Expect to Hear God's Voice Today

Who is the man who fears the LORD? He will instruct him in the way he should choose. Psalm 25:1
I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you and watch over you. Psalm 32:8
The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord. Psalm 37:23

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Have you ever been faced with a situation and you pray and read the Word but still unable to hear the voice of God and you are unsure about which direction to take?
It used to happen to me. I had trouble making simple decisions such as whether or not I should move to another city, which school to attend and who to trust. I struggle with it until I read the story of Joshua. Sometimes we don't get the answers right away, and other times we don't get any answers at all because God had already given us the ability to know what the right decision is. Psalm 48:14 says,
For this is God, our God forever and ever; He will be our guide even to death.

When we are born again, God arms us with what's called the inward witness. The word of God and the inward witness are in perfect oneness. The Holy Spirit is the witness inside of us. He lives in the believer's spirit for the purpose of teaching and guiding. John 14:26 says, The Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you. When someone gets saved, the soul is what received the salvation but spirit, the body and emotions have to be taught certain things. You are used to speak and act a certain way all of your life and renewal does not happen over night, it is a process. There is no need to panic, you are not alone. The Holy Spirit is in you and He is guiding you, The only thing is you have to learn to recognize when He is speaking to you. You have got to learn to tune in and yield. At salvation we expect external help, in reality the help is within.

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We often expect God to send someone to help and guide us. We want to hear a loud powerful voice, when in reality God speaks to us softly daily and He expects us to know His voice. The word of God says my sheep know me and they know my voice (read the parable of the Good Shepherd, John 10) and Psalm 119:105 says, Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.

A few years ago I was invited to speak at a children's event and I told the kids about God's voice and how He speaks to me on a regular basis and I was asked to describe God's voice. I did not speak to them about revelation because the sponsors had specific guidelines revelation but I told them that God's voice is more like all of a sudden it become irrevocably clear what to do about a situation. It is the voice of Love, wisdom, and peace. The trick is you and I have to place ourselves in position to hear God's voice. I typically start my day by deciding to be sensitive to God's voice. I make the conscientious choice to listen to God and I make it my objective no matter what it tells me to do or how hard it is, I yield. You too can start training yourself to not only hear His voice but to yield to it. Don't just hear or read the Word but let us decide to "do and live" the word. "He awakens me morning by morning to listen" Isaiah 50:4

If you haven't heard it yet, you need to pray and ask God to teach you to recognize His voice and I assure you He will. Psalm 48:14 says, For this is God, our God forever and ever; He will be our guide even to death.He promise to guide you, and God keeps all His promises. As you learn to listen and recognize the voice of God, you will have the wisdom necessary to make daily decisions because you are more than a conqueror through Him. "In all things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us" Romans 8:37

Isaiah 58:11
The Lord will guide you continually, and satisfy your needs in parched places, and make your bones strong, and you shall be like a watered garden, like a spring of water, whose waters never fail. Expect God to speak to you today and be blessed!

Praise the Lord!