Have you ever heard the voice of God? Perhaps you have and didn't know that's what you were hearing. The voice of God has been heard by many. There are requirements for hearing the voice of God. Silence. If you are talking, have any other distractions going or are not in that space where the voice of God can be heard; you won't hear him. Sometimes we don't hear because we don't believe that he speaks to his people anymore. Maybe you are involved in a church where this voice of God is ridiculed and "not for today." There are so many things that keep us from hearing the voice of God. The most important is that we don't spend enough time with God to actually hear his voice. For ages people have opened the Bible and blindly pointed our a Scripture as what God is saying to them. "Judas went out and hanged himself." isn't one of them. Others have alleged prophets who speak the "Word of the Lord" but is it really? While there is supposed to be order in worship, it's God's order that really matters. People go up to other people and say, "The Lord told me to tell you such and such." Trust me, if they have to say "The Lord told me..." it isn't likely to be from God. Busy bodies have used this tactic since the beginning of time. So, when and how do you hear the word of God. It's first between you and God. Bringing yourself to the throne of God through ACTS (adoration, confession, thanksgiving and supplication) is the first step. Meditating on the word daily brings us closer to the loving Father. Knowing that we can sit quietly before God and he will direct our ways is brought about when we have the presence and attitude where God can and will speak to us.
We are in a hurry in our lives and barely take time to say grace if we do at all. We live lives where we take time for everything but God. We don't teach our children and we don't teach our families how to pray much less how to hear the voice of God. Is it because of fear? What would we do if we actually did hear the voice of God. It's there in the Holy Scripture. It's in the songs of worship and its there when we honor God in all that we think, do and say. Being busy is just an excuse. Being on a schedule is just an excuse. We make time for what is important to us. We're supposed to make Jesus the only important part of our lives. When we do that we begin to understand that his voice is what's important and not the voice of the world. We live in a society where we are battered on every side by selfishness and greediness. I'm not just talking about money. There are machines that captivate our minds called TV, Radio, Telephone, Cell phone, games and so many other things. We take time to gossip about whatever we have heard but take no thought about how hated that is by God. Living like this isn't pleasing to God.
The voice of God isn't foreign. He speaks of to us in the quietness of our hearts, warns or teaches us in our dreams, encourages us through those who have Jesus living through them. Sometimes he talks to us in an audible voice. Not from a stranger nearby or someone on the street. It's a voice intended for you alone. You hear his voice and either listen or dismiss what he has to say. If you have Jesus living through you, you listen to the voice knowing that it's him! You are having time with your Father. He knows your heart and longs for fellowship with you. Not on Sunday but every day. When you are walking as Jesus wants you to walk you are continually in a position where ACTS are active in every moment in your life. Guess what!? When you are in this position God takes care of your needs so you needn't have that distraction. No worry. You are in his hands. What are you waiting for? Get before God ad be blessed!
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