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hearing from God

 

There are so many ways that we can hear from God.  We hear through reading the word.  We hear through the testimony of friends.  We hear through worship.  We hear through quiet time with the Lord and the voice of the Spirit in us.  There are many ways.


Yet the greatest way to hear and to know the way and work of God is through the Word of God.  The Bible is our best link to God as well as the best source for the growth we need as His children.


Take some time today to look to and listen to what God says in the Bible about our life as a believer.  These are random verses that speak to me.  Check them out and take the ones that stick out to you, think on them, read them more and keep on listening and following what God says.


Philippians 4:6-8  NLT 

Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. 7 Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus. 8 And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.


Psalm 139:23-24  NLT  

Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. 24  Point out anything in me that offends you, and lead me along the path of everlasting life.


Galatians 5:22-25  NLT  

But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things! 24 Those who belong to Christ Jesus have nailed the passions and desires of their sinful nature to his cross and crucified them there. 25 Since we are living by the Spirit, let us follow the Spirit’s leading in every part of our lives. 


Psalm 19:14  NLT  

May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing to you, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.


All of those verses are the voice of God speaking much I need, but these verses also provide promises.  They are promises from God that are personal.  


Hold on to the ones that God gives you as promises.

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