Home Opinion Prophecy is not a toy (so handle it with care)Through the gift of prophecy, the Holy Spirit offers followers of Jesus strength, encouragement and comfort for their trials (1 Cor. Turns out, false prophetic words harm people just as much as genuine prophetic words build them up. Because I blindly trusted others and had no idea prophetic words should be evaluated, I assumed these messages were from God. She exhaled a sigh of relief, then offered to pray with me and break the hold of that false prophetic word over my marriage. Perhaps you’ve been confused, deceived, or wounded by a false prophetic word.