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YOU HEAR GOD! So what does he sound like?
by: Brother Mike If you have been around Christians forums for very long, or even at church (Depending on what type of Church) you have heard people claim that they heard from God in a dream or had them a vision. They get so excited and must tell the World. In fact we hear people say they hear from God all the time. God told me this and God told me that. Now you may have thought to yourself, Why don't I hear from God like that? Or even worse you accuse them of not really hearing from God, being upset by the fact, that you don't have dreams or visions. After all, your just as good as Christian as they are, right? Well, I'll shed a little light on this. First a lot of them folks that go around spouting that they heard from God are immature. I mean, for the first time they really heard dramatically from the Lord and they get over excited, and rightly so. God should be taken serious. The issues is they are not mature enough to handle that information. They almost act shocked that God spoke to them. Well, He is their father, so........... He does have lots of things to say. The good news is that YOU also hear from God!!! Dreams and visions are a lower form of hearing from God!!! Thats right!!! I said that. Why? Because Satan can also mimic that. What better way to get someone to believe something dumb and not scriptural than to give it to them in full dolby surround sound, in HDTV. Several times brothers in the Lord had told me of dreams and visions they thought were God, and I had to tell them, it was not God!!! I am thankful they were respectful enought to believe that and not the lie. MY VISION: I had a vision before, Jesus was standing behind me, and it was concerning a evil spirit (devil) He wanted me to address. A month or so Latter I had another vision. It was the same, I had a light behind me (Jesus) and it was concerning a person that lied to me in the Vision. I was very upset on what the Lord was showing me. So upset I said Damit!!! I know you did this to me, but I forgive you. Then the vision ended. It depressed me all day to know this person went behind my back this way. I was looking forward to addressing them on this issue. I'll tell you what, I am glad I did not get the chance to address them. Why? I was fooled!!! it was not from the Lord, but a counterfeit. It took all day, but the revelation hit me, because I sought the Lord on the Matter. I will explain how you can tell the difference in a little bit. So you may be thinking. How do I hear from God??(steps are not in any ordained order, but are important)STEP 1: Faith, believe you do and can hear from God.Well, lets look at some scriptures:Joh 10:27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: Rom 8:14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. First, it takes faith to hear God. You got it, FAITH!!! Now you don't need mountain shaking faith, but you do need to believe the Word. Jesus said if your his sheep then you will hear his voice, and being a son of God you are led by the Spirit of God. How can you tell when your not going to hear God and do not have faith? Here are some examples............A) I just never hear God like most people. I wish God would show me what to do.C) If he Lord would only speak to me and tell me which way to go.D) you get the idea.All these are NOT faith, and your not going to hear from God on the matter. You must believe that He is and rewards those that seek Him. You have to believe the reward is Coming!! (Heb 11:6) If Jesus said his sheep hear his voice, then that should settle it for you. Now boldly say, God is showing me what to do and where to go. I always hear perfectly from God!!! Never speak against what the Word of God does say, it will hold you back and cost you. You must be in position to receive. You can't catch a ball coming your way if your not looking for it. It will hit you in the head and bounce off. Believe God wants to direct you and show you things. Thats the first step.STEP 2: Obey your conscience!!! Don't ignore it. Because your born again God has put a new Heart (spirit) in you. That heart is filled with the love of God, and God's law is written on your heart. (2Co 3:3, Eze 36:26, Rom 5:5) Don't put things off!!! Don't let something stay on your conscience, but be quick to take care of it. A) How long has that drippy sink been on your conscience? Get it fixed. Get the old children's cloths out of the closet and give them to a chruch.C) You promised yourself to do the dishes every night and not wait until the next day, now do them!!!D) Go get that oil changed!!! You knew this three months ago.E) Call the person up, and tell them you forgive them. forget their debt.Putting things off and not having a clear conscience before you lay down you head at night to sleep is a sure why to make yourself dull to the Spirit of God. Don't get dull, get dilligent!! I mean if you ask God for something, how long do you want Him to wait around before he gives it to you? 1Ti 4:2 Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron; Now lying to yourself (Breaking promises to yourself, ((NO CAKE BEFORE BED)) ) and putting things off, doing things you know to be wrong is searing your conscience. It will make you dull to the things of God. If your in this position, you can un-sear your conscience but it will be hard on the flesh, until you train your flesh the right way again. The bible talkes about your conscience a lot, and it's an important factor in Hearing clearly from God.STEP 3: SPEND TIME WITH GOD!!! A no brainer, but something people neglect. You may think you don't have time to make for God every day. Thats a lie, so stop lying. What your really saying is you value others things than time with God. You don't see the benifit of spending time in Prayer and meditation on God's Word. If spending time with God had value to you then you would always make time!!! Spending Time with God before you start the day can save you lots of extra work, avoid accidents, Give wisdom on how to deal with something, and the list go's on!!! You can't afford not checking in with Your father everyday. There is to much evil and chaos out in the Word to miss spending time with God, It will eventually cost you more than you can afford.