hearing god

What Kind Of People Does God Speak To?

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I’m passionate about stirring up faith that you can hear God. My life was profoundly changed when I discovered Jesus’ love for me and entrusted my heart to Him. But once I believed I could hear His personal words to me, that profound change multiplied, and a revolution was born, as God totally invaded and …

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God’s Word: Logos or Rhema?

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The New Testament Greek writers used one of two words in referring to the Word or words of God: logos or rhema. It is helpful to know the difference and what they each reveal about how God communicates to the Christian believer. Our book, Can I Really Hear God? includes a chapter just on this subject. The following is an excerpt from that chapter, entitled The Difference Between God’s Word and God’s Word.

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It’s A Conversation, Not A Canon

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People often fear trying to hear God in their spirit for fear of the presumption of hearing God speak. But hearing God is a relational, personal thing. It is not meant to be weighed and examined as if it has to pass for Scripture.

Your hearing will not be perfect, because you have filters, as we all do. Filters composed of fears, passions, prejudices and doctrines. Yet listen and hear we must, if we are to experience the fullness of life Jesus promises.

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He Awakens My Ear To Listen

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Isaiah 50:4 (NASB) says:

He awakens Me morning by morning,
He awakens My ear to listen as a disciple.
The Lord God has opened My ear;
And I was not disobedient
Nor did I turn back.

This is just one of many scriptures that validates my faith that the Lord desires a relationship of personal communication with me.

When I awaken, I never awaken alone; He is with me. The quiet of the morning, before the day fully stirs in and around me, is an ideal time to listen for His voice. His voice is there for the one who says, “I am your disciple. I believe you want to lead and teach me. I am listening, Lord.”

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