"How can I hear God's voice?" (Ask Dr. Stanley)

[Music] does God still speak to us today he's always speaking to believers but we must be attuned to hear his voice it is a matter of listening and waiting of humility and meditation upon God's Word and of learning to recognize how God communicates yes Yad is speaking to us in fact one of the most influential times in my life was when my grandfather Stanley first taught me how to listen to God what a wonderful privilege it is to fellowship with our Creator our Redeemer our eternal friend one recent email sums up many of the questions people have asked us about hearing God's voice and it reads I have prayed for God to speak to me but I don't hear him my faith is strong and I know he will do for me as the Bible promises but I have never heard him say go buy this gallon of milk don't buy this car wait for what I have for you am I'm not listening in the right way or as he got in my everyday decisions but I don't realize he's speaking how do I hear God's voice indeed God is still speaking and he's interested in all these things that you name buying milk waiting up at the car and so forth so your are you asking if God speaks specifically and the answer is yes he does let me give you two or three examples speaking about buying groceries on a particular day I had a very short period of time and so I wanted to buy a turkey for Thanksgiving my time was really running out I thought well I shouldn't do this now I said God just show me what it is like God said go to this store buy the turkey now against sort of my will I went I walked right in straight to the right place the right pound of Turkey walked right up paid and got back in the car in less than about 25 minutes did God tell me to go yes he did on another occasion when I was going to buy a car I'd had driven this same car three times and talking to the salesman about it and while I was sitting there it's like the Lord said to me do you want this car or do you want my best that's all I needed to hear I said god I want your best and I told a gentleman I was no longer interested how many times has the Lord spoken to my heart about something and said not now trust me just wait and I can tell you this without an exception anytime that God has ever told me to wait it always came out better any time that I've ever thought well maybe that's just my opinion it's never right when he speaks to you he speaks to you personally because he loves you you remember what Jesus said in the Sermon on the Mount speaking of the father loving us taking care of us lilies of the field birds of the air and all of these things and what does the Bible say ask and it not something but it shall be given you what whatever we ask so I would ask you this question are you praying only when there's a need or a desire how much time do you spend worshiping him an intimate fellowship with him loving him and expressing that you don't need to ask listen carefully but what you're responsible for providing yourself on a daily basis that doesn't mean that there aren't some things you should check on naturally but you don't have to ask him what color socks you're gonna wear if you should brush your teeth or not but I'm talking about the issues of life so I would ask you this questioning are you really listening to his voice about your sins his commands to you to serve Him to share your faith there was these are things that don't necessarily profit you are you spiritually tuned into his spirit living an obedient life walking in his will God desires to speak to us the problem is within you not God he is more than willing to speak you need to get in the word listen what the scripture says the Bible says the entrance of his word gives light what does that mean as I opened the Word of God and began to pour it into my heart he's going to speak to me primarily through his word not always but it'll never be a contradiction to his word when he speaks he's going to make it clear the question is are you listening with yielded heart you said you have lots of faith but is your heart right listen Reed to do whatever he says that is God this is the question I have in my heart give me direction from your word show me what to do and I will do it God will make you no exception if you come to him with a surrendered life yielded spirit clean heart you can bet your life on this God is willing to demonstrate his awesome power and love and answer your petition well thank you for joining us for this broadcast of in touch and as we close remember it's your intimacy with God that determines the impact of your life

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Length: 5min 23sec (323 seconds)

Published: Fri Mar 23 2012