Hearing God

8-27-19

All of us have a great need to hear that "still small voice" of God so that we can receive His guidance and know more about the plan He has for our lives. We need communication with Him all through the day-allowing Him to speak to us by placing His thoughts in our minds.

I for number one, need to hear Him teach us as we read the scriptures. We need to seek to hear Him much as a child seeks the guidance of a parent. If we are to hear God, we must humble ourselves as a little child. We try so hard to be sophisticated adults not realizing that God desires for us to be "as little children".

I do not think, He does not look upon His people as sophisticated adults-if we are Christians, we are "children of God". Of course, older children can become rebellious, but little children are naturally trusting, teachable and submissive to their parents. Is that the way you are with your heavenly Father? Or, are you a sophisticated adult?

I also think that, God wants His people to be responsible for what they say and do, but He wants them to be as little children in their hearts. Jesus said, "Anyone who humbles him/or herself as this little child is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven" Matthew 18:4

The desire to be sophisticated adults makes it difficult to humble ourselves as a little child. But the way to hear God in my experience, is through an ongoing Father-child relationship. We need that "Abba Father" relationship that the bible calls the spirit of adoption or the spirit of son/daughter-ship. Romans 8:15

We need to "work out our salvation" with fear (reverential awe) and trembling as we draw closer and closer to our heavenly Father. With trusting, teachable and submissive attitude, we can establish that communication that's comes out of a genuine fear of the Lord as we receive His love; and with praise and thanksgiving, return His love.

Love Always, Walter

Francis Drake said:

Agree on all points.

Matt18v3and said, “Truly I say to you, unless you are converted and become like children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven. 4“Whoever then humbles himself as this child, he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

How is it that theologians, pastors, teachers etc. insist that we learn the right theology in order to enter the kingdom, when God says we can only enter if we come as a child?

To me, learning to recognise the voice of God on a day to day basis has to be the most important foundation of new life.

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Amen

Francis Drake said:

In many ways it's far easier to teach a non Christian to hear God speak than it is a Christian. The reason being that non Christians have far less baggage on that subject than most Christians do.

The church has a long legacy of teaching that God doesn't speak any more, and that we should find all the direction we need by reading the bible. They completely ignore the fact that the bible was not available to the common people till about 400 years ago, and for Catholics, possession of scriptures was punishable much more recently than that.

Scripture clearly indicates that Satan and his demons continue speaking to people, and people including Christians continue hearing him. So how come Satan and his demons speak, but God is struck dumb?

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The devil is always seeking whoever he may devour until his time is over.