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? [...]
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Hearing God: Is This Working?
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Hearing God: He can, He would, He does!
Three quick truths about hearing from God from chapter 4 of Willard’s “Hearing God”:
He can speak to us. I know, I know…how can God hear and speak to millions of us at the same time? God is not limited by His creation. There IS a spiritual reality that is just as ‘real’ as the physical [...]
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Hearing God: Never Alone (part 2)
There are two big ideas from the last part of chapter two of Willard’s “Hearing God”…both of which are important in approaching a conversational relationship with Him:
The first big idea is how God communicates. The primary mode of communication from God to humankind is via the Word of God. The Bible is literally God’s [...]
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Hearing God: Never Alone
Being alone. For those whose lives are filled with people, a little time alone can be a great thing. For those who spend too many hours by themselves, another minute alone can seem like an eternity. But whether we like it or not, we do have a built in need need for community and [...]
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Hearing God: Guidelines
It is usually a good idea to establish some guidelines or ground rules before starting something new. The second chapter of Willard’s “Hearing God: Developing a Conversational Relationship With God” discusses three things to keep in mind when we seek to hear from God. Let’s get right to it:
First, we must make it our primary [...]
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Hearing God: The Paradox
Perhaps you have heard people relate stories of when God has “spoken to them”, or when they were “very clear about what God wanted them to do.” Perhaps you’ve questioned the sincerity or sanity of their comment, or thought to yourself, “I wonder why God never speaks like that to me?” I know I [...]
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