Hearing is one of the 5 major senses that we humans possess. We can listen to different sounds and voices. A lot of the time, we hear voices telling us we are not capable, voices that speak the negative. It's the voice of fear AND it doesn't play fair! It pulls the file on our past failures and preys on our deepest insecurities.
But there's another voice we can choose to listen to - God's! This voice speaks the Best things ever: "fear not, for i am with you; be not dismayed for I am your God.I will strengthen you, yes I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand- Isaiah 41:10"
To listen to this voice,we must really fine tune the station of our ears.The thing is all other sounds, noises and voices will still be in the background but attuning your ears to God's voice makes His voice louder than the rest.The reason being that you're so focused on what He is saying that nothing else matters.
To be successful in anything God call you to do, you must be sensitive to the Holy spirit within you and learn to recognise when He speaks to you through The Word.
When the pressure is on and you're tempted to move too quickly, He will say: "you shall not go out with haste..for the Lord will go before you, and the God of Israel will be your rear guard- Isaiah 52:12"
When you don't have the means to get the job done, He will whisper: "The Lord will guide you continually and satisfy your soul in drought and strengthen your bones; you will be like a watered garden and like a spring of water whose waters do not fail- Isaiah 58:11"
When you run out of answers and you don't know what to do, He will reassure you: "I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go, I will counsel you and watch over you- Psalm 32:8"
When the load becomes too heavy to carry, you'll hear His voice saying: "Cast your cares on the Lord and He will sustain you, He will never let the righteous fall- Psalm 55:22"
Hearing God's voice may mean you have to sacrifice lesser things and tune out your voices, but you MUST do it. Nothing, absolutely nothing, is more important than learning to recognise God's voice when He speaks to you.
9 heavenly notifications:
well said
too true
now the hard part is to follow
hmmmn...nice one...loved this post...but for me...that voice is always so small, so subtle....arrrgghh...
@ kafo - It is hard if we try to do it on our own but By HIS grace we can do it!
@ Chari - the voice is small but you must learn to listen hard and attune your ears to it..When you know what it sounds like, it seems loud to you!
"... at the end of these days [God] has spoken to us in the person of the Son". He makes His speaking most attractive by the person in whom He speaks.
true word...
there is so much white noise around us nowadays, that it can be somewhat difficult to hear God's voice, but we must learn to drown out all the noise and tune in.. a good way is denying self through fasting, giving and praying... all together.... :-))
Hope you are having a great week. :-)
@ David C Brown- The closer you are to God, the more attractive His voice sounds and the more you long to hear His voice!
@Remi- Well said! we must sacrifice our food,time and other things in order to drown the 'white noise' around us.
Isaiah 52:12
thank you.
Thanks for the reminder to ALWAYS hearken to the voice God! I pray that we all humble ourselves so he can manage our lives :-)
@ Omo Oba- you're welcome!
@SimpleeMe - Amen!
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