Pray that I can hear Gods words clearly and have faith in what he says.

[Robert Richborough]

A lot of things that have been happening recently, I have been praying for Gods answer on, and the answers I get don't seem to reflect the truth, I worry I'm projecting my thinking onto him or going a bit crazy.


I prayed whether I would pass my finals coming up in June and he said I would, but I am struggling to believe him, the task I have to complete seems so impossible to me, I am so behind because of health issues I had the past few months, basically missed 3 months of study.

I lost a really close friend, and while I thought I felt God show me it will be reconciled, I do not believe it, that person has gone into a mode of spite refusing to talk to me and others and is more stubborn than ever.


I've been praying for signs and many things to come, and while my life isn't that bad, my heart feels wounded by the fact that no matter how hard I try, I feel am either being impatient or I can't hear him properly. I pray and pray and triple check every time though and the answers he gives are the same, I pray "God are you sure this is your thoughts and not mine, this is the truth? Reality seems to show otherwise" and nothing has changed as of yet.

 

[PollyJetix]

I have found that God doesn't often talk to me about the things I want Him to.

And when I demand of Him an answer on those subjects, and He chooses to remain silent, I often think I hear Him talking when He wasn't. It could have been my own spirit talking, or other spirits.

I have found over the years that the only way to truly hear from God is to be at rest in my spirit, and undemanding that God speak. I go to the Bible to get directions, and trust that He will work things out, even when I don't understand how He is working.

And when I remain in that position of trusting Him, and going by what He has already spoken... sometimes He will speak out of the blue, words that I least expect, on subjects I least expect. Sometimes it is to build up my faith to become what He wants to make me become. Mostly, it's to comfort and build my relationship with Him.

Don't take everything you hear in the spirit world, as being from God.
Jesus said "My sheep know my voice... and other voices they do not follow, for they know not the voice of strangers." Therefore, you will hear other voices!

Remember, you are not yet a mature sheep. Newborn lambs do not yet recognize the voice of their shepherd. But if you follow closely, and read His Word, you can speed up the process of getting to know His voice. Keep your ears open, and you will learn which voices have the qualities you come to know in your God.

 

[Robert Richborough]

I have found that God doesn't often talk to me about the things I want Him to.

And when I demand of Him an answer on those subjects, and He chooses to remain silent, I often think I hear Him talking when He wasn't. It could have been my own spirit talking, or other spirits.

I have found over the years that the only way to truly hear from God is to be at rest in my spirit, and undemanding that God speak. I go to the Bible to get directions, and trust that He will work things out, even when I don't understand how He is working.

And when I remain in that position of trusting Him, and going by what He has already spoken... sometimes He will speak out of the blue, words that I least expect, on subjects I least expect. Sometimes it is to build up my faith to become what He wants to make me become. Mostly, it's to comfort and build my relationship with Him.

Don't take everything you hear in the spirit world, as being from God.
Jesus said "My sheep know my voice... and other voices they do not follow, for they know not the voice of strangers." Therefore, you will hear other voices!

Remember, you are not yet a mature sheep. Newborn lambs do not yet recognize the voice of their shepherd. But if you follow closely, and read His Word, you can speed up the process of getting to know His voice. Keep your ears open, and you will learn which voices have the qualities you come to know in your God.

I always try very carefully to ensure I hear his word, this has been a recurring battle for months and it becomes exhausting.

 

[Todd Carter]

Thank you Father for overwhelming Robert with an abundance of Grace to be in your presence, be stilled and hear you clearly. Let him know beyond any doubt that You are on his side and nothing can stand against him. Let him receive Your encouragement and strength.
Hang in there brother, you're awesome but God is AWESOME beyond our imagination.
Don't forget to wear your armor so you can stand.

 

[LoricaLady]

Well, I can't know in your particular case, but there have been so many times when I felt the Father telling me such and such would be okay and, though at first that didn't seem likely, it was eventually just fine. I pray you will get peace. You are stressing out, of course. I pray you will get healing and that all will work out well.

 

[Hidden In Him]

A lot of things that have been happening recently, I have been praying for Gods answer on, and the answers I get don't seem to reflect the truth, I worry I'm projecting my thinking onto him or going a bit crazy.

