“When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice.” ~ John 10:4
Have you ever wondered how you can know if you are hearing from God? I certainly have. The answer is really quite simple. When someone we are ‘familiar’ with calls us on the phone they don’t need to identify themselves because we recognize them by their voice. We recognize their voice because we have spent time communicating with them. We cannot know God’s voice unless we have spent time ‘hearing’ His voice. We learn His voice through prayer, His Word and by revelation of the Holy Spirit.
It is vital to our spiritual survival to know the voice of our shepherd for there are wolves waiting to lead us astray.
God will never tell you something that contradicts His Word. Sometimes we just need to be still and listen. Examine our motives.
Sometimes when we don’t feel clear direction, we just need to wait for God to bring confirmation. Many times this has happened for me. I would feel God telling me something and the next thing I know someone else was confirming by sharing that God was speaking the same thing to them as well.
Sadly, I once missed a chance to write a book because I waited too long and the Lord gave it to someone more obedient. I don’t ever what to lose my blessing like that again.
Spend the necessary time with the shepherd to know His voice and then follow Him WHERE EVER He leads.
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