4 Keys to Hearing Gods Voice

The whole teaching on 4 Keys to Hearing God's Voice has been a wonderful help and has been of great personal benefit both to myself and to my wife, Carol.
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But if I fix my gaze upon some desire of my heart, the intuitive flow comes out of that desire. To have a pure flow I must become still and carefully fix my eyes upon Jesus.

Mark Virkler: "4 Keys to Hearing God – You Can Hear God's Voice!"

Quietly worshiping the King and receiving out of the stillness that follows quite easily accomplishes this. As you pray, fix the eyes of your heart upon Jesus, seeing in the Spirit the dreams and visions of Almighty God. Habakkuk was actually looking for vision as he prayed. He opened the eyes of his heart, and looked into the spirit world to see what God wanted to show him. God has always spoken through dreams and visions, and He specifically said that they would come to those upon whom the Holy Spirit is poured out Acts 2: Being a logical, rational person, observable facts that could be verified by my physical senses were the foundations of my life, including my spiritual life.

I had never thought of opening the eyes of my heart and looking for vision. However, I have come to believe that this is exactly what God wants me to do.

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He gave me eyes in my heart to see in the spirit the vision and movement of Almighty God. There is an active spirit world all around us, full of angels, demons, the Holy Spirit, the omnipresent Father, and His omnipresent Son, Jesus. The only reasons for me not to see this reality are unbelief or lack of knowledge. In his sermon in Acts 2: Because David knew that the Lord was always with him, he determined in his spirit to see that truth with the eyes of his heart as he went through life, knowing that this would keep his faith strong.

In order to see, we must look. Daniel saw a vision in his mind and said, "I was looking I kept looking" Dan. Many Christians will find that if they will only look, they will see. Jesus is Emmanuel, God with us Matt. It is as simple as that. You can see Christ present with you because Christ is present with you. In fact, the vision may come so easily that you will be tempted to reject it, thinking that it is just you.

But if you persist in recording these visions, your doubt will soon be overcome by faith as you recognize that the content of them could only be birthed in Almighty God.

4 Keys to Hearing God's Voice

Jesus demonstrated the ability of living out of constant contact with God, declaring that He did nothing on His own initiative, but only what He saw the Father doing, and heard the Father saying Jn. What an incredible way to live! Is it possible for us to live out of divine initiative as Jesus did? We must simply fix our eyes upon Jesus. The veil has been torn, giving access into the immediate presence of God, and He calls us to draw near Lk. Her behavior looked like rebellion to me, not insecurity. But like Habakkuk, I was coming to know the sound of God speaking to me Hab.

Elijah described it as a still, small voice I Kings I had previously listened for an inner audible voice, and God does speak that way at times. However, I have found that usually, God's voice comes as spontaneous thoughts, visions, feelings, or impressions. For example, haven't you been driving down the road and had a thought come to you to pray for a certain person? What did God's voice sound like?

Was it an audible voice, or was it a spontaneous thought that lit upon your mind? Experience indicates that we perceive spirit-level communication as spontaneous thoughts, impressions and visions, and Scripture confirms this in many ways. For example, one definition of paga , a Hebrew word for intercession, is "a chance encounter or an accidental intersecting. Therefore, when I want to hear from God, I tune to chance-encounter or spontaneous thoughts. Finally, God told Habakkuk to record the vision Hab.

This was not an isolated command. I have found two-way journaling to be a fabulous catalyst for clearly discerning God's inner, spontaneous flow, because as I journal I am able to write in faith for long periods of time, simply believing it is God. I know that what I believe I have received from God must be tested. However, testing involves doubt and doubt blocks divine communication, so I do not want to test while I am trying to receive.

With journaling, I can receive in faith, knowing that when the flow has ended I can test and examine it carefully. I continued to write the spontaneous thoughts that came to me: She is flesh of your flesh and bone of your bone. My mind immediately objected: She is not flesh of my flesh.

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She is not related to me at all — she is a foster child, just living in my home temporarily. There are three possible sources of thoughts in our minds: And I sincerely doubted that satan would encourage me to love anyone unconditionally! Okay, it was starting to look like I might have actually received counsel from the Lord. It was consistent with the names and character of God as revealed in the Scripture, and totally contrary to the names and character of the enemy.

So that meant that I was hearing from the Lord, and He wanted me to see the situation in a different light. Rachel was my daughter — part of my family not by blood but by the hand of God Himself. The chaos of her birth home had created deep insecurity about her worthiness to be loved by anyone, including me and including God. Only the unconditional love of the Lord expressed through an imperfect human would reach her heart.

I needed confirmation from someone else whose spiritual discernment I trusted. So I went to my wife and shared what I had received. Needless to say, Patti immediately and without question confirmed that the Lord had spoken to me. My entire planned lecture was forgotten. I returned to my office anxious to hear more. As the Lord planted a new, supernatural love for Rachel within me, He showed me what to say and how to say it to not only address the current issue of household responsibility, but the deeper issues of love and acceptance and worthiness.

