The voice of God….

[Not me]

Psalm 95:7 (NASB20)
For He is our God, And we are the people of His pasture and the sheep of His hand. Today, if you will hear His voice,

    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
‘Today, if you will hear His voice’ 

These words are putting forth the truth, that today, one can hear His voice if one is willing….

And what is it, that His voice is saying? 

It is the voice that directs one towards righteousness….

This speaking, this directing one towards the doing of righteousness, is that which the voice of God is always calling one towards.. For as one who belongs to Him, that one can always hear from Him… For scripture says ‘if you will’, meaning, that the voice is always there speaking, hoping for the heart to have a will to hear, it is always directing the heart somewheres…..

And this somewheres, is always to righteousness, and then to a deeper degree of righteousness, which will be in accordance to the hearts willingness to hear... For listening to the voice of God in the heart isn’t as difficult as the mind makes it out to be… For the voice of God inwardly is always the voice towards righteousness, it is always the voice of encouragement towards the good, proper and right… For that voice is always speaking, that is why in scripture it uses the term ‘hardening one’s heart against it’… For this hardening of the heart against this voice is the proof that the voice is always speaking, therefore must the heart harden itself against it to silence it…. Though it is not recognized as the voice of God, just a voice against that which the heart desires to have….

For the voice of God is always directing towards the good, proper and right, and the heart that is willing to do the good, proper and right is the heart that will recognize the voice of God…. For the desires of  own will are that which hardens the heart against the voice that would speak to the contrary, so giving up one’s own will, is that that opens the ears of the heart.. For opening the ears of the heart to the voice of the good, the proper, and the right, is opening the heart to the voice of God… Which in turn does quiet the heart of the voice of own will, which makes the voice of God easier to hear, but of a truth, the speaking has not changed, just one’s ability to reckon oneself dead, and therefore silence the voice of own will…

Be blessed in recognizing and silencing the voice of own will, to the hearing of the voice of God in the heart…

 

A fellow believer, Not me 

[Marathoner]

Wonderfully edifying, dear brother. A blessing to read! Indeed, the Lord speaks to us today. I am living proof of this truth.

For the longest time I was ignorant of the malady which nearly claimed my life years ago in a mountain wilderness, calling it a "mysterious illness" on account of my ignorance. The Lord saw fit to reveal this illness through the person of a brain injury specialist whom He bid me to meet with a few weeks ago, an astonishing individual whom He gifted in the most unusual of ways. Their father, only a few years my senior, suffered a series of traumatic brain injuries and so they became his dedicated caretaker and support. This is how this individual became a traumatic brain injury specialist. 

When she heard a rumor of my testimony, she desired very much to meet with me; my miraculous recovery captured her interest. When the Lord came to me in the shadow of death I could not speak a single word without the most excruciating difficulty, and so the Lord in His mercy loosened my tongue so I might answer Him. The Lord revealed that I had sustained grievous injury to the brain, promising to restore that which was taken from me in a measure exceeding the first, and so began my recovery in the hand of the Lord in accordance with His voice. 

I could not maintain a single thought nor concentrate for very long: my mind was a jumbled and chaotic mess, to put it lightly. Ah... but such was not the case when the Spirit of the Lord spoke. His voice was the calm in the raging storm, soothing to my soul and ever so clear; indeed, the voice of the Lord was the only thing I was capable of grabbing hold of during the early days of my recovery by His hand. The Lord taught me how to speak and reason again... He healed my body and mind, bringing me back to the land of the living in fulfillment of His promise in the span of two years. 

This is how I learned to listen to His voice, during a time when my brain and mind were ravaged beyond hope. Beyond man's hope, perhaps, but nothing is impossible to Jesus Christ. My brain was gravely injured by the disease, but nothing is too great for our Lord. He accomplished His work in me while I persisted in that wilderness, far removed from civilization and looked after by my adopted mother. This is why I have written so much about this precious soul who joined herself to the will of the living God. She went to be with Him years ago.  

As for that mysterious illness? Untreated Lyme disease. Elk, mule deer, and white tail deer were endemic to that wilderness in the mountains and my adopted mother's land was in the heart of that wilderness (infected deer ticks transmit the disease); when I described the symptoms of the illness which ravaged this body and my mind to the brain injury specialist, a light dawned in her eyes. My symptoms matched the effects that untreated Lyme disease can have upon body organs and the brain. Untreated, Lyme disease can sometimes prove to be fatal. 

The Lord never ceases to astonish me... His mercies are renewed each day. It's good to have a name for that horrible illness which I suffered from for so very long.

Edited October 7, 2021 by Marathoner

[Not me]

2 hours ago, Marathoner said:

Wonderfully edifying, dear brother. A blessing to read! Indeed, the Lord speaks to us today. I am living proof of this truth.

