Hearing God - The Beginning
When the Lord got a hold of me, it was so transformative!
I had just moved to Milwaukee, and so, I didn’t really know anybody. All I did was read my Bible, work and started attending church. I had no idea the Bible was filled with stories of normal people who were just trying to live their lives…with a God who was trying to lead them. For whatever reason, I thought it would be filled with harsh judgement, a mean, impersonal God and lots of rules and regulations. I was completely wrong.
God kept giving me such a strong supernatural peace, I started getting used to what that felt like, and I fell in love with God very quickly. I didn’t want to miss being with Him and what He had for me in each moment.
Over time, I started asking Him questions, and then waited to see where He gave me “Peace.”
So, for example, “Lord, I want to go out with some people I met at church. Should I go out or stay home?” And I would imagine myself going out…and see if peace came to me. Then, I would imagine staying home…and see if I had peace there. He would always give me peace one way or the other. And wherever I sensed His peace, that's the decision I made.
I was doing this with so many minor decisions, and what I didn't realize was ... I was learning the voice of God!
I was a brand new Baby Christian; before marriage & kids, before being in education, before I knew how to play chords on a piano, and 25 years before songs would ever be placed in my heart.
But I wanted to know Him. And I mean not know about Him....but really know Him. He was The One who saved my soul, and revealed His powerful love and peace to me.
And when I continued to seek Him, He delivered - He let Himself be known to me. That incredible supernatural Peace....WOW!
PRAYER:
Dear God,
It's SO amazing how much you love us! And You truly want us to know you. You care more about our relationship than we could ever imagine.
Please help us continue to sense You and Your supernatural peace - the peace that passes all understanding. Please strengthen our Faith to hear your precious Holy Spirit's voice, and sense your mighty Presence around us. Help us to get into Your Word more and more, so You can truly teach us Your ways ... they're so different than ours!
In Jesus' precious name!
AMEN
FAITH IN ACTION:
God's Word. It's living and active. As you continue to read through the New Testament, see if You can truly sense His supernatural peace and presence. The key to this...time. Lots of time! As you converse with Him while reading, just talk with Him and then, see if you can sense Him speaking to Your heart. I would ask Him questions that were completely something based on His Word, and then, sense the peace in the answer - LOL!
Here's an example:
Matthew 5:21
Jesus says, "You have heard that it was said long ago, 'you shall not murder, and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.' But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother or sister will be subject to judgment."
So, after reading this, I say to the Lord, "Wow God, getting angry is like murdering!! That's crazy! Well, should I stop getting angry then?" And then, I say Yes and then, No...and see where I get peace. See how obvious this is - I should sense the peace with the 'Yes, stop getting angry'!!?! LOL!
And even though this is an obvious thing to answer....I'm not answering with my mind. I'm trying to sense His Presence and Peace with the Yes to learn His voice. Does that make sense?
The rest of our prayer time....
After getting the "Yes, I should stop getting angry," my next statement to the Lord would be, "Lord, I don't even know how to do that on my own. Can you please put Your glory into my heart and change me? I don't want to have an angry heart. Please forgive me and heal whatever is inside that is making me want to operate this way. I love you God and thank you for helping me everyday to become more loving like you!"
Then I'd keep sitting in His Presence and just smile and enjoy being with Him. And I'd keep telling him how amazing it is to have Him in my life. We'd hang out for such a long while to the point where I'd let His presence engulf me. God would continue touching my heart to the point where I'd burst out crying because His presence was SO strong and I would feel so honored that He would even reveal Himself to me. I'd sit there for even longer not ever wanting to leave His presence! He's SO INCREDIBLE! He's the GREAT I AM!! AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!
Ok ... well... there's the super tiny mini example of what my relationship with God was like when we first met! Yes, it was spectacular and still is!!!!
Glory to God - Enjoy the journey of learning His voice and following Him!
You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart.
Jeremiah 29:13
JESUS CHRIST
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