Source: Five Questions To Know If We’re Hearing From God | Lysa TerKeurst (proverbs31.org)
1. Does what I’m hearing line up with Scripture?
2. Is what I’m hearing consistent with God’s character?
3. Is what I’m hearing confirmed through messages at church or in my quiet times?
4. Is what I’m hearing beyond me?
5. Is what I’m hearing pleasing to God?
This five-question filter is a good starting place in our conversations with God. When we live in the expectation of hearing God’s voice, we will. In Jeremiah 29:13, God promises, “You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.”
I’m so thankful we serve a God who still speaks — to each of us, individually, right where we are.
Father God, thank You for reminding me that You aren’t hiding from me or trying to frustrate me. You still speak, and You speak to me. And when it does feel hard to hear You, I can know that Your Word is You speaking to me in written form — always available and never silent. Help me live with a heart that’s quick to lean into You, ears that are always listening for You, and feet that are ready and willing to follow You. In Jesus’ Name, Amen. [more...]
