SoccerGirl2222

Just a few observations: 1. You do not need a spiritual advisor "to hear God's voice" if you are genuinely a child of God and have the indwelling Holy Spirit to lead and guide you (1 Jn 2:20,27). 2. If you are in a true Bible church, you should have elders in your church. They are there to "watch for your soul" (Heb 13:17) so they are the ones who should be approached when you need spiritual guidance. 3. You will not find any Scripture telling you "to seek vision" when you pray. God has already given the Church a vision, which is to preach the Gospel to the whole world (Mt 28:18-20; Mk 16:15,16). 4. God's "voice" is in His Word, which is a living Word and a powerful Word (Heb 4:12,13). He will also speak to you in your soul (Rev 3:20) as you commune with Him. To "sup" with Christ is to have communion with Him. More important than just "hearing His voice" is to obey His commandments (1 Jn 2:3-17). Thank you Ezra

Thanks Willa! Yeah I was thinking I probably shouldnt be trying to seek God like that. The book makes it sound as if thats okay and that if we our fearful of doing that, that its satan planting a seed of fear in us to prevent us from experiencing all that God has to offer us, but that we shouldnt be afraid because there are protective guideines that God provides to keep us safe in the spirit world. When you mentioned that God uses 2 or 3 witnesses and Matthew 3:11-17 that is the same example the book uses.

Good decision SoccerGirl You have to be so careful these days what you read and to who you listen ,I'm glad you asked here on WB before starting reading it,it does sounds like New Age stuff. I would throw it in the garbage and not give it away...you don't want anybody else to read it ! May I ask who wrote the book? 4 Keys to Hearing God's Voice by Mark Virkler. I started to read the introduction and the 1st chapter and I was like I dont know about this book. The book uses Habakkuk 2:1-3 and says we need stillness, visioning, spontaneity, and journaling in order to hear God's voice. The book also says John did the same 4 things when he wrote the book of Revelations. That we need 3 spiritual advisors to affirm that the voice we hear is actually God's voice and it encourages to relate and walk in the spiritual word and that " Westerners are underdeveloped in their understanding and differentiation of the spiritual world". It says we need 2 way journaling where we write a question or thought we have for God and then we write down what God is saying to us. The first chapter was comparing its self to New Age and how it wasn't anything like the New Age. It says New Agers are covered by Jesus's blood and are guided by the Holy Spirit as we try to contact God and that New Agers are trying to contact any spirit. It also says when we might even encounter angels sent from God when we are having fellowship with the Holy Spirit.

Thanks everyone! I Yes I'am going to throw that book away, I would return it if I hadnt already highlited in it. I do have a good Bible and I'm going to start reading it more. Hopefully I will find a good church, I havent been able to find one yet.

Hi everyone! I just bought a book today and it says that at least 2 or 3 spiritual advisors for protection and ot help guard us from self deception and Satans deception when we are discerning God's voice. Also this book is saying that we need to seek vision as we pray and write down any thoughts that God speaks to us through spontaneous thoughts that pop into our mind. I would like to hear God's voice, but I'm not so sure how to go about doing that.

Thats good, everything is so expensive these days anyways. With the economy being the way that it is, its a good thing the birth rate is at an all time low.

Why do people bother trying to figure out when Jesus is coming back? We arent supposed to know when He is coming back and only God knows.

Ugh, I cant stand people like him. The people of the church should just give what they can.

Thats not good. I have a friend who lives in NJ just across the Hudson river from NYC and I have been calling him for the past two days and I havent heard anything. Im worried about him.

I didn't go to church for a long time myself and went back 3 years ago. I grew up going to a baptist church and ended up going to a non-denominational contemporary church. Maybe you should try a contemporary church or a non denominational church or both. I hope you and your wife find a church soon. You just have to visit churches and some churches have websites you can check out.