adulterous affair with Bathsheba, David cried out to God asking God not to withdraw the Holy Spirit from him. (Psalm 51:10) This was done in the form of worship. He did not want to lose the sweet communion he experienced with the Holy Spirit.
Learn To Perceive In Your Spirit
I think most people get hung up on the term voice of the Lord. They think that they will hear an audible voice. They think that it will somehow come from inside their head. It does not come from our head but from within our heart. The voice of the Lord speaks to our inner man, our spirit man. When you worship God, you will start to notice that it does something to your heart. You are blessed on the inside. This is the beginning of spiritual perception. As you worship more and spend time communing with God in worship, you will develop your spiritual ears. You will start to perceive the nudgings and leadings of the Lord. You begin to
Make Use Of Your Prayer Language
In 1 Corinthians chapter 14 and verses 2 and 4 Paul talks about one the the things that happens when you speak in tongues. It says that you are speaking to God. That is prayer. It also says that when you do so, you build yourself up. Now Paul was not talking about making yourself proud or arrogant, but was talking about being strengthened.
When you pray in your prayer language you are developing your skills at hearing the Holy Spirit since it is the Holy Spirit that is praying through you. Many times I have received guidance from God after a time of praying in my prayer language. When you face a dilemma or a decision, don’t just sit there and reason in your heart. Take it to God. Pray in the Spirit over the situation. Tap into talking to God spirit to Spirit.
Final Thoughts On Learning To Hear From God
Being able to hear the voice of the Lord isn’t an option. I do not believe that God is playing hard to catch. I believe that He wants to make His will to us as plain as possible. We just have to learn to pick up the right phone and listen. God speaks in many ways. He speaks through the Bible. He speaks through creation. He speaks through His Spirit. These methods He uses never contradict one another.
We have the responsibility to be the ones that have “ears to hear.” Your job is to turn off the noise blaring in the background and turn up the volume on your phone to high. Saturate yourself in God’s Word, and re-order your priorities. Make whatever lifestyle changes you need to make. Nothin