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Hello Hdt,
It is difficult to describe hearing from God because it is not actually 'like' anything else. So there is no external reference for comparison. I've previously tried to describe hearing from God as being kind-of-like this-or-that. But without exception so far, the other person has concluded; 'Well then, we all hear from God because we all experience this-or-that' – and so miss the point of using analogy.
If you are Christian, my suspicion is that you probably have heard God, but maybe haven't recognised it yet.
The issue is also complicated by the fact that God 'speaks' to us in a variety of ways. So I am only referring here to the inner voice of the Holy Spirit.
The King James Version of the Bible uses the word “unction” to describe the guidance of the Holy Spirit.
1 John 2:20 - But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things.
I think this is a good word, but I'm not sure it means much to those who haven't experienced or recognised what it means. I would also consider the following scripture passage;
1 Kings 19:11-12 - Then He said, “Go out, and stand on the mountain before the Lord.” And behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind tore into the mountains and broke the rocks in pieces before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake; and after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire; and after the fire a still small voice.
There is a lot of noise coming at our minds; from the world, from the enemy, from our own thoughts etc. God's direction is in that soft, calm inner voice, a peaceful knowing, a gentle direction here or there.
 

Hi Jim,
I'm not aware that the Bible describes the type of communication used for the specific circumstances you cite. As far as I understand, spirits can communicate to humans via a variety of means; ranging from mere suggestion (i.e. thoughts) to physical manifestations (i.e. sights and sounds).

You are a daughter of the King of all reality. No-one gets to treat you like a doormat. You should not have to tolerate any disrespect of yourself.
 
My advice;
Wait on God. Let the Holy Spirit guide your actions. Maybe God will use you to help, or maybe someone else, or maybe God will deal with the situation Himself. Sometimes we have to let God be God in the lives of others. It is not your responsibility to be God to your husband. Your husband must learn to find his sufficiency in Christ (as do we all).
In the meantime, you can let your husband know you are seeking God for him and praying that God will help him find his way through.
 

Hi Jrussellk,
The reason Old Testament translators replaced “Yahweh” with “LORD” is because the word Yahweh is considered the most sacred name of God to the Jews. It is therefore generally not spoken. When a Jew encounters “Yahweh” in the text, they will often read “Adonai” (Hebrew for Master/Lord) instead of Yahweh - out of respect for the sacred name of God. So the motives ascribed by your JW friend for the replacement of Yahweh are historically incorrect.
We don't know for sure how this name was originally pronounced because the original text doesn't contain characters for the vowel sounds. So it may be Yahweh, or Yahveh, or Yehovah, or Jehovah etc.. Jehovah is actually the least likely because the “J” sound doesn't appear in the Hebrew language (i.e. the language of Moses to whom God revealed this name).
I personally don't think God cares all that much about correct pronunciation (which I think is supported by the fact that God hasn't made the proper pronunciation clear to us). For example, “Jesus” is an English transliteration of the Greek word “Iosus”, which is a translation of the Hebrew word “Yeshua” (a shortened Hebrew form meaning Yahweh our Saviour). In Christianity, the names of God are important for what they reveal about God's nature. The Bible gives us many names for our God that reveal different aspects of His nature. Yahweh means the eternal self-existent one - “I Am that I Am” (See Exodus 3:13-15). That is, Yahweh is the God whose existence has no reliance outside of Himself. He exists; regardless of whether or not humans believe in, or worship, Him. He doesn't need us, but we certainly need Him.
God is happy for us to call Him “Father”.
Romans 8:15 - For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, “Abba, Father.”
Galatians 4:6 - And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!”
God loves us as His children. He wants us to see Him and trust Him as our loving Father.