Hey, I’m finished with four (out of nine) chapters of Willard’s “Hearing God” book, and want to pause for a minute to remind you of the goal of the book from the first post:
How do we hear God’s voice? How can we be sure that what we think we hear is not our own subconscious? What if what God says to us is not clear?
Being close to God means communicating with him, and this communication is a two-way street—telling him what is on our hearts in prayer and hearing and understanding what he is saying to us. It is this second half of our conversation with God that is so important but can also be so difficult. How can you be sure God is speaking to you? The key is to focus not so much on individual actions and decisions as on building our personal relationship with our Creator. Hearing God is but one dimension of a richly interactive relationship, and obtaining guidance is but one facet of hearing God.
I believe this is an important topic and a good book, but it is a challenge to summarize. While I’m going to finish the book, I don’t need to finish blogging through it. I want to make sure it is something you find beneficial and that it is making sense to you.
So…I’m taking this chance to tap the mike and say “Is this working”? Please give me your feedback! Would you like me to continue? I would love your thoughts!
From someone who knows that God is tired of saying, “Can you hear me now?”, it’s been helpful to learn how to better listen to Him. Thanks Tom.