Hearing God: The Ways God Speaks
Study Notes
My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow me. John 10:27
Mediation~ Think deeply. Focus in silence or slight chatting. In quiet thought.
Hearing (Holy Spirit)
The Scriptures
Dreams
Visions
Nature
(These notes are to help you in your personal study. These are personal insights I have learned from leaders, teachers and friends throughout the years, while much has come from my personal study and experiences with The Lord. I pray they enlighten you and aid in your Spiritual Growth.)
Study Notes
My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow me. John 10:27
- He knows us intimately.
- We yield to hear.
Mediation~ Think deeply. Focus in silence or slight chatting. In quiet thought.
- Practice being quiet.
- Think upon dreams, scriptures highlighted to you, encouraging words that come to your memory, images seen, etc... (Godly thoughts)
- David meditated…Psalm 119:15, Psalm 63:6, Psalm 77:12, Psalm 119:27, Psalm 119:148, Psalm 77:6, Psalm 119:48, etc…
- God speaks by a still small voice (often during meditation). Visions and impressions can occur. Spiritual ears become sensitive.
Hearing (Holy Spirit)
- Often comes as fluttering thoughts.
- Can come as a