Hearing God
God is not silent. He is a God who desires to reveal Himself, guide His people, and draw us into deeper relationship with Him. As followers of Jesus, we learn to recognize His voice in the everyday rhythms of life.
It can be helpful to have a framework as a starting point in learning to hear God. The framework we use is what we call the 4 ways. God speaks to us in 4 ways: Scripture, People, Creation, Holy Spirit.
It can be helpful to have a framework as a starting point in learning to hear God. The framework we use is what we call the 4 ways. God speaks to us in 4 ways: Scripture, People, Creation, Holy Spirit.
Scripture - Heb 4:12
In 1953, A Bible was handed to Queen Elizebeth on her coronation day. As it was presented to her this is what was spoken.
“We present you with this book, the most valuable thing that this world affords. Here is wisdom, this is the royal law, these are the lively oracles of God.”
The Bible is our foundation for recognizing and discerning the voice of God.
Community - 1 Cor 14:1,3
"Pursue love, and earnestly desire the spiritual gifts, especially that you may prophesy. 3 On the other hand, the one who prophesies speaks to people for their upbuilding and encouragement and consolation." God speaks to us through others. His voice can come in many forms, such as, conversations, teachings, exhortations, corrections, testimonies and the gift of prophecy.
Creation - Romans 1:20
"For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made." Through nature, an interaction of a parent and a child, the intricate design of the human body we, or circumstances and God’s actions in the world see and hear God.
Holy Spirit - John 16:13
“When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come,” Every believer has the capacity to hear God by the Holy Spirit. Jesus said in John 10:27 that His sheep hear His voice. Hearing the Holy Spirit speak is apart of who we are as followers of Jesus. This doesn’t mean that recognizing His voice doesn’t require practice.
Below this are different practices to support you hearing God in one of these 4 ways.
In 1953, A Bible was handed to Queen Elizebeth on her coronation day. As it was presented to her this is what was spoken.
“We present you with this book, the most valuable thing that this world affords. Here is wisdom, this is the royal law, these are the lively oracles of God.”
The Bible is our foundation for recognizing and discerning the voice of God.
Community - 1 Cor 14:1,3
"Pursue love, and earnestly desire the spiritual gifts, especially that you may prophesy. 3 On the other hand, the one who prophesies speaks to people for their upbuilding and encouragement and consolation." God speaks to us through others. His voice can come in many forms, such as, conversations, teachings, exhortations, corrections, testimonies and the gift of prophecy.
Creation - Romans 1:20
"For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made." Through nature, an interaction of a parent and a child, the intricate design of the human body we, or circumstances and God’s actions in the world see and hear God.
Holy Spirit - John 16:13
“When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come,” Every believer has the capacity to hear God by the Holy Spirit. Jesus said in John 10:27 that His sheep hear His voice. Hearing the Holy Spirit speak is apart of who we are as followers of Jesus. This doesn’t mean that recognizing His voice doesn’t require practice.
Below this are different practices to support you hearing God in one of these 4 ways.
