How can we recognize the voice of God?
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How can we recognize the voice of God? How can we know whether God is speaking to us or whether it is our own thoughts?
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- How can we recognize the voice of God? This question has been asked by countless people throughout the ages.
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- Samuel heard the voice of God, but did not recognize it until he was instructed by Eli. Gideon had a physical revelation from God, and he still doubted what he had heard to the point of asking for a sign, not once, but three times.
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- When we are listening for God's voice, how can we know that He is the one speaking? First of all, we have something that Gideon and Samuel did not.
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- We have the complete Bible, the inspired Word of God to read, study, and meditate on. All Scripture is
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- God -breathed, and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting, and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.
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- When we have a question about a certain topic or decision in our lives, we should see what the Bible has to say about it.
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- God will never lead us contrary to what He has taught in His Word. To hear God's voice, we must belong to God.
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- Jesus said, Those who hear
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- God's voice are those who belong to Him, those who have been saved by His grace through faith in the
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- Lord Jesus. These are the sheep who hear and recognize His voice because they know Him as their shepherd.
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- If we are to recognize God's voice, we must belong to Him. We hear His voice when we spend time in Bible study and quiet contemplation of His Word.
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- The more time we spend intimately with God and His Word, the easier it is to recognize His voice and His leading in our lives.
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- Employees at a bank are trained to recognize counterfeits by studying genuine money so closely that it is easy to spot a fake.
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- We should be so familiar with God's Word that when someone speaks error to us, it is clear that it is not of God.
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- While God could speak audibly to people today, He speaks primarily through His written Word. Sometimes, God's leading can come through the
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- Holy Spirit, through our consciences, through circumstances, and through the exhortations of other people.
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- By comparing what we hear to the truth of Scripture, we can learn to recognize God's voice. Got questions?