Hearing The Voice Of God

Faith Filled Thoughts
February 17th 2010
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Hearing The Voice Of God

Many times folks have written this question to me. How can I hear the Voice of God.
Below are my Faith Filled Thoughts and studies on the matter.

The opening scripture in Acts 22:14 says, "And he said,
The God of our fathers hath chosen thee, that thou shouldest know his will,
and see that Just One,
and shouldest hear the voice of his mouth."
Religious people may argue,
"That scripture was meant only for the Apostle Paul!"
but we must really ask ourselves: did Paul ever exhalt himself in stature
and rank above any of us?
Rather, we've all been chosen.
We've all been washed in the Blood of the Lamb!
We've all been drawn unto God.
We're all called to hear His voice, not just a select few.
In Revelation 2:15,
Jesus tells the Church of Pergamos that He's displeased that some ascribe to the
Doctrine of the Nicolatians, which He hates.
Nicolas was a man in this era who taught that there needs
to be a spiritual elite who does all your penance,
sacraments, hears God for you, etc.
But recall that Jesus is not seeking for a spiritual elite
but that we all come to Him like little children,
because if our hearts are not like that of a little child,
we cannot enter into the Kingdom of heaven!
In John 10, Jesus said that we are His sheep, and His sheep know His Voice.
But Psalms 95:7 warns us that if we do hear His voice,
we must not harden our hearts like the people of Israel did
in the Wilderness, where they tried and tempted God,
and so that entire generation perished.
It was the next generation - a generation after the heart of God
that entered into the Promised Land.
Daniel 11:32 says, "...
but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do [exploits]."
God wants to work great exploits through our lives!
The world may say one thing. Our circumstances may say another,
and the Devil may indeed try to have his own way,
but when we hear a Word from God, be it through the scriptures or right in our very ear
(possibly a scripture we didn't even know was already in the Bible!)
we can use that Word as judicial punishment against the words of darkness.
Isaiah 54:17 says that no weapon formed against us shall prosper!

So how can we better hear the voice of God?

• Repent of all unconfessed sin, and ask God to heal you of all iniquity, all bents for sin.
Ask the Lord to show you what attitudes and what behavioral patterns
are unrepentant in your life that you need to change,
especially if these are causing you not to hear His voice.
• Be ever so willing to not only seek after His face and to hear His voice, but to be obedient.
• Be willing to receive God's instruction in any way, shape or form
in which the Lord wants to present it.
You may not necessarily like the message - especially if you don't like the messenger!
Change your attitude if you are only willing to hear from God
if He is to speak only a certain way, or answer with such an answer!
• When in prayer, be in an attitude of waiting on God,
not just calling out each item of your To-Do list to Him!
Remember, He is our Shield and Buckler, not our Chef and Butler!
• Love God with all your heart, soul, mind and strength.
Rest in Him. Trust in His grace.
• There is such a thing as drainage.
We are encouraged to be filled with the Spirit on a daily basis.
But there are things in the world that may case that anointing to drain off
until we become as dry as a dead river bed, unable to bring life to anyone!
It can be that magazine under your mattress, that relationship that is not of God,
a particular lifestyle that causes you to sin constantly.
God spoke to the prophets in the Old (and New) Testament
because they were friends with God.
God's voice makes our heart tremble.
God's voice has a particular sweetness
God's voice brings peace
Songs of Solomon 2:14 says, "O my dove, [that art] in the clefts of the rock,
in the secret [places] of the stairs, let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice;
for sweet [is] thy voice, and thy countenance [is] comely."
The dove in the Bible speaks of the Holy Spirit. It is the voice of the Holy Spirit.
And Remember!
In John 10, Jesus said that we are His sheep,
and His sheep know His Voice.

May He Bless You and Keep You Today!

With Great Love
IN HIS SERVICE
Pastor Connie
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