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| Stace4Jesus | Jun 21 2005, 09:29 PM Post #1 |
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You know, back in the old days, way back when I used to go to many other forums.. (okay.. it has only been a short time since I went out.. ) I noticed that many others do not speak of hearing the voice of our Lord Jesus, the Holy Spirit, or our Heavenly Wonderful Loving Kind Father.But, here, the Lord has brought us a group of members who hear and obey the Lord's voice and leading. If I were to be a new member and come on board and ask you, "How did you learn to hear the voice of the Lord?, and What was it like?" What would we say? How did we learn to hear Him? Each of us has a different story. Each had fears to overcome, doctrines to rise above... so.. how did you learn to hear the voice of the Lord? I will be back later and share mine too. shalom stacie
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| Caroline | Jun 23 2005, 11:06 AM Post #2 |
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How I Learned to Hear the Voice of God Caroline When I was 19 I had read Like a Mighty Wind by Mel Tari. I thought, Lord, I want to hear Your voice like that! Now, these people had heard God’s voice audibly, so that’s what I wanted. I had only been filled with the Spirit for a year. After reading that book and another on fasting, and reading what great things happened to those who fasted, I and two friends decided to go on a fast. I had planned only fasting for 4 days. We stayed at one of the friends house and spent all day in the word, studying, worshiping, and discussion. I kept asking to hear God’s voice (audible). I didn’t know I could hear His voice inside myself and it not be audible. I never heard God’s voice audibly, but I did while fasting get super close to God, where I felt His presence. I had fasted by then, for three days, when I had this strange dream. In the dream sat something that looked like a hairless monkey crouched with his skinny knees up to his face. He had long fingers and it wiggled them at me. I was scared, and didn’t know what to think. I thought it was real. I later found out this was the demon of death. Demons did not speak to me audibly, but inside my imagination. What basically happened was, the devil threatened me that something bad would happen unless I stopped fasting. After I woke up, I was really mad at the devil for threatening me about fasting. I jumped out of bed and I started pleading the blood of Jesus. I plead the blood of Jesus all the way around my room, and no devil can come into my dream or come near my room again! Oh, I was mad at the devil. He should not have threatened me. Sooo, I said, just for that devil, I ‘m fasting 6 days instead of 4! Ha! The devil wished he hadn’t tried to get me to stop after three days, because if he had left me alone, I would have stopped after four. As it is I went 6. I had the best time fasting. I never did go that long on a fast again. The longest fast since then has been 3 days. That’s usually all it takes. And most of the time it only takes 24 hours. After that, I began learning to sense God in my spirit and to hear the voice of God. Practice makes perfect. |
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| Barb | Jun 23 2005, 01:09 PM Post #3 |
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Oh my .... I am not sure how I learned ...the hard way of course! But I learned! Praise God! I think I wantd to learn to 'hear' Him so bad that one day I made a choice to 'hear' Him. I decided that I would listen for His voice among the rest. Then..at the leading of the Holy Spirit I am sure...I had an intense desire to 'know' Him. I reasoned that I was listening for a voice of one I did not even really know. I knew of Him, but I really did not know Him. So I went a step farther. I decided to get to know Him. I purposefully spent time reading the Word and meditating on it and listening for His voice. I began to know Him and somewhere in there I heard Him and knew i heard Him. I had begun to know His voice. Now of course this did not happen over night, at least not for me anyway. I have to know that I know so I am a little slower than others I think. But when I know it is Him, nothing can sway me, I have a degree in accounting to testify to that. I knew it was His leading despite those that said it was not. But I know my Father's voice and even when I doubted...I could not doubt because I knew it was His voice leading me through. So...if those who read this desire to hear His voice then I encourage you to purposefully spend time seeking to know Him. To know who He is and sharing your lives with Him. Soon you will hear His voice all the time. Blessings! Barb |
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| Stace4Jesus | Jun 23 2005, 09:34 PM Post #4 |
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Hey I was reading His Word too. I had grown up loving the scriptures where Elisha prayed and the eyes of his servant were opened to seeing all the angels around them for protection. That was a key verse for me. I knew the Lord could do that kind of stuff and that was the life I wanted. That, combined with the desire to walk a good life, and I reasoned, if you hear God, how can life be bad? Anyway, I asked, and asked... asked some more.. and even more over time. I had gotten in the habit of getting up early before classes and spending time in the Word and just talking to Him. One morning I was reading Isa 12 and just started crying, sobbing. First, I did not know what was going on. I mean, here I am sipping coffee, reading Isaiah and boom.. gushing tears. My mind did not understand. But within a few minutes, I knew that my sobs were of a joy My heart was happy. I knew that something had changed inside. (The scriptures say that the Lord is not angry at me anymore). I had a full understanding of how I had angered Him (by seeking the world and forsaking my call years ago) and at the same time I was full of joy of His acceptance again of me. It was the best thing that had ever happened to me. From that point, I began seeking to hear the Lord in everything. Sometimes I feel like I have to start over and just open my Bible and try to hear the Holy Spirit speak to me through the scriptures. I am one who can cry out.. "oh Lord, let me hear you accurately, clearly..." all the while the Holy Spirit is whispering to me verses from the Word. It takes me a few minutes before I realize I am hearing Him. Then I have to say, "Oh.. You are talking to me.. Oh thank you." For, to me, there is no greater peace than to hear Him talk to me. With His nearness and guidence and the fact that He is speaking to me no matter what the world may think of me... to know that He still speaks to me. I can overcome the world. Okay... I can overcome it because He overcame it. Yeah!! Go God Go. Sometimes He is soooo clear. Sometimes He is soooo quiet. Sometimes, I tell Him that He is strange. He reminds me that His ways are higher. lol He is soooo goood. shalom stacie |
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| Caroline | Jun 26 2005, 07:31 PM Post #5 |
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That was so precious, stacie!! Thanks for sharing your heart with us!! Caroline |
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