For the longest time I was ignorant of the malady which nearly claimed my life years ago in a mountain wilderness, calling it a "mysterious illness" on account of my ignorance. The Lord saw fit to reveal this illness through the person of a brain injury specialist whom He bid me to meet with a few weeks ago, an astonishing individual whom He gifted in the most unusual of ways. Their father, only a few years my senior, suffered a series of traumatic brain injuries and so they became his dedicated caretaker and support. This is how this individual became a traumatic brain injury specialist. 

When she heard a rumor of my testimony, she desired very much to meet with me; my miraculous recovery captured her interest. When the Lord came to me in the shadow of death I could not speak a single word without the most excruciating difficulty, and so the Lord in His mercy loosened my tongue so I might answer Him. The Lord revealed that I had sustained grievous injury to the brain, promising to restore that which was taken from me in a measure exceeding the first, and so began my recovery in the hand of the Lord in accordance with His voice. 

I could not maintain a single thought nor concentrate for very long: my mind was a jumbled and chaotic mess, to put it lightly. Ah... but such was not the case when the Spirit of the Lord spoke. His voice was the calm in the raging storm, soothing to my soul and ever so clear; indeed, the voice of the Lord was the only thing I was capable of grabbing hold of during the early days of my recovery by His hand. The Lord taught me how to speak and reason again... He healed my body and mind, bringing me back to the land of the living in fulfillment of His promise in the span of two years. 

This is how I learned to listen to His voice, during a time when my brain and mind were ravaged beyond hope. Beyond man's hope, perhaps, but nothing is impossible to Jesus Christ. My brain was gravely injured by the disease, but nothing is too great for our Lord. He accomplished His work in me while I persisted in that wilderness, far removed from civilization and looked after by my adopted mother. This is why I have written so much about this precious soul who joined herself to the will of the living God. She went to be with Him years ago.  

As for that mysterious illness? Untreated Lyme disease. Elk, mule deer, and white tail deer were endemic to that wilderness in the mountains and my adopted mother's land was in the heart of that wilderness (infected deer ticks transmit the disease); when I described the symptoms of the illness which ravaged this body and my mind to the brain injury specialist, a light dawned in her eyes. My symptoms matched the effects that untreated Lyme disease can have upon body organs and the brain. Untreated, Lyme disease can sometimes prove to be fatal. 

The Lord never ceases to astonish me... His mercies are renewed each day. It's good to have a name for that horrible illness which I suffered from for so very long.

Wonderful testimony, thanks for sharing… Yes, our God is good and He does all things well… Praise God for your healing and God’s provisions through it all… But mostly praise God for the Him that you know…

May you know Him the more, may we all know Him the more… Be so blessed as He continues to grow Himself in you!  
 

In the Beloved, a fellow follower of His, Not me 

Edited October 7, 2021 by Not me

[Leonardo Von]

7 hours ago, Not me said:

‘Today, if you will hear His voice’ 

These words are putting forth the truth, that today, one can hear His voice if one is willing….

And what is it, that His voice is saying?

The Creator's voice is His voice. It is literal. He can speak with us such as we speak with our fella. It depends only we have intimacy with Him.

[Not me]

2 hours ago, Leonardo Von said:

The Creator's voice is His voice. It is literal. He can speak with us such as we speak with our fella. It depends only we have intimacy with Him.

Yes, God can and does speak in multiple ways to the objects of His love… Be blessed in being an object of His love…

A fellow believer, Not me 

[Walter and Deborah]

Great post, how are you, I have been in prayer for your health, I will be sharing your posts with my wife, thanks.

Love, Walter

[Not me]

30 minutes ago, Walter and Deborah said:

Great post, how are you, I have been in prayer for your health, I will be sharing your posts with my wife, thanks.

Love, Walter

Hi and blessings, not sure who this was addressed to, but I’m sure they send their thanks, blessings and love…

May you and yours have an increase of Christ in a new and marvelous way… 

Be blessed in Him, Not me

[Walter and Deborah]

39 minutes ago, Not me said:

Hi and blessings, not sure who this was addressed to, but I’m sure they send their thanks, blessings and love…

May you and yours have an increase of Christ in a new and marvelous way… 

Be blessed in Him, Not me

The post is addressed to you, thanks 

Posted 14 hours ago

The voice of God….

Psalm 95:7 (NASB20)
For He is our God, And we are the people of His pasture and the sheep of His hand. Today, if you will hear His voice,

    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
‘Today, if you will hear His voice’ 

These words are putting forth the truth, that today, one can hear His voice if one is willing….

And what is it, that His voice is saying? 

It is the voice that directs one towards righteousness….

