I began to hear God speak to me as a young woman. At first I didn’t recognize it was God speaking.. I would kneel to pray. At times I would hear what I can only describe as thoughts floating up from my innermost being – not like I was thinking about something, but like someone was talking to me. I didn’t know at the time that the someone who was actually talking to me was God. I never had heard of that before and I didn’t understand it at the time.
Of course, I had a mixture of feelings and my mind was racing about what it all meant. I began to read my Bible more and buy Christian books to learn more about God.
The fear was present because of my lack of knowledge about what was happening to me spiritually. I did not yet know God like He wanted me to. I didn’t know at the time that He wanted me to pray about what I was “hearing”.
I always kept my pen and paper close so I could write down what God spoke. It never seemed unnatural to me – at least not until I began to share it with others. Only then did I realize that people thought it strange that I would say to them, “God told me”. . . I was confused about why everyone wasn’t as excited about it as I was. It didn’t take long for me to learn to be a little less boastful about it but I couldn’t deny it. I wanted to know more about Him. I began to read and study all the books I could get my hands on.
For nearly twenty years I have been talking with God and writing down what He says. I was a secretary back when secretaries took shorthand, so that part seemed natural to me.
God spoke to me at times on behalf of others, always to edify and encourage them. I was concerned that if I gave them what I had written down they would think I was “off my rocker.” But as I sought God about it, He reminded me that He spoke and inspired all of the words that were recorded in the Bible!
As you read through this, God may use these words to speak to you. If He speaks to your heart, you will know it. I describe it as a quickening in your spirit. The words you read may sort of “jump off the page at you” or seem very significant to you. When that happens to me, I write it down. If I’m reading the Bible and I read something that causes me to connect to a situation in my life, I realize God is speaking to me. I underline that part of the Scripture and put the date next to it, verifying that it was a promise from God on that day.
If you have a problem with this sort of thing, you aren’t the first. You need to talk to God about it. Let Him answer your questions. I can’t explain Him or His ways. I love Him and I can’t deny His voice.
John 16:13-15 When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not be presenting his own ideas; he will be telling you what he has heard. He will tell you about the future. 14 He will bring me glory by revealing to you whatever he receives from me. 15 All that the Father has is mine; this is what I mean when I say that the Spirit will reveal to you whatever he receives from me. NLT
Note: The Holy Spirit guides us into all truth in many different ways. He knows us personally. Therefore, He knows just how to get His message to us. He knows what will get our attention. He uses our conscience, the Bible, nature and anything else that will get our attention and convince us of His truth.
The Bible was inspired and written for our edification. It holds a wealth of truth. We can read about the men and women of God and see that we aren’t too different from them, basically. We can learn from their mistakes. We can learn about God’s character. We can even see that the men and women He used to do His work weren’t perfect; they each had their own problems.
When we “hear Him speak” in no way will we hear anything contrary to the Word of God/The Bible. It will either confirm or deny what we believe we have heard. (Some translations are easier to read and understand than others.)
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