Sounds to me like hearing isn't really your problem; believing is.

I prayed whether I would pass my finals coming up in June and He said I would, but I am struggling to believe Him, the task I have to complete seems so impossible to me, I am so behind because of health issues I had the past few months, basically missed 3 months of study.

The trouble in believing God sometimes is that we automatically assume things HAVE to take place before such and such will happen. For instance, maybe you're thinking, "I HAVE to cover all this material in order to be ready for my finals." I know you may be thinking this is skating on thin ice, but the truth is if you give yourself to prayer every moment when you are not studying, asking that He guide you specifically about what sections of material are going to be most important on the finals, He will increasingly lead you in the right directions. But notice, I did not say, "Yeah, just pray a single prayer, and BAM! Here will come your answer." Pray incessantly, asking Him whenever you have a moment's rest from study, "Please Lord, please. Reveal to me what I need to be focusing on most."

I lost a really close friend, and while I thought I felt God show me it will be reconciled, I do not believe it, that person has gone into a mode of spite refusing to talk to me and others and is more stubborn than ever.

Here, your faith may need to be coupled with patience. It takes time sometimes for people to come around to a place of repentance. And while you are trusting God and continuing to pray for that person, spend time listening for words of wisdom, directions of thinking He would lead you in. He will show you right from wrong ways to respond, and how to see the bigger picture, and the time will eventually come that you have your chance, when he/she finally lets their guard down.

I've been praying for signs and many things to come, and while my life isn't that bad, my heart feels wounded by the fact that no matter how hard I try, I feel am either being impatient or I can't hear him properly. I pray and pray and triple check every time though and the answers he gives are the same, I pray "God are you sure this is your thoughts and not mine, this is the truth? Reality seems to show otherwise" and nothing has changed as of yet.

Yep. As I like to tell my wife (wonderful woman), whenever she starts telling me about worries she is having, "Worry less, pray more."

Prayer, when you do it long enough to hear Him unmistakably, will bring peace to your heart. So stay in prayer until you experience His confirmation inside you in the inner man.

Hope it helps.

 

[Robert Richborough]

Sounds to me like hearing isn't really your problem; believing is.


The trouble in believing God sometimes is that we automatically assume things HAVE to take place before such and such will happen. For instance, maybe you're thinking, "I HAVE to cover all this material in order to be ready for my finals." I know you may be thinking this is skating on thin ice, but the truth is if you give yourself to prayer every moment when you are not studying, asking that He guide you specifically about what sections of material are going to be most important on the finals, He will increasingly lead you in the right directions. But notice, I did not say, "Yeah, just pray a single prayer, and BAM! Here will come your answer." Pray incessantly, asking Him whenever you have a moment's rest from study, "Please Lord, please. Reveal to me what I need to be focusing on most."


Here, your faith may need to be coupled with patience. It takes time sometimes for people to come around to a place of repentance. And while you are trusting God and continuing to pray for that person, spend time listening for words of wisdom, directions of thinking He would lead you in. He will show you right from wrong ways to respond, and how to see the bigger picture, and the time will eventually come that you have your chance, when he/she finally lets their guard down.


Yep. As I like to tell my wife (wonderful woman), whenever she starts telling me about worries she is having, "Worry less, pray more."

Prayer, when you do it long enough to hear Him unmistakably, will bring peace to your heart. So stay in prayer until you experience His confirmation inside you in the inner man.

Hope it helps.

Another friend of mine who is a bit of a mentor when it comes to Christianity said the same thing, I have trouble believing God will help me, it is quite possible, Its just in the past I have believed things were from God before and it was not the case.

 

[Hidden In Him]

Another friend of mine who is a bit of a mentor when it comes to Christianity said the same thing, I have trouble believing God will help me, it is quite possible, Its just in the past I have believed things were from God before and it was not the case.

I understand. This is why hearing properly is vital. You can't just go on a little prayer and a little intuition. You have to develop the ability to hear Him ever more clearly, so that you're not simply believing things He never actually said to begin with (James 4:8; James 1:5-6).

 

[drjean]

God speaks to us through His Word...so be sure you are immersing yourself in reading the Bible "all the time" seeking answers. The Holy Spirit within will also speak to us, but too often we are too noisy with our own thoughts and events to listen and hear Him.

