2. GOD IS EVER TALKING TO
MAN…ONLY THAT MAN OFTEN
TIMES DON’T LISTEN!
GOD REALLY WANTS YOU TO
HEAR HIS VOICE
3. WE ARE ENTITLED TO HEAR GOD
EVERY SECOND OF OUR LIVES
GOD DOESN’T SPEAK TO US
THROUGH QUIVERS IN THE LIVER.
HEARING GOD’S VOICE IS AS
NATURAL AS HEARING A FRIEND
TALK TO YOU! (JOHN 10: 3-5)
4. WE HAVE ALL HEARD
FROM GOD AT
DIFFERENT POINTS IN
OUR LIVES, ONLY THAT
WE DID NOT TAKE
NOTE!
5. COMMUNICATION IS A TWO-WAY AFFAIR.
OFTEN TIMES WE PRAY AND DON’T LISTEN!
POST YOUR REQUESTS AND WAIT FOR A
REPLY!!!
WE USUALLY RUN TO GOD WHEN WE FEEL
LIKE, NOT BECAUSE WE HAVE A STEADY
RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM! ONLY HIS SHEEP
WILL IDENTIFY HIS VOICE
6. THE STATE OF THE
HEART/MIND, HOW CONFUSED
ARE YOU? WHY DO YOU WANT TO
HEAR HIM? (doing the right things for
the wrong reasons)
DON’T GET STEREOTYPED ABOUT
GOD, HE IS A DYNAMIC AND
VERSATILE GOD! E.G BALAAM (num
22:20-32)
7. DISCLAIMER
IT IS NOT EVERYTIME THAT YOU
MUST HEAR A VOICE SPEAKING
GOD SPEAKS TO US IN DIVERSE
WAYS!
THE MOST FREQUENTLY USED LINKS ARE OUR FOCUS
8. THROUGH THE WORD
PRAYER IS OUR WAY OF REACHING GOD, GOD
REACHES US THROUGH HIS WORD, ALLOW
HIM TALK! 2 TIM 3:16
JUMPING SCRIPTURES
9. THE STILL SMALL VOICE
(1ST KINGS 19:11-13)
IN PRAYERS
DURING INTENSE MEDITATION
(THOUGHTS)
A VOICE IN YOUR EAR (ISAIAH 30:21)
10. THE HOLY SPIRIT
(ROMANS 8:14)
BEING LED BY THE SPIRIT
BEING CONVICTED BY THE SPIRIT
JOHN 16:8
11. When talking about the Holy Spirit, Jesus employed
imagery taken from the courtroom. The Holy Spirit
within us, he said will be like a lawyer - sometimes acting
as a prosecutor and sometimes acting as a defense
advocate.
1. The Holy Spirit in prosecutor mode comes to us in
order to gently "convict" us where we are falling short of
what God requires. Ever had a pang of conscience? That
was the action of the Holy Spirit in your life.
2. But most of the Holy Spirit's activity is as our advocate
who comes alongside us, stands alongside us and
defends us. What a friend he can be. One of the other
names given to the Holy Spirit is counselor: he counsels
us when we need not just support but also insight, good
judgment and wisdom.
16. BE OPEN TO
ANY
AVENUE GOD CAN
USE TO TALK TO YOU
17. WHAT THEN DO I NEED TO DO?
GET BORN AGAIN/ REDEDICATE
YOUR LIFE
MONITOR YOUR MIND CONDITION
ENGAGE IS EDIFYING
CONVERSATIONS WITH PEOPLE
18. DEVELOP A CONCIOUS RAPPORT
WITH THE HEAVENS
STUDY THE BIBLE MORE (WITH
PURPOSE AND EXPECTATION)
PRAY MORE AND MORE WITH
PURPOSE. 1ST THESSALONIANS 5:16 -
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