Maybe God is speaking to you, but you do not hear. Do you know when God is speaking to you?
Do you know:
1) God speaks uniquely to each individual. This is because He wants your experience with Him and His voice to you to be personal.
2) Biblically, when God spoke, the person was sure God was speaking. This means when God speaks to you, you should know without a doubt that it is God who is speaking to you.
3) Biblically, when God spoke, the person knew what God said. This means that when God speaks to you, you should be clear on what you were told.
4) Biblically, when God spoke, that was the encounter with God! That means that when God speaks to you do not need to hope that you will be led into an encounter with Him...it means you just had an encounter with Him! Then and there! Only God can cause you to experience His presence.
God's method in how He speaks is different from person to person, but according to scripture what is important to remember is:
1) God uniquely spoke to His people
2) They knew it was God
3) They knew what He said
So, do you hear Him? Have your prayers lately sounded something like this: "Lord, I really want to know your will. Please close the door if _______________ is not your will and bless me if I am right" The main problem with this type of prayer and thought process is that this pattern is not found anywhere in scripture.
God speaks in many different ways. God has spoke through: angels, visions, dreams, symbolic actions, a gentle whisper, miraculous signs, and more!
You cannot allow yourself to be guided by your experiences alone. You also cannot allow yourself to be guided by tradition, method or formula's. He will reveal to you what you need to know to take the first step of obedience. Your job is to wait until He speaks to you with instructions. If you decide to just start "doing" before you have been given direction from God, chances are you will likely be wrong.The Holy Spirit will give clear directives today! God is personal and He wants to be intimately involved in your life and He will give you clear guidance for living when you faithfully live out your relationship with Him.
Base your understanding of God ONLY on scripture and not on experience! If you do not have clear instructions from God on a matter...PRAY AND WAIT! Learn to be patient.
Depend on God's timing. His timing will always BE RIGHT AND BEST!
Don't be in a hurry. He may be withholding instructions to cause you to seek Him more intently. He wants to draw you in closer so He can share with you more intimately.
Don't try to skip over the relationship to get on with the "doing". God is more interested in having a love relationship with YOU than He is in what YOU can do for Him.
God WILL give you clear guidance for your life. If you are thinking "But that has not been my experience." The answer to that doubt is simply: ONLY base your understanding on God on Scripture and not on experience.
Is God speaking to you? What is He trying to tell you?
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