My apologies for my previous reply KG, I didn't articulate my reasoning behind my comment at all. Therefore I was not being fair towards you. Sorry.
If my memory serves me right, there are 3 types of prophetic-like services mentioned in the New Testament, that are relevant to the church of God.
One is the gift of men set aside by God to serve in the capacity of prophets (forthtell and foretell) in support of the church.
Another is the prophetic gift given to Christian believers by the Holy Spirit as He sees fit, for the encouragement and spiritual growth of fellow believers.
The third type, and the gift I suspect RL has, comes from one of the natural gifts (combination of faculties, qualities and talents) given at physical birth. The gift I am referring to here is often found in consulting analysts, that when fed with sufficient information is able to conclude what the most logical and therefore best solution is for a problem or direction. Paul refers to this gift as a gift of prophecy, and some Bible translations and Christian commentators paraphrase it as the gift of prophetic insight. People in the church with this gift are useful for providing advice to individuals, groups and pastors (shepherds/overseers/bishops/elders) on what they believe is God's will in any particular matter, as far as the depth or age of their faith would allow.