How can you tell God is speaking to you? How do you know it’s His voice and not the Enemies?
Is it Biblical?
I have often heard people say that God
“spoke to them” but it was contrary to what the Scriptures say. God
will never, ever speak to us by His Spirit and ask us to do something
that is contrary to biblical doctrine. For example, I man I was
counseling once told me that God spoke to him that he is to divorce his
wife. I asked him if his wife was committing adultery. He said no. I
told him that God hates divorce and except for adultery, there should
be no divorce because he didn’t have biblical grounds for it. Why would
God “speak” to him and tell him that He wanted him to divorce his wife
when the Bible clearly teaches that this would be sin? If you feel that
God speaks to you, and I don’t mean in an audible voice you can hear,
and you believe that He is telling you to do something that the Bible is
against, don’t believe it! That’s a lie. It’s likely the Enemy or
from your own selfish desires.
It Glorifies God
We know that it is always God’s will
that His name be glorified. If you believe God is telling you to do
something and it will result in His being glorified, it could well be
that God is speaking to you. A good example is found in Psalm 145:11-12
where it says “They shall speak of the
glory of Your kingdom and talk of Your power, to make known to the sons
of men God’s mighty deeds and the glorious majesty of His kingdom.” If you are endeavoring to do something for God’s glory, then it is very like God trying to speak to you.
God Does Speak to Us
One of the most overlooked things that
believers do is to be seeking the will of God and wanting Him to speak
to them but what they don’t realize is that God has already spoken to
them and it is in His Word, the Bible. God’s Word is alive, active,
living, and penetrates the stony, human heart and makes the simple
wise. Why do we seek to hear God in a quiet, still voice when he boldly
and plainly speaks to us in His Word. If you’re not reading the Bible
regularly, then don’t expect God to speak to you in a voice because you
are not even hearing Him speak to you in the Scriptures.
Seek Godly Counsel
Sometimes, you need another set of ears
from a close and trusted Christian friend, counselor or pastor to see if
what you believe God is speaking to you is the Enemy or is God
Himself. The Bible says “Where there is no guidance, a people falls, but in an abundance of counselors there is safety” (Prov 11:14).
The Christian life is not intended to be a solo act but one in which we
are connected to other believes and be in community and fellowship so
that we can gain wisdom through their experience. If you really want to
know if it’s God’s voice or not, bounce it off of a couple of
Christians and see what they think. It surely can’t hurt.
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