Steps to hearing God's voice

Steps to Hearing God’s Voice

YMMP 09

HOW GOD SPEAKS
The Bible – God’s word to you already.
Romans 12:2 – do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world but be transformed by the renewing of you mind then you will know God’s good pleasing, and perfect will.

HOW GOD SPEAKS
Prayer and Worship Times – dedicated and devoted to focusing on Him – loving Him. God speaks in this place.
Circumstances – God can orchestrate our circumstances in many different ways to speak to us.
Other Christians – Listen to His voice through each other

HOW GOD SPEAKS
Dreams and Visions
Quiet Inner Voice – Will probably struggle to know whether this is really God or yourself.

STEPS

1. Worship God
– focus on Him

2. Check Your Heart
– allow the Holy Spirit to search your heart
– Psalm 66:18 – if you had cherished sin in your heart the Lord would not have listened

Psalm 139:23-24 – search me and know my heart…see if there is any offensive way in me…
James 5: 16 - confess your sins to one another that you may be healed…prayer of righteous man is powerful and effective

3.Lay Down Your Thoughts, Desires, Imaginations, Distractions, Agendas
- Proverbs 3:5-6 – trust in the Lord with all your heart, lean not on your own understanding, in all your ways acknowledge Him and He will direct Your paths.

4.Resist the Enemy
– James 4:7 – resist the enemy
– 1 Peter 5:8-9 – be self-controlled, alert, resist, stand firm, etc
- Ephesians 6: 10-18 – armor of God
-esp verse 17 – helmet of salvation and sword of the spirit
- through practice using your ‘sword’ (Word of God) get aggressive with it

5.Listen to the Holy Spirit
– Wait
-Psalms 62:5, Psalms 81:11-13

SUMMARY of STEPS
1. Worship God
2. Check Your Heart
Lay Down Your Thoughts, Desires, Imaginations, Distractions, Agendas
Resist the Enemy
Listen to the Holy Spirit

Remember…
God speaks to have relationship with you
God’s ability to speak is greater than your inability to hear.
God wants to change us from being driven people to being drawn by Him.


Remember…
The static, and inability to hear God’s voice comes from the un-submitted parts of our life.

What’s hindering you from hearing God?
- unbelief, fear, apathy, pride, and self sufficiency, disobedience, rationalism, independence


Remember…
We NEED God!!
We were created to receive comfort from God and if we aren’t receiving it from Him we will search for it elsewhere
False comforts
-sports
-lust
-food

Remember…
If God has something important to tell you, He will tell you Himself.
God will communicate to you.
He will make clear in His time to reveal things to you