The four simple keys that the Lord showed me from Habakkuk have been used by people of all ages, from four to a hundred and four, from every continent, culture and denomination, to break through into intimate two-way conversations with their loving Father and dearest Friend. Omitting any one of the keys will prevent you from receiving all He wants to say to you. The order of the keys is not important, just that you use them all. Embracing all four, by faith, can change your life. Simply quiet yourself down, tune to spontaneity, look for vision, and journal.

4 Keys to Hearing God's Voice

He is waiting to meet you there. You will be amazed when you journal! Doubt may hinder you at first, but throw it off, reminding yourself that it is a biblical concept, and that God is present, speaking to His children. When we cease our labors and enter His rest, God is free to flow Heb. Why not try it for yourself, right now? Sit back comfortably, take out your pen and paper, and smile. Turn your attention toward the Lord in praise and worship, seeking His face. You can listen to it and download it free at www. After you write your question to Him, become still, fixing your gaze on Jesus.

You will suddenly have a very good thought. Don't doubt it; simply write it down. Later, as you read your journaling, you, too, will be blessed to discover that you are indeed dialoguing with God. If you wonder if it is really the Lord speaking to you, share it with your spouse or a friend. Their input will encourage your faith and strengthen your commitment to spend time getting to know the Lover of your soul more intimately than you ever dreamed possible. Thoughts from our own minds are progressive, with one thought leading to the next, however tangentially.

Thoughts from the spirit world are spontaneous. The Hebrew word for true prophecy is naba, which literally means to bubble up, whereas false prophecy is ziyd meaning to boil up. God will never say something to you personally which is contrary to His universal revelation as expressed in the Scriptures. If the Bible clearly states that something is a sin, no amount of journaling can make it right. Much of what you journal about will not be specifically addressed in the Bible, however, so an understanding of biblical principles is also needed.

Anything God says to you will be in harmony with His essential nature. Journaling will help you get to know God personally, but knowing what the Bible says about Him will help you discern what words are from Him. Make sure the tenor of your journaling lines up with the character of God as described in the names of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. What effect does what you are hearing have on your soul and your spirit?

Words from the Lord will quicken your faith and increase your love, peace and joy. They will stimulate a sense of humility within you as you become more aware of Who God is and who you are. We are members of a Body! Nothing will increase your faith in your ability to hear from God like having it confirmed by two or three other people! Share it with your spouse, your parents, your friends, your elder, your group leader, even your grown children can be your sounding board. Avoid the authoritarian who insists that because of their standing in the church or with God, they no longer need to listen to others.

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This is an excellent book. I have recommended it to several friends including one who has worked in prison ministry for many years. She felt it was an excellent resource. It is not a deep book, for example like Watchmanee. I wouldn't even say it is medium deep. This is a simple to read and understand, practical book for people of all ages no matter how long one has been walking with God.

This book was recommended to me by a dear friend who has been walking with the Lord for over thirty years. Her testimony is that it has increased her closeness to God. I am really enjoying this book. It is given me some practical insight. I haven't finished it yet, but with the years of training I have, I have never really got to the point of hearing God's voice, and I feel with what I have read so far, that this is balanced and practical. I feel the author is also concerned about checking with others, and not just saying you heard from God and running off to do what ever, but to ask for Guidance from 2 or 3 others, and waiting for God to confirm it.

I think it is a very practical book with practical safe guards, so far, I am in the section of writing in journal style. Hoping to learn more as I go along. Years ago I began writing letters to God and receiving answers from God through journaling. This process helped me learn to hear and recognize the voice of God without the aid of writing. Well, when enough people made comments like that, I began to fear I had fallen into heresy or something so I backed away from the practice. That sent me on the slippery slope of backsliding and the voice of God became a distant memory.

I no longer had access to the God who loved me, encouraged me, and guided me through the difficulties of life. I was reluctant at first because so many people had shamed me into forsaking the practice, but once I delved into the pages of the text, I found myself at home once again. As I began to converse with God through two-way journaling, I felt my spirit revive.

Through this affirmation, I was able to wash away the shame I felt from those who scolded me about hearing from God. The book also gives clear explanations of how hearing from God is not a New Age phenomenon, but is rooted in Scripture and all through history until rationalism came to reign supreme over supernatural interventions. The book also contains prompts to help you get started in your two-way conversations with God. This review, along with additional book quotes, first appeared on my blog, ChristyBower.

I used to Journal years ago, but I thought that it was way to simple, this couldn't be God. So I stopped journaling. And also God gave me visions and dreams, I didn't know what to do with them, I just blew them off. After reading this book and realizing God has been trying to speak to me for years and years, I was shocked.

I did a lot of crying and asking for forgiveness; I simply just didn't know that these things were from God - trying to tell me something.


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