Hearing God‘s Voice

Hearing God‘s

Voice

“I urgently need to hear from God!”

Is that your need at the moment?

Then I would like to share some personal

experiences with you.

I believe they will help and bless you.

Do you need to hear from God? Is there a situation, circum

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stance, or condition in your life (or a loved one’s life) where you

need to hear His voice?

God is speaking to us today. Our ability to recognize His

voice is not only the key to discovering His will in any

situation, it is also the key to staying in His will for the

rest of our lives.

Hearing the voice of God is not only

possible for His child; it is absolutely imperative.

Evangelist Reinhard Bonnke said, “It would be hard to find a line of Scrip

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ture on which to build a doctrine of a silent God. It is not at all the Bible

picture. People called on God because that is how they knew

Him

- as a

God whose voice can be heard.”

Jesus said,

“But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep...and

the sheep follow him, for they

know his voice.”

(John 10:2-4)

If we are part of His flock, we have all been called by the voice of the Good

Shepherd, and the voice that called us to salvation is the same voice that

must lead us throughout our lives.

I’ve often been asked, “Daniel, how do you hear from God?” I can truly say

that, for me personally, the most common way I have heard God’s voice

and sensed His leading is through the Scriptures. They will always speak

to anyone who will take the time to meditate on them.

The Scriptures ring with the pitch, tone, rhythm,

and meter of God’s voice.

You will learn to recognize His voice as you cultivate a deep, abiding

love for what God has already said in His written Word. We must enter

into a dimension of supernatural awareness and sensitivity by spend

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ing time to read and meditate upon the Word of God. The more we give

God’s Word and the Holy Spirit’s presence a place of honor in our lives,

the more sensitive we become to His voice.

I’ve heard people say, “That’s great for you, but why doesn’t God speak

to me?” I think many times the reason is so simple: we aren’t listening.

Sometimes the best thing you can do is simply be quiet and listen. You

may need to learn how to become quiet in the presence of the Lord, and

tune your spiritual ears to His voice. God will speak to you in this place,

and you will encounter His presence as Moses did at the burning bush

when you “turn aside” and listen.

“But what does God sound like? If we believe that God speaks, how do

we really know we are hearing from Him and not our imaginations?” One

key is to know what to expect God’s voice to sound like. Elijah gives us an

excellent example. He experienced mighty manifestations in the presence

of the Lord – a wind that broke rocks, an earthquake, and a fire. But the

Bible says God was not in those things. After he had witnessed power

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ful demonstrations of God’s power and glory before his eyes, God finally

revealed Himself more personally to Elijah as

“a still small voice”

(1 Kings

19:12) - in contrast to the cataclysmic, earth-shaking storm from heaven.

God speaks through a variety of means, and the more sensitive we

become to His voice, the more we will realize that God is always speaking

- if we will take the time to listen.

On the back of this brochure, I have put together a list of eight

common ways God speaks.

I believe it will be a blessing, and will help

you (or a loved one) in situations or circumstances where you need to

hear God’s voice.

I want you to experience the thrill and wonder of hearing God’s voice, and

the adventure that comes from following His lead.

Daniel Kolenda

My sheep listen to My voice;

I know them, and they follow Me.

John 10:27

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1. An audible voice

When God speaks it can sometimes sound like an

audible voice. Most of the time the only person

who hears Him this way is the one to whom He

is speaking. Or sometimes God speaks in a clear

sentence or phrase deep within our heart.

2. A sudden supernatural awareness

from heaven

Hearing the voice of God may come as what could

best be described as “a knowing” or a sudden

awareness of something God is communicating. It

has the same effect as hearing the audible voice

of God in our hearts, but it is compressed into an

instant of time. It is like a moment when God’s

thought, God’s emotion, or God’s attitude becomes

our own. It’s almost like an instantaneous down-

load of information.

3. An unfolding, extended revelation

over time

Sometimes God’s voice may come to us the same

way as mentioned above, but much more slowly. It

can come as an unfolding revelation over a period

of time, long or short, and will usually be mixed

with our own thought processes. That means

it will require us to continue listening, learning,

and responding in obedience in order to process

fully what God is saying. It may also involve other

people who are being used by God to speak into

our lives.

4. Impressions

Impressions from the Holy Spirit may come simply

as “feelings.” They are not audible or dramatic.

They happen only in the silence of our own hearts,

and their meaning must be discerned. When God

speaks this way, these impressions do not seem to

go away. They come, they stay, and they get stron-

ger with the passing of time.

5. Conscience and conviction

As we draw closer to the Lord, our conscience will

become increasingly tender toward God, and He

will often use it to lead us. When this happens, you

will find that these convictions are highly personal.

If you silence that voice and violate your con-

science, it is a sin before God. On the other hand,

the more sensitivity you develop to God’s voice

through your conscience, the more you will dis-

cover that He is speaking to you every day – much

more than you may have realized before.

6. Dreams and visions

Throughout the ages God has used dreams and

visions to speak to His people. Major portions of

Scripture came from dreams or visions, and there

are many other references to these experiences in

the Bible. Without doubt, God still speaks through

dreams and visions today:

“And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will

pour out my Spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and

your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall

dream dreams, your young men shall see visions”

(Joel 2:28).

7. Prophetic words

God uses prophets, as well as the prophetic

anointing operating through believers, to speak

and bring revelation to His people. Great care

needs to be taken at this point to ensure that we

remain scripturally balanced. A person should

never seek guidance through a prophet without a

corresponding agreement in his or her own spirit

that has come through prayer and time in the writ-

ten Word of God.

8. Opportunity

Sometimes God will reveal His will by present-

ing us with an opportunity that we did not plan or

orchestrate on our own. We may never have even

thought of doing a particular thing. But suddenly

the way seems to open up before our eyes, and it

is God calling us to walk into it.