Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an
everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.
Isaiah
55:3
We are encouraged to
seek God, to hear him speak through the word of God; we are encouraged to seek
spiritual counsel when necessary. We are
even encouraged to read the word of God so that we may know Him in a better way
and be found doing His will in excellence.
Reality Check:
God speaks through the Holy Spirit, the bible, prayer, circumstances,
and the church to reveal himself, His purposes and His ways.
God always clarifies
what He says. He wants us to adjust
from where we are to where He is. His
will is to actively become involved where we are but also to let us become
aware of what He is up to so we can respond accordingly.
The scripture is our
guide – it’s how God makes Himself known. It is obvious in the
bible: God speaks to His children.
As a believer, we should
hear God when He speaks to us. If we don’t know when God is speaking to us, we are in trouble at the heart of the christian life because it is a relationship not an activity that God desires.
Bow down thine ear, and hear the words
of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge. For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them
within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips. That thy trust may be in the Lord, I have
made known to thee this day, even to thee.
Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge,That
I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest
answer the words of truth to them that send unto thee?
Proverbs 22:17-21
Anything that God is
a part of has weight. However and
whenever He speaks, it is serious. It is
God, not the wisdom of man, that counsels, leads, guides and directs us. Apostle Paul concluded
As it is written, There is none
righteous, no, not one: Romans
3:10
The Holy Spirit is
assigned the responsibility to help us understand. The Holy Spirit touches your heart and mind
and brings you to the truth of God and into the middle of God’s will. Once you understand, you are to obey. The Holy Spirit takes the word of God and
brings us to an understanding.
The Holy Spirit helps
us pray as He knows the will of God and He will direct you to the will of God.
Learn to pray,
realize that the spirit of God is active.
Pray to see things from God’s perspective.
Don’t interpret the
will of God by circumstances. The
circumstances are part of the plan as interpreted from God’s perspective.
The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delighteth in his way. Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand. Psalm 37:23-24
God gives us spiritual
markers - things, events, scents, pictures and symbols that remind us of significant events, truths, seasons or decisions in our lives - as a way of remembering special events or times to help guide us to
walk faithfully and not depart from Him.
You don’t lose your
individuality in the life of the body, you find yourself in the body.
Lastly, don't be so quick to "hear from God" that you listen to just anything. Take caution when hearing
from God: Everyone saying that they hear
from God is not hearing from God. Test
it in the life of the body. Too few are
being cultivated to hear the word of God. Remember, if it's not found, it's not sound. If what is being said to you does not align itself to the word of God, you can believe it is not from God.
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