Do your best to study. If it's health issues, speak to the professors about more time to take the exams--go through the counselor if need be. May God give you good recall on what you study.

 

[Hidden In Him]

I've been praying for signs and many things to come... I pray and pray and triple check every time though and the answers he gives are the same, I pray "God are you sure this is your thoughts and not mine, this is the truth? Reality seems to show otherwise" and nothing has changed as of yet.

Now, take this with a grain of salt. If this man is not of your particular persuasion in Christ and you feel no witness about it in your spirit, then just discard it. But when I just went to my Youtube page to switch to something I wanted, I noticed this was an option in the Youtube column, fairly close to the top. I never watch Lester Sumrall so I have no idea why it would be there, but the title looks very reminiscent to your subject matter in this thread.

So maybe take some time and listen. Maybe there's something in this video that might help you. Again, just throwing it out there. Hope it was of God.

Hidden.

 

[servant of Merciful Love]

God bless you

 

[Hidden In Him]

Maybe there's something in this video that might help you.

Aha. The real message starts somewhere a little before 25:50, and he's making some good points there (faith grows with experience).

Best wishes.

 

[brinny]

Praying for you Robert, that He grants you wisdom, discernment, and clarity, through His Word, for it is in His Word that He "speaks" to us, through His precious Holy Spirit.

Reminds me of this verse:

"Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and show thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not." ~Jeremiah 33:3

We "call" unto God when we "seek" Him in His Word.

Praying for you.

 

[Robert Richborough]

Praying for you Robert, that He grants you wisdom, discernment, and clarity, through His Word, for it is in His Word that He "speaks" to us, through His precious Holy Spirit.

Reminds me of this verse:

"Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and show thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not." ~Jeremiah 33:3

We "call" unto God when we "seek" Him in His Word.

Praying for you.

Thank you for that qoute Brinny, that's quite reassuring, I'm trying very hard to maintain faith but I feel like im holding onto a cliff edge by one hand. Being 21 im at that crossroads in life and everything seems to be coming all at once.

I will succeed eventually though, I just hope I do hear him, I want to be able to succeed at uni and I want to be able to reforge my friendship. They are one of two only true Christian friends I have.

 

[brinny]

Thank you for that qoute Brinny, that's quite reassuring, I'm trying very hard to maintain faith but I feel like im holding onto a cliff edge by one hand. Being 21 im at that crossroads in life and everything seems to be coming all at once.

I will succeed eventually though, I just hope I do hear him, I want to be able to succeed at uni and I want to be able to reforge my friendship. They are one of two only true Christian friends I have.

That verse speaks very powerfully to me, and indicates God's faithfulness in granting us not only what we need, but His wisdom, discernment, and clarity as He showers us with His blessings, grace, and favor, and His joy and His delight and His peace becomes ours.

He DELIGHTS when we "call" to Him by delving into His Word.

He DELIGHTS when we worship, praise, and give Him thanks, and just "joy" in Him.

This verse comes to mind:

May His joy be yours, Robert.

God bless you.

Praying.

 

[Robert Richborough]

That verse speaks very powerfully to me, and indicates God's faithfulness in granting us not only what we need, but His wisdom, discernment, and clarity as He showers us with His blessings, grace, and favor, and His joy and His delight and His peace becomes ours.

He DELIGHTS when we "call" to Him by delving into His Word.

He DELIGHTS when we worship, praise, and give Him thanks, and just "joy" in Him.

This verse comes to mind:

May His joy be yours, Robert.

God bless you.

Praying.

Thank you, theres a bit of a way to go yet, since something quite scary happened that reminded me of the situation and pulled up more hurt, part of me is wanting to give up on that friendship and not believe God because its beginning to hurt so damn much, but no matter how much I pray I know thats not what he wants.

 

[brinny]

Thank you, theres a bit of a way to go yet, since something quite scary happened that reminded me of the situation and pulled up more hurt, part of me is wanting to give up on that friendship and not believe God because its beginning to hurt so damn much.

Our God is a very PRESENT HELP in our times of trouble.

Praying for you.

 

[rockytopva]

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[Robert Richborough]

Im praying and still nothing as of yet patience is my biggest flaw it seems.