![]() ![]() If this is a new concept for you, my book Walking with God would be a great resource.įor others, this is something new. Some of you are comfortable with listening prayer, but you haven’t made it part of your daily practices. And yet, even so, most people don’t practice asking God into the details of their lives and questions. ![]() Why am I bringing this up? Because the way through this world is far more difficult to find than the way beyond it. I’m going to give this a few days (or a few weeks). Give me the ability to recognize what you are saying. If I don’t hear anything right away, I’ll say something like, Keep speaking, Lord. Pressure kills just about everything-love, joy, friendship, hearing from God. And so this is a good way to learn.Īs we learn to hear God’s voice, it also helps to give it time. You don’t have a horse in the race you don’t have a dog in the fight. The reason is simple: you’re not tied up in all the drama. It’s far easier to hear for someone else than to hear for yourself. If you’re having a hard time recognizing God’s voice, get someone to listen with you. ![]() Are you saying no, Lord? This isn’t a good idea this weekend? I’m really open to whatever you are saying. Are you saying yes, Lord? Yes, you want me to go camping? Sometimes then I will hear a clear yes. If I’m not hearing anything clearly, sometimes I will “try on” Yes and No. Jesus-should I join those guys on the camping trip this weekend? Is that what you have for me? Then ask a really simple question, something without a lot of drama to it. Go into your room or out into the yard sit on the back porch and give yourself twenty minutes. Far better to approach it like this.Ĭlear a little quiet space, because the soul needs to be in a quiet place to hear from God. Hearing the voice of God-and having confidence in what you have heard-requires a quiet and relaxed posture of the soul. Is this the person you want me to marry? Is it time to quit my job? What am I supposed to do with my life? That’s like going to the top of a double black diamond on your very first day of skiing because you want to learn how to ski. However, most people wait until the house is on fire to ask God about something specific. God rigged the world so that we really can’t thrive without this. Our practical, daily experience is meant to be centered in a conversational intimacy with God-with our Father, with Jesus, and with the Holy Spirit. If you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in, and we will share a meal together as friends.” (Revelation 3:20) “My sheep listen to my voice I know them, and they follow me.” (John 10:27) ![]() Hearing his voice is meant to be normal for every follower of Jesus. Folks-the entire Bible, Genesis to Revelation, is a record of God speaking to his people. Once more the Philistines came up and spread out in the Valley of Rephaim so David inquired of the Lord, and he answered, “Do not go straight up, but circle around behind them and attack them in front of the poplar trees.So David did as the Lord commanded him, and he struck down the Philistines all the way from Gibeon to Gezer. Now the Philistines had come and spread out in the Valley of Rephaim so David inquired of the Lord, “Shall I go and attack the Philistines? Will you deliver them into my hands?” The Lord answered him, “Go, for I will surely deliver the Philistines into your hands.” So David went to Baal Perazim, and there he defeated them. God rigged the world like this so that we would seek him. Not theoretical questions-questions essential to our life and wellbeing, or the life and wellbeing of those we love. Right? Whatever our age, education, or financial status, we all face questions we simply don’t know the answer to, every single day. “The way through the world is more difficult to find than the way beyond it.” – Wallace Stevens Many years ago, someone shared this quote with me, and it stayed with me because it names something so deeply true to the human predicament: ![]()
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