Hearing the Voice of God
“He said, “Go out, and stand on the mountain before Yahweh.” Behold, Yahweh passed by, and a great and strong wind tore the mountains, and broke in pieces the rocks before Yahweh; but Yahweh was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake; but Yahweh was not in the earthquake. After the earthquake a fire passed; but Yahweh was not in the fire. After the fire, there was a still small voice. When Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his mantle, went out, and stood in the entrance of the cave. Behold, a voice came to him, and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”” (1 Kings 19:11-13 WEB)
When God moves, He does so in great power, but when He speaks to His children, most of the time it is almost like a whisper—you have to really pay attention and listen closely.
Personally when I pray in tongues, I will go on for a while and then pause with my eyes closed to receive any words, Bible verses or mental pictures from the Holy Spirit.
Prayer is not about you just saying words to God. It is a two-way conversation. We are talking to a living God who speaks.
When you pray, expect to hear Him in your spirit.
Since the voice of God is a “still small voice” inside, we have to really tune out all distractions and noise of the world if possible.
Find a quiet place to be with the Lord, speak to Him and just quieten your mind, waiting to receive words, pictures or something else from Him.
One time when I was considering a prayer request for healing from a lady I don’t know, I quieted my mind, prayed in tongues and waited for the Holy Spirit to show me what condition the person had.
In my mind I saw the lady looking down at her tummy frustrated and I sensed her desire for weight loss. I was also shown that there was a problem with her ovaries. That region in her body’s silhouette was highlight in red.
I also received that these two health problems happened due to her pregnancy in the past.
I told the lady what I saw in my mind and she confirmed it to be true. I then proceeded to pray for her healing.
This is an example of the gift of word of knowledge in operation.
See the Holy Spirit as a trustworthy Helper who you can speak with comfortably as a close Friend.
He’s inside you to reveal to you the secret things that God knows.
The next time you pray, expect to hear from Him. He’s always speaking, but you must focus to hear that still small voice.
“The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name, and leads them out. Whenever he brings out his own sheep, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice. They will by no means follow a stranger, but will flee from him; for they don’t know the voice of strangers.”” (John 10:3-5 WEB)
How do you recognize the voice of your Good Shepherd and avoid being tricked by the devil’s voice instead?
Jesus will always speak to you in love. The voice is never condemning or angry. When you hear Him, you will always be filled with peace and inward joy. He is the Prince of Peace.
To recognize the voice of Jesus better, you have to familiarize with Him.
Read the four gospels and see how good, gracious, merciful, gentle, kind and loving He is with those who place their faith in Him.
To understand the four gospels better, you must be able to rightly divide the Old Covenant of Law and New Covenant of Grace.
Those four books are like a transition period, Law passing the baton to Grace.
If you aren’t standing on a firm foundational understanding of the New Covenant of Grace yet, you may get fearful or confused by some things that Jesus said which were directed at people who were still under dispensation of Law at that time.
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