made moves that same night to prevent the event. Wrong interpretation can lead to loss.

Saul lost his place the moment he started operating in the realm of wrong interpretation. When he heard the songs of the women, he chose the wrong interpretation. When people were leaving, he said he felt compelled till he entered into disobedience.

There are homes and marriages that have been lost because a party had a dream and allowed the devil to give interpretation. There were loving relationships that went sour because of wrong interpretations. 

One of the things that you should never allow is the devil reintroducing your spouse to you. The woman who has been kind all your life has now suddenly become a witch. 

The role of interpretation is very key. If your interpreter tells it wrongly, the instruction and the intention are lost in the interpretation. 

There are two roles the devil wants to play in your space- the role of the supplier of information, and when that is not possible, he wants to be the interpreter of the information. Deny him the two roles. 

One of the times you must be wary of wrong interpretation is when you are in a season of waiting. If you are caught in between “prayers made” and “answered prayers,” do not allow the enemy to interpret the season to you. 

When waiting for a child, do not fall into the mistake of Sarah: 

Genesis 16:2 NKJV

So Sarai said to Abram, “See now, the Lord has restrained me from bearing children. Please, go in to my maid; perhaps I shall obtain children by her.” And Abram heeded the voice of Sarai. 

Wrong assumption will lead to wrong interpretation. Wrong interpretation will lead to wrong suggestions. The wrong suggestion will lead to the wrong action.  

What are you going through now?

Do not let the enemy give a wrong interpretation of your season. The price is too costly.