Experiencing God

How do you personally know when God is speaking to you?  Christians are known for saying, “Then God said to me…” or “The Lord told me…,” but what does that mean in real life?  Do you hear an audible voice?  Does it sound like rushing waters?  Do you hear tingling bells?

I have struggled with knowing God’s voice.  Or at least that’s what I tell myself.  I haven’t ever heard clanging bells or the cry of a dove, but I do know when He’s speaking to me.  Participating in the Bible study Experiencing God by Henry Blackaby gave me good, practical application of discerning God’s voice from my own.

I typically make spur of the moment life choices.  I leap and expect that I’ll fly or God will catch me before I break too many bones.  You want to know when I get super deep and spiritual?  When it’s something God wants me to do..LOL.  It’s not funny, but it is at the same time.

When God tells me to do something, the prayer cloth comes out.  I’m gonna pray about that thing and meditate on it.  “Send me confirmation Lord!”  “I don’t want to move unless You tell me to.”  Meanwhile, the craziest thought that’s not of Him will come to mind, and I’ll do it with no hesitation.

I’ve said it before, and I’ll continue to say it, God is growing me.  I’m beginning to trust Him in more areas of my life.  I’m learning to wait for confirmation from God each time an idea comes to mind. Although I don’t want to do things before I should, I also don’t want to wait and never move when He tells me to move. This skill grows the more that I use it.

I’m thankful that God is gracious.  I’m thankful that He continues to speak to me and through me.  I’m thankful that He ministers to each part of me that has even a little unbelief.  I’m thankful that I get to experience Him anew EVERY day.  #wepreach