I find I'm doing a lot of the quiet alone time this trip. Just
sitting, thinking, praying about nothing specific. I'd like to always
be open to hearing what God has to say, and discern between His voice
and other voices. It's not like they are audible voices and God's
comes with the sound of angels. Most of the time its like my own thoughts, either telling me good or bad things about myself or others. Sometimes, there is a sense of a direction I need to take.
I realized that thus far, I've determined what comes from God based on whether :
a) It said good things or mean things about myself or others
b) If it goes with or against things I know of God and things from the Bible.
c) If someone else confirmed it for me.
I'd like to be able to differentiate God's voice from others. The best way I can think to describe it is, it's like being in a room with a lot of people. But, there is one person you love, you've spent a lot of time with and you know intimately well, so your ears are tuned to hear that person's voice. You could pick it out and follow it to find that person. Or like some mothers can tell if their child is crying in a room of crying children. That's the level I want to hear God's voice at. I want to know it. I think I need to know it. It'll take a lot of time and effort. But, if I want to follow God's leading in my life then it's probably wise to know when it is Him leading.
sitting, thinking, praying about nothing specific. I'd like to always
be open to hearing what God has to say, and discern between His voice
and other voices. It's not like they are audible voices and God's
comes with the sound of angels. Most of the time its like my own thoughts, either telling me good or bad things about myself or others. Sometimes, there is a sense of a direction I need to take.
I realized that thus far, I've determined what comes from God based on whether :
a) It said good things or mean things about myself or others
b) If it goes with or against things I know of God and things from the Bible.
c) If someone else confirmed it for me.
I'd like to be able to differentiate God's voice from others. The best way I can think to describe it is, it's like being in a room with a lot of people. But, there is one person you love, you've spent a lot of time with and you know intimately well, so your ears are tuned to hear that person's voice. You could pick it out and follow it to find that person. Or like some mothers can tell if their child is crying in a room of crying children. That's the level I want to hear God's voice at. I want to know it. I think I need to know it. It'll take a lot of time and effort. But, if I want to follow God's leading in my life then it's probably wise to know when it is Him leading.
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