Bill Yount: Throw Down Your Stones!

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I was strongly convicted recently as I saw a couple walking down the street. By all appearances my mind immediately began to conclude that they probably were living in deep sin and even started judging the type of sin they were living in. The Holy Spirit interrupted me, whispering, "But what if they are crying out on the inside to find Me and they need a miracle just to make it through this day? What if one of them is considering taking their life unless something good happens today? And what if you are the only person that I can touch them through to find Me since I allowed you to see them? Throw down your stones."

"Lord, keep showing me people the way You see them. Help me to never pick up another stone!"

The Letter Kills, But the Spirit Gives Live

"The words I have spoken to you – they are full of the Spirit and life." John 6:63

Years ago, I was burdened for a young couple who were dating. I sensed strongly that they were not being pure before the Lord in their relationship. I asked the young girl if I could talk with her and her boyfriend. She said yes. Since I knew this was going to be a "divine" confrontation concerning their lifestyle of dating, I began putting the Scriptures together that would surely convict them of their sin. The evening before I was to meet with them I had all the Scriptures ready with both barrels loaded and my trigger finger was itchy.

Laying down to go to sleep that night, the Lord seemed to walk right into my bedroom and spoke to me. "Son, tomorrow when you meet with that young couple, I don't want you to mention one negative word to them. Don't bring up anything about what you think or even know how they are living. Just tell them, 'I have a great call of God on their lives and it's right on schedule!'"

The Lord stripped me of my ammunition! The next day as they sat down with me I said to them, "I just want you to know that you both have a great call of God on your lives, and it's right on schedule!"

Immediately, their countenance changed. I think they were surprised that I didn't bring up what they thought I knew about their lifestyle. Then they were in shock and awe that God Almighty Himself, the One who really knows everything, would see them through the eyes of grace instead of their sin. I am learning when we speak to the spirit of a person their spirit rises, but when we speak to their flesh, their flesh rises. I may not have ever seen them again if I had spoken what I had planned to. From the moment I spoke what God said to them, little by little their hearts began turning to the Lord and in six months they started going to church, sold out to God, and started paying tithes with no one telling them to.

Before we talk to people about God, it would be wise to talk to God first about people, to see how He sees them. It's the goodness of the Lord that leads men to repentance (see Romans 2:4). I believe the harvest would come in a lot easier if we could see people as God sees them and say what He is saying about them. James 2:12-13, "So speak and so do as those who will be judged by the law of liberty. For judgment is without mercy to the one who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment."

God Not Only Loves Us, He Even Likes Us

Years ago, I was frustrated because the Lord didn't answer a certain prayer the way I thought He would. I confess that I was not only frustrated but I was mad at God all day as I struggled with it. That night as I was about to go to sleep the Lord began to speak to me very clearly concerning a church where I would be ministering the following Sunday. I was surprised He was even speaking to me since I was upset with Him that whole day and didn't even talk to Him. I asked the Lord, "How come You are talking to me like this when you know I have been mad at You all day?" The Lord responded, "Son, you may be mad at Me, but I'm not mad at you! My love is different than yours. I love you whether you love Me or not. I love you no matter what!" I repented immediately, seeing myself the way He sees me and yet still loves me. I'm learning that God not only loves us, He even likes us!

Bill Yount
Blowing the Shofar Ministries
Email: theshofarhasblown@juno.com

Bill Yount has been a member of Bridge of Life in Hagerstown, Maryland, for the past 33 years where he is now an elder and a home missionary. He is currently an advisor at large for Aglow International. Bill faithfully served in prison ministry at Mount Hope for 23 years and now travels full-time, both in the U.S. and internationally, ministering in churches and Aglow circles. "Humility and Humor" characterize his ministry as he brings forth a fresh word that is "in season," proclaiming the word of the Lord! The shofar (or ram's horn) is often used in his meetings, breaking the powers of darkness over regions, churches and households. The shofar represents God's breath blowing into the nostrils of His people, reviving them and awakening the lost. Many of God's messages, which Bill ministers prophetically, come out of his everyday life with his family and friends.