This speaking, this directing one towards the doing of righteousness, is that which the voice of God is always calling one towards.. For as one who belongs to Him, that one can always hear from Him… For scripture says ‘if you will’, meaning, that the voice is always there speaking, hoping for the heart to have a will to hear, it is always directing the heart somewheres…..

And this somewheres, is always to righteousness, and then to a deeper degree of righteousness, which will be in accordance to the hearts willingness to hear... For listening to the voice of God in the heart isn’t as difficult as the mind makes it out to be… For the voice of God inwardly is always the voice towards righteousness, it is always the voice of encouragement towards the good, proper and right… For that voice is always speaking, that is why in scripture it uses the term ‘hardening one’s heart against it’… For this hardening of the heart against this voice is the proof that the voice is always speaking, therefore must the heart harden itself against it to silence it…. Though it is not recognized as the voice of God, just a voice against that which the heart desires to have….

For the voice of God is always directing towards the good, proper and right, and the heart that is willing to do the good, proper and right is the heart that will recognize the voice of God…. For the desires of  own will are that which hardens the heart against the voice that would speak to the contrary, so giving up one’s own will, is that that opens the ears of the heart.. For opening the ears of the heart to the voice of the good, the proper, and the right, is opening the heart to the voice of God… Which in turn does quiet the heart of the voice of own will, which makes the voice of God easier to hear, but of a truth, the speaking has not changed, just one’s ability to reckon oneself dead, and therefore silence the voice of own will…

Be blessed in recognizing and silencing the voice of own will, to the hearing of the voice of God in the heart…

 

A fellow believer, Not me 

Edited October 7, 2021 by Walter and Deborah
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[Not me]

16 minutes ago, Walter and Deborah said:

The post is addressed to you, thanks 

Posted 14 hours ago

Psalm 95:7 (NASB20)
For He is our God, And we are the people of His pasture and the sheep of His hand. Today, if you will hear His voice,

    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
‘Today, if you will hear His voice’ 

These words are putting forth the truth, that today, one can hear His voice if one is willing….

And what is it, that His voice is saying? 

It is the voice that directs one towards righteousness….

This speaking, this directing one towards the doing of righteousness, is that which the voice of God is always calling one towards.. For as one who belongs to Him, that one can always hear from Him… For scripture says ‘if you will’, meaning, that the voice is always there speaking, hoping for the heart to have a will to hear, it is always directing the heart somewheres…..

And this somewheres, is always to righteousness, and then to a deeper degree of righteousness, which will be in accordance to the hearts willingness to hear... For listening to the voice of God in the heart isn’t as difficult as the mind makes it out to be… For the voice of God inwardly is always the voice towards righteousness, it is always the voice of encouragement towards the good, proper and right… For that voice is always speaking, that is why in scripture it uses the term ‘hardening one’s heart against it’… For this hardening of the heart against this voice is the proof that the voice is always speaking, therefore must the heart harden itself against it to silence it…. Though it is not recognized as the voice of God, just a voice against that which the heart desires to have….

For the voice of God is always directing towards the good, proper and right, and the heart that is willing to do the good, proper and right is the heart that will recognize the voice of God…. For the desires of  own will are that which hardens the heart against the voice that would speak to the contrary, so giving up one’s own will, is that that opens the ears of the heart.. For opening the ears of the heart to the voice of the good, the proper, and the right, is opening the heart to the voice of God… Which in turn does quiet the heart of the voice of own will, which makes the voice of God easier to hear, but of a truth, the speaking has not changed, just one’s ability to reckon oneself dead, and therefore silence the voice of own will…

Be blessed in recognizing and silencing the voice of own will, to the hearing of the voice of God in the heart…

 

A fellow believer, Not me 

I was kinda thinking that, but since Marathoner made such a beautiful post and mentioned a health issue as did your blessings mention prayers for health, I thought maybe it was for Him..

Dont get me wrong I more than appreciate the encouragement and the prayers… I know that I’m not suppose to be greedy, but when it comes to prayers I’ll take all I can get!…  

be blessed in your searching and finding the God of all good things…

A fellow follower, Not me 

Edited October 7, 2021 by Not me

[Marathoner]

I knew that was intended for you, brother. I recovered by the grace of God, who gave me Himself in such abundance that I was speechless (again) for quite some time. Whereas before I walked in ignorance of His voice and will, now I walk in confidence of His love, correction, and exhortation: His gift to one so undeserving. His mercies are renewed every day.  

The Lord speaks to us in so many ways. The most precious blessing by far is when He chooses to speak to us through the heart of another; hence your words spoke to me with the breath of His Spirit. You're a gentle brother, @Not me, and what you share with us is a blessing. I will join Walter in praying for your health.