Whitney Hopler in an article posted on crosswalk.com said that “God is constantly speaking to people.
But all too often, they miss out on hearing God’s messages because they seek His guidance only occasionally – usually when they’re going through a crisis or facing a major decision.
Then, with a dire need to hear from God, people become confused and frustrated when they don’t clearly hear what they should do.
They start to wonder how to hear from God and why they aren’t.”
She then goes on to outline 10 ways in which we can hear from God on a regular basis.
She has adapted these from Dallas Willard’s book Hearing God: Developing a Conversational Relationship with God:
- Recognize that God has created you for a close friendship with Himself.
- Consider your motives for wanting to hear from God.
- Make your goal more than just hearing God.
- Know that you’re important to God, but be humble.
- Don’t try to force God to tell you something.
- Recognize that God communicates in many forms, but most often through your mind.
- Renew your mind.
- Invite the living Word to help you when you read the written word.
- Recognize God’s voice above all others.
- Set aside time regularly to listen for God’s messages.
You can read how she briefly unpacks each of these areas here.
May this be an encouragement to you in these ever changing times and as we seek to understand God’s will for our lives.
Remembering always, that “God knows the plans that He has for us. They are plans for peace and not disaster, plans to give us a future filled with hope.” Jeremiah 29:11 (God’s Word Translation)
The below video is about a young guy who wanted something, and prayed for something that many of us take for granted; he longed for arms and legs. But God did not answer his prayers.
Instead Nick has been enabled to be, the hands and feet of Jesus, in a hurting world.
He has learnt how to hear God’s voice and obediently follow where He leads. He is constantly amazed at the journey that God has him on, and he is able to offer “Hope” to millions of people around the world. Espousing that God loves them and that He has a plan to give us each a future. For “God is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think.” Ephesians 3:20 (New Living Translation)
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