Should We Be Hearing From God?
Are we crazy?
People don’t tend to like it when you say “God told me” or that you imply that you hear from God.
They think that this is the realm of the cult.
They think this is what false prophets do to lead people into crazy stuff.
They might ask “Did you hear an audible voice?”
Trying to imply that you are insane if you hear from God.
We’ve all seen the movies and heard the stories of insane people who hear God. Or the mentally ill woman who killed her kids because God told her to.
News flash. That probably wasn’t God. That was a demon.
When we know the Word of God and believe it, we can compare those thoughts to the Word and cast that demon out.
When Abraham was tested to kill his son. He had far more insight into what was going on. He had walked with God and trusted God. It was years of seeing God’s character.
It was not some random thought that drove him insane. He was creating a picture of Jesus Christ, and God stopped him. Abraham even said before hand. “God will provide His own sacrifice.” He knew God would fix it. (Gen. 22)
Why?
Because He walked and talked with God. He heard from God.
That is relationship. That is walking in the Spirit. It is living by faith.
We can trust God.
The Bible says in Proverbs “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.”–Prov. 3:5-6
Pray to the Lord about everything. Don’t trust your own fleshly thoughts. Seek Him. Seek wisdom. Seek the truth from the Holy Spirit. (John 16:13, James 1:5)
Talk to God and He shall “Direct thy paths”
That means we hear from God. He speaks to us. He guides us. He does this in many ways, through His Word, through His creation, through our lives, and through His Spirit.
There are some churches who ignore the Holy Spirit working in our lives and directing us. They don’t even mention it. If you talk about hearing from God, or act like God told you something, they will reject you and treat you like you are crazy.
Satan uses this to keep people silent and to cut the communication between God and his saints. The fear of appearing crazy keeps people from speaking on what God has done for them. It silences the testimony they have been given. It impacts the working of the saints.
Every person who God has called to serve Him are really supposed to appear insane to the World. That is kind of the point of it. We are not of this world. It is not our home. We should be a little crazy for Jesus.
But, too many folks want to fit into this world system and cannot have their customers or business contacts thinking they are a crazy religious person. So they stifle the Spirit.
Every preacher is supposed to preach as unto the oracles of God. (1 Pet. 4:10-11)
They are supposed to put forth the message God has laid on their heart, using the Word, the gifts and The Holy Spirit.
They are supposed to be telling people what God has told them.
Every week I pray for the Lord to tell me what to write for my sermon. And something always comes up, or I’m directed to re-do something old.
Does it make me crazy?
I think that in all history, when God touches people they are transformed and cannot go back to normal. They are no longer conforming to this world, but are being transformed as God renews their mind. This makes them seem crazy to those who are still conforming to this world.
Jesus said, “But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you.
My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:
And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.”—John 10:26-28
Do you hear His voice?
Do you hear Him guiding you?
Ask Him.
Read and study the Word, with the Holy Spirit teaching you. (1 John 2:27)
All of the Bible is God-Breathed. It is alive.
Jesus is the living Word. The Holy Spirit will lead you into all truth.(John 16:13)
We are supposed to be fools for Christ.
“For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.
For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.
Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?
For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.”— (1 Cor. 1:18-21)
Jesus said, “If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?”— (John 3:12)
Those who do not know God, do not understand heavenly things. They do not understand the spiritual. It is foolish to them. They do not hear His voice, and they hate those who do.
God has called them. Just like He calls us. But, they have turned away and ignored and let the devil snatch the Word from them. They have let the pleasures and troubles of life, along with the deceitfulness of riches choke out the Word.
He is still calling.
He is calling you if you are reading this.
Don’t let Satan snatch it away. Don’t let the demon get you to think you are crazy for hearing God knocking on your heart.
Turn to God and ask Him to save you.
Turn to God and ask Him to teach you and grow you.
We do hear His voice.
He calls us to Him.
He guides our life.
Listen to His call, and fear not.
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