Good Morning,
To learn to hear the voice of God is imperative for all who call on the name of the Lord. He is always speaking to His own, so we are often missing out on one of the greatest conversations of our lifetime here on earth.
Job 33:14 – "For God speaks again and again, [revealing His will] though people do not recognize [they do not regard it]". Now here are some of the ways God speaks to us, besides an inward voice or an audible voice. Verse 15; "One may hear God's voice in a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls on people as they lie in their beds. Listen to the depths that God will go to to save us from our own selves". Now if He will do this as we sleep, how much more will He do when we are awake and listening. Verse 16, "Then He opens the ears of people and seals their instruction {terrifying them with warnings}, that He may withdraw man from his own purpose and cut off pride from him [disgusting him with his own disappointing self-sufficiency]." This brings us to our number one hindrance to hearing the voice of God, it is our very own self sufficient thoughts. I have learned that every time I allow my thoughts to reign, that it does bring disappointment. So, the first thing we must do is to bind our thoughts that would hinder our ability to hear God's voice. If you don't, you will almost certainly be the one directing the course of your life, for your own voice is stronger than the enemy's. As born-again believers we want to practice hearing His voice. Remember, whatever we hear will have the plumb line in the Word of God. Notice the Amplified version of verse 17, says,"disgusting him with his own disappointing self- sufficiency." Disappoint means to defeat the fulfillment of hopes and plans; failure of expectation; miscarriage of designs. Are you disgusted with your self-sufficient ways bringing you disappointment? There is a way out. S tart fresh today, by asking God for His way for you to come to the place of fulfillment in your life. "There is a way which seems right to a man and appears straight before him, but at the end of it is the ways of death."(Prov. 14:12) Ways is a course of life; a mode of action; a manner of living, a custom or conversation.
Each one of us have a way that God has pre-pared for us to arrive to His good plan. It will be revealed, step by step as we become diligent seekers of Him. Stop, right where you are and get directions from the One who knows the way. Don't keep traveling the wrong way or the long way, it is self-sufficiency that keeps you from asking for directions. "Proverbs 12:15 says, "the way of a fool is right in is own eyes…"
Let's go to Him and ask for His way to be revealed to us now. Bind up every 'rebel thought' and voice, so that we can hear Him. Isaiah 30:18 & 21; "So the Lord must wait for you to come to Him, so He can show you His love and compassion. For the Lord is a faithful God. Blessed are those who wait for His help. Listen what will happen as you wait on His answer. "With your own ears you will hear Him. Right behind you a voice will say, "This is the way you should go," whether to the right or left." Go ahead, ask Him and He will show you the way. Your course for your life, the actions that will bring you there.
Love,
Pastor D.
Daughters of Z 