10 Keys to Hearing God’s Voice

10 Things About God’s Voice

1. He will lead me to the whole truth, not a half-truth.
2. He will not violate Scripture, but fulfill it.
3. He will lead me toward my destiny, not away from it.
4. He will redirect me according to His ultimate will.
5. He will cause me to think rather than act on impulse.
6. He will lead me away from fulfilling fleshly desires and towards fulfilling my ultimate kingdom purpose.
7. He is loving, kind, understanding, soft and gentle.
8. When I argue with Him, He doesn’t argue back. He simply states a truth.
9. He is always speaking to me and speaks my language.
10. I know His voice.

Destiny-Bound

Beginning to fulfill my destiny really began with learning to take care of my body by eating properly. I couldn’t go toward the purpose and plan God had for my life when I was morbidly obese and could barely walk. His desire was that I would become healthy so I could move to the next part of His plan for my life.

The evil one knows this. He always hits at my weakness. As with everyone, my weakness will be something fleshly. For others it might be drugs, alcohol, sexual addiction, pornography, gambling, cigarettes, over-spending or any number of things. These become things that pull God’s children away from focusing on the main thing: God.

Jesus said it this way. “The thief does not come, except to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly” (John 10:10). Satan’s No. 1 mission is to steal, kill and destroy my destiny. So if he can, he will lead me off-course.

Every time he would do this, I would have the nagging suspicion the voice speaking to me wasn’t God. However, I rationalized it because it was just what I wanted. After all, didn’t God want me to be happy? This kind of rationalization would always propel me to listen to the wrong voice, even though I knew it was wrong.

My I-Want

My mind is not bad. When I became a Christian, I received the mind of Christ (1 Cor. 2:16). Learning to exercise it is another thing. I must be tuned in to God’s station so my mind is really functioning in conjunction with the Spirit of God. I must be desiring to be led by God rather than by my own desires.

When I want my way, I can have it because I have free will (Gen. 2:16-17; 3:6). I can be just like Eve. My I-want voice can scream louder than the voice of God. The devil will agree with what I want. However, if I want to hear it, God’s voice will whisper softly to me. That whisper will speak louder than every other voice combined if I let it.

I choose whom I want to listen to. I really know the voice of God. I know what His purposes are. I know how to discern His voice. I just choose whether or not I want to follow it.

His Sheep Hear His Voice

Jesus said, “My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me” (John 10:27). Why do sheep follow the voice of the shepherd? Because they trust him. He protects them. He feeds them. He finds water for them, shelter when needed and soft places to lie down.

When I really began to understand God wanted only good things for me, not disaster (Jer. 29:11), I asked His advice. I longed for His voice. I began to live my life based on what He said to me

The Sound of His Voice

I began to hear Him everywhere—in the soft giggle of a child; in the soaring flight of a hawk; in the tired, ragged woman asking for a quarter; in the silence; in the click of the computer keyboard; in the voice of musicians and preachers of the gospel; in God’s Word; and yes, in the gentle voice I’ve come to know and love speaking in my mind, heart and spirit. It’s a voice that fills all of me. There is no voice like it.

“He said, ‘Go and stand on the mountain before the Lord.’ And, behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind split the mountains and broke in pieces the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. And after the wind, an earthquake came, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. And after the earthquake, a fire came, but the Lord was not in the fire, and after the fire, a still, small voice. When Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his cloak and went out and stood in the entrance to the cave. And a voice came to him and said, ‘Why are you here, Elijah?'” (1 Kin. 19:11-13).

“So, God speaks to you?” the journalist queried the well-known pastor. “Is it an audible voice?”

The pastor looked him in the eyes and said, “No, it is much louder than that.”

How Does God Speak to You?

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