HOW TO HEAR GOD SPEAK (4 OF 6)
by Joey Rodgers
Scripture: Habakkuk 2:1-3
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How to Hear God Speak (4 of 6)
Series: Hearing God
Joey Rodgers
Habakkuk 2:1-3
A few weeks ago we began talking about what I believe is the most essential activity in a believer's life - the ability to hear/distinguish God's voice. And I submitted that Biblical Christianity isn't doing things in God's name hoping He'd bless them; but listening to His voice, and responding to His leading.
My sheep hear my voice. I know them, and they follow me.
For clarity sake, I've defined the Christian life as knowing God, hearing His voice, and obeying His leading.
In KNOWING God - I'm referring to knowing Him as Savior in salvation and growing in intimacy w/ Him as Lord.
In HEARING God - I'm referring to cultivating a listening ear that's able to identify His voice in your daily life.
In OBEYING God - I'm referring to a responsive spirit that allows God to direct your steps.
So last week we talked about why God speak?
- To Reveal His PERSON
- To Express His PURPOSES
- To Disclose His PLANS
- To Personalize our PARTICIPATION
HARD: Hearing God begins w/ a greater desire for His plan to be accomplished than for your plans to be fulfilled.
The bottomline is God created us for relationship and He wants us to know Him as well as He knows us. He wants us to know and participate in His will.
But as w/ any relationship - communication is essential. If there's no communication then there can be no relationship. But let's be honest - communication can be challenging.
When Meg speaks to me (and I know this may be hard to believe) - I don't always hear her. I don't always listen. And at other times I might hear her, yet I don't understand her.
BTW Men - there's (2) things you have to do to understand a women. Problem is - no one knows what those (2) things are.
Seriously - Meg and I have been married 21 yrs. and over time our communication has gotten better -yet there are still times we don't hear each other and we don't understand each o ...
Series: Hearing God
Joey Rodgers
Habakkuk 2:1-3
A few weeks ago we began talking about what I believe is the most essential activity in a believer's life - the ability to hear/distinguish God's voice. And I submitted that Biblical Christianity isn't doing things in God's name hoping He'd bless them; but listening to His voice, and responding to His leading.
My sheep hear my voice. I know them, and they follow me.
For clarity sake, I've defined the Christian life as knowing God, hearing His voice, and obeying His leading.
In KNOWING God - I'm referring to knowing Him as Savior in salvation and growing in intimacy w/ Him as Lord.
In HEARING God - I'm referring to cultivating a listening ear that's able to identify His voice in your daily life.
In OBEYING God - I'm referring to a responsive spirit that allows God to direct your steps.
So last week we talked about why God speak?
- To Reveal His PERSON
- To Express His PURPOSES
- To Disclose His PLANS
- To Personalize our PARTICIPATION
HARD: Hearing God begins w/ a greater desire for His plan to be accomplished than for your plans to be fulfilled.
The bottomline is God created us for relationship and He wants us to know Him as well as He knows us. He wants us to know and participate in His will.
But as w/ any relationship - communication is essential. If there's no communication then there can be no relationship. But let's be honest - communication can be challenging.
When Meg speaks to me (and I know this may be hard to believe) - I don't always hear her. I don't always listen. And at other times I might hear her, yet I don't understand her.
BTW Men - there's (2) things you have to do to understand a women. Problem is - no one knows what those (2) things are.
Seriously - Meg and I have been married 21 yrs. and over time our communication has gotten better -yet there are still times we don't hear each other and we don't understand each o ...
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