HEARING THE VOICE OF GOD FOR ABUNDANT LIFE

Text: John 10:3-5

The most intractable problem in our lives is one word from the Lord away from complete breakthrough. The Lord knows how to turn situations of ill-health, financial crisis, family turmoil, joblessness or any challenge we are facing around. We only need to get a word from the Lord by hearing His voice. One word from the Lord came into Jacob, and it hath lighted upon Israel uptil date providing unending breakthrough (Isaiah 9:8).

Howbeit, the Lord is always speaking to us and giving us direction from our text. Our text tells us we always hear His voice, and not that we can or are able but that we definitely do hear. The challenge is that we are not tuned in to God or giving attention to God(Matthew 6:22-23). Psalm 46:10 tells us to be still to know and then hear from God. God speaks to us in a “STILL SMALL VOICE”(1 Kings 19:12),but it is  often drowned in the busyness of the day. So to receive from Him, how do we tune in?

1)      First, by faith. That is by believing that God is already speaking  to us and for us to start listening deliberately to God

2)      God speaks to our spirits in thoughts and impressions, and our spirits speaks to us in words. Often times we mistake or confuse our personal thoughts with God’s voice and miss the leading of God.

Psalm 37:4 tells us to delight thyself in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. Job 22:26-27 tells us that we delight ourselves in the Lord by lifting up our face unto God and making our prayers. This means that as we are seeking the Lord, He will put His desires into our hearts. God will make His desires our desires. Our wants become God’s desires. Alleluia.

3)      How do we know the thoughts are from God. The Bible tells us in Psalm 85:8 “ I will hear what God the Lord will speak: and he will speak peace unto His people, and to his saints: but let them not to turn again to  folly(foolishness)”, and Colossians 3;15 says “And let the peace of God rule in your hearts”

4)      Another litmus test to God leading us through His voice (thoughts and impressions)is that there will be profit, progress and prosperity and blessing in that direction and leading(Isaiah 48:17,21, Proverbs 4:18)

Our gracious heavenly Father speaks to every one of us in thoughts that cannot be numbered (Psalm 40:5) constantly, giving us needed direction and guidance that we need to be overcomers in life to subdue the challenges of life for abundant living. It is our responsibility to connect to His voice(thoughts and impressions) and receive our breakthrough, Alleluia. The Holy Spirit was sent to the Body of Christ to lead, guide and direct the believer. Infact the qualification of sonship in the Kingdom is to be led by the Spirit of God(Romans 8:14). So let us be sensitive to the presence, guidance and leadership of the Holy Spirit for abundant living. Alleluia. Begin right now and turn the corner in that intractable situation.