Something I have struggled with for a long time has been hearing Gods voice. It’s something you hear a lot,
“God told me..” “God wants me to..” When I would say this to others, I wouldn’t be confident that it was the Lord speaking. I questioned myself. At the moment I didn’t realize what God was saying but it would take many hours or days for me to actually say, “God said.” I also think it’s a common struggle among many Christians.
Call me crazy, but I always felt behind in my faith because I didn’t have this understanding of how God speaks to me. God spoke to others through visions or dreams though … I would pray that God would speak to me in these ways also, but He never did. I had this mentality that coming on the race would help me hear His voice like the flick of a light. I asked many people about this topic, hoping that when I left that conversation I’d have this clear voice in my head. But rather, I left these conversations fighting comparison and doubt. It took me until month 6 to realize that this whole time SATAN HAS HAD THIS HOLD OVER ME.
Satan knew I struggled with this and have for years. I believed myself when I said I didn’t hear God. I let myself doubt what I was saying to others. I believed the lies that Satan spoke in my thoughts. I let myself forget that the Holy Spirit is in me EVERY SECOND OF MY LIFE.
It’s because of the Holy Spirit we are able to hear God’s voice. When we deny the spirit inside of us, we are denying being heirs of the Kingdom, that we are children of God. We are more equipped than we let ourselves believe. It’s actually simple, but we tend to over complicate things.
Trust and BELIEVE you hear His voice. God starts small, but once you listen to the small whispers of Him, He will use you more and soon he will be yelling in your ear.
Never stop praying because it’s in those times Satan will creep back in. If you feel alone pray more, cry out louder. One of the easiest ways to talk to God is by reading the bible. Every book, every chapter in the bible is God speaking to you. And it’s easy to fall into the mentality that ‘it’s boring’ but hey we all start somewhere. I avoided the Old Testament because it’s all genealogy and battles. Granted, yes, these things are a part of the Old Testament, but my goodness there is so much more. Each story, each battle has something more to it, something more to be learned.
Take 2 Samuel 10 for example. At this point, David has already fought Goliath and is king of Israel. Joab was the commander of the Army and they were being approached by the Ammonites and the Arameans on both sides. Rather than going into battle with the mindset of defeat, Joab and his brother Abishai put complete trust in the Lord and remained confident for their soldiers.
God asks us to be confident and to stand strong with complete trust in Him. It may be just another king, another battle in the Old Testament, but through it, God asks us to trust in Him during times when the only way to run is through. He has already gone before us and conquered our enemies, we must believe that.
It’s liberating, taking your life back. Remove the old batteries of your hearing aids, replace them with trust and obedience and you’ll begin to hear God’s voice more clearly.
I am still fundraising for my time out on the field. I have $1,315 left to fundraise. God has been so amazing with the funds we has already provided. If you are unable to donate, I ask that you please share in hopes we can spread the word to someone who hasn’t heard it yet.
