LISTENING TO GOD
One of the hardest lessons to learn in the Christian life.
A life or a mind too busy with itself or talking incessantly cannot listen to God-Revelation 3:22, 'He who has an ear let him hear'.
How do we listen to God?
1. We need to recognise His voice-1 Samuel 3:1-10.
2. God cannot speak to someone who does not listen to Him or cannot communicate with Him.
We must recognise the fact that only a living being can communicate, one that has intelligence.
Why does God need to speak to us?
For various reasons but mainly to fellowship with us and make His will known to us.
Apart from a direct communication God speaks to us in various ways, such as:
Through His Word
In dreams and visions
Through a word of Prophecy
Through other people
etc.
Sometimes, when we are obstinate and do not listen He speaks though some unlikely means, such as stones, a donkey, and so on.
For God to speak to us personally we need to develop spiritual hearing. This is not an automatic process but it involves practise and will-Romans 10:17.
Sometimes our hearts will deceive us and we will make mistakes. Do not be discouraged, repent and trust God to speak to you again. If in the end there is a total absence of His voice after repeated requests, search your heart to see if there is an obstacle of sin or some other problem-Psalm 66:18, 'If I regard iniquity in my heart...'.
Will God ever get tired of me and stop speaking forever?
He loves you too much to do such a thing. When I refuse to listen and persist in that course God will not speak to me till I change course. Then God will listen and speak to me again.
An example of someone in the Bible who accused God of not listening to him and God's answer on the problem-Habakkuk 1,2:1-3.
One of the hardest lessons to learn in the Christian life.
A life or a mind too busy with itself or talking incessantly cannot listen to God-Revelation 3:22, 'He who has an ear let him hear'.
How do we listen to God?
1. We need to recognise His voice-1 Samuel 3:1-10.
2. God cannot speak to someone who does not listen to Him or cannot communicate with Him.
We must recognise the fact that only a living being can communicate, one that has intelligence.
Why does God need to speak to us?
For various reasons but mainly to fellowship with us and make His will known to us.
Apart from a direct communication God speaks to us in various ways, such as:
Through His Word
In dreams and visions
Through a word of Prophecy
Through other people
etc.
Sometimes, when we are obstinate and do not listen He speaks though some unlikely means, such as stones, a donkey, and so on.
For God to speak to us personally we need to develop spiritual hearing. This is not an automatic process but it involves practise and will-Romans 10:17.
Sometimes our hearts will deceive us and we will make mistakes. Do not be discouraged, repent and trust God to speak to you again. If in the end there is a total absence of His voice after repeated requests, search your heart to see if there is an obstacle of sin or some other problem-Psalm 66:18, 'If I regard iniquity in my heart...'.
Will God ever get tired of me and stop speaking forever?
He loves you too much to do such a thing. When I refuse to listen and persist in that course God will not speak to me till I change course. Then God will listen and speak to me again.
An example of someone in the Bible who accused God of not listening to him and God's answer on the problem-Habakkuk 1,2:1-3.
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