I said the voice of the Lord comes to us in our own thoughts. Second, and this is very important, most often we mistake the voice of the Lord for our own thoughts. The Lord always speaks to us in that “STILL, small voice” (1 Kings 19:12, emphasis mine), but often it’s drowned out amid all the turmoil of our daily lives. It’s in stillness, not busyness, that we tune our spiritual ears to hear the voice of God. I often say, “I’m busier than a one-arm paper hanger.” All of us seem to be busier than ever, and that’s one of the BIG reasons we don’t hear the voice of the Lord better. For instance, what is your typical answer to the question, “How are you?” Many of you probably answer something about being very busy. The average Christian’s lifestyle is so busy, it isn’t conducive to hearing God’s voice. However, that takes time, effort, and focus. The first thing we need to do is fix our receivers - believe that God is already speaking and start listening. Most Christians are busy pleading with God in prayer to transmit when the problem is with their receivers. Likewise, God is constantly transmitting His voice to His sheep, but few are turned on and tuned in. Failure to hear the signal doesn’t mean the station isn’t transmitting. Radio and television stations transmit twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week but we only hear them when we turn the receiver on and tune it in. But it’s not what Jesus said that is wrong all true believers can and do hear the voice of God they just don’t recognize what they are hearing as being God’s voice.
Most Christians would question the accuracy of that statement since their experiences don’t line up. He made the emphatic statement that His sheep DO hear His voice. He didn’t say His sheep CAN hear His voice or SHOULD hear His voice. Notice that He said in verse 3, His sheep hear His voice. And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.” And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice. “To him the porter openeth and the sheep hear his voice and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out. He was speaking about Himself as the Shepherd of the sheep and the only way to enter the sheepfold. Jesus made some radical statements about hearing His voice in John 10:3-5. It’s never the Lord who is not speaking, but it’s us who are not hearing. The Lord constantly speaks to us and gives us His direction.
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If you are in financial crisis, the Lord knows exactly how to turn your situation around. If you have sickness or disease, one living word from the Lord will instantly heal you. The worst marital problem is one word from the Lord away from a total turnaround. There isn’t a single person receiving this letter who couldn’t have their life radically transformed by hearing the voice of the Lord better. Instead of going through life blindly, we can have the wisdom of God guide and protect us. Learning to clearly distinguish God’s voice is invaluable. This is not the way the Lord intended it to be.
But, as easy as it is for us to speak to Him, the average Christian has a hard time hearing His voice. There can be no intimate relationship with our heavenly Father without it. One of the greatest benefits of our salvation has to be that of hearing God speak to us personally.
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