"My
sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me (John 10:27)."
You may ask: "How do I discern
and hearken to the voice of the Holy Spirit?" If as a Christian, you find
it difficult to discern the voice of the Spirit, it is not because His voice is
weak when He speaks. It is because you haven’t trained your spirit to discern
His voice. It is possible to train yourself to discern the voice of the Spirit,
and here are a few thoughts that will help you.
First, you must develop a voracious
appetite for the Word. Study the Word and know it for yourself. The voice of
God’s Spirit is made known to you through the written Word. Secondly, train
your spirit to respond to God by acting on the Word quickly. When you receive
instructions or counsel from God’s Word, don’t delay; act quickly. That’s
learning to train your spirit.
Thirdly, praying according to God’s
Word is very vital. Prayer helps your spirit to become a dependable receptacle
of God’s ideas, visions and promptings. Pray mostly with the spirit, in other
tongues. The more you do, the more sensitive your spirit will be to His voice.
Finally, desire spiritual things—things
that matter to God—from your heart and pursue them. The proof of desire is
pursuit. Engage yourself with activities that will edify your spirit such as soul
winning, participation in church meetings and services etc. Commit your
resources; time, money and attention to the things that matter to God.
FURTHER STUDY:
Isaiah 30:21
Andy Agim
Christ Realities
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