How to hear God speak?

[ach2816]

How do hear the lord when he speaks to me and discern it from my own voice in my head?

[Guest Thess]

Hello there,

So sorry for it taking over two years to reply. That should not happen, ever.

Basically, the way I see it is like this: If you have a good, positive, loving or intelligent thought, that is God speaking to you. If you have an evil, selfish, self-centered, angry, jealous or vengeful heart, etc, these thoughts are absolutely not of God, but are from the Devil. If it is good, it is of God. If it is not good, its father is the Devil, for sure!

Know this: Just because you don't hear a deep, thunderous voice that pronounces His Presence, doesn't mean he isn't talking to you. Every time you tell yourself not to do something, that it isn't right, who do you really think that is? Is that you? Or, is that the mind of God using the sound of your own voice within your own mind? Yes, you are being directed by the Laws of God as they have been written on your heart. God is using your mind to speak to you, telling you what to do and how you should do it. That does not come from your basic, standard Human Nature, for the Human Nature is that of a Servant. Servants don't spend much time figuring things out, but after Christ arose from the dead, His Laws were in fact written on our hearts, so as to guide each of us in the same basic and general ways. So when this happened, all of humanity began receiving guidance on a Spiritual level rather than the old and lower level of the Law of Moses being written on tablets of stone (For the Jew, that is. Gentiles were laws unto themselves.), etc.

I hope you're able to make a little sense out of what I've shared. I didn't go too deeply into this topic; there's a bit involved that a sit-down discussion would resolve. I hope you come back! That was a fantastic question that people could benefit from, should they decide to listen.

I hope you are well.

Edited February 5, 2020 by Thess

[Billiards Ball]

On 12/25/2017 at 9:14 PM, ach2816 said:

How do hear the lord when he speaks to me and discern it from my own voice in my head?

It's simple!

1) Be a born again Christian/saved if you're not already (trust JESUS for salvation, not YOU)

2) Ask the Lord to help you witness the gospel to others

3) Ask the Lord to talk to you, to tell you WHO to witness to, to help you power through the fear of witnessing, and to give you the right words to say

[francesco]

Good question.  I believe that God speaks to us in many ways.  He reaches us through the gospel, through the teachings of competent and true religious leaders, through the charity of those we meet in life.  But, the best, and I believe the most direct way to listen to God is in silence.  Each day communicate with God in prayerful contemplation, then just sit and be quiet.  We cannot hear God if we are always talking.  As someone previously pointed out, there may be the question of whether you are hearing God or your own voice.  God's message will always be one based on salvation through the grace of Christ.  This is a learned practice.  So practice often, daily if able.  After a while you should become comfortable in the silence of God who exists beyond the world of created things.

   

[missmuffet]

On 12/25/2017 at 6:14 PM, ach2816 said:

How do hear the lord when he speaks to me and discern it from my own voice in my head?

Go into a quite room and pray to God. You can not hear God when there is a lot of noise from our world. Just be still and listen for God's voice. 

[Alive]

I can't explain the mechanics to you, because human words are inadequate. I can share a couple things and then an encouragement.

First be assured that you, as a son, can hear His voice.

John 10:27 My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me

He speaks to you thru the Holy Spirit that dwells in you. Your converted spirit bears witness to His Spirit in recognition that the voice is His. The Lord taught me this with a tuning an instrument analogy. When the two notes are the same, there is a clear 'like' resonance. They vibrate the same, so to speak. There will be that same 'resonance' between your spirit and the Holy Spirit speaking.

James 4:8 ^aDraw near to God and He will draw near to you.

James wrote the truth, here. This is an absolute certainty that you can count on.

As you draw close to Him in prayer and in each day that you are awake, keep an attentive ear toward him in your mind. When you sense a conviction on a thing or a prompting---heed that prompting. Say yes to Him. Agree with Him. Over time your senses will be trained to hear and heed more readily.

A still small voice, more often than not. Trust and faith builds with time. For reasons only our Father knows, this is more for some than others.

Encouragement: God does speak very clearly even in these days. He has not changed since NT times.

[LonerAndy]

On 12/25/2017 at 9:14 PM, ach2816 said:

How do hear the lord when he speaks to me and discern it from my own voice in my head?

The top two ways G-d speaks to people is:

A: From the Bible.  Read your Bible.  That is the very voice of G-d writen down for us.

B: From other believers.  G-d will often send people to give a word.

G-d rarely if ever, talks directly to people.  If you are hearing voices in your head, then I would seek medical help.

[Prycejosh1987]

On 12/26/2017 at 2:14 AM, ach2816 said:

How do hear the lord when he speaks to me and discern it from my own voice in my head?

God speaks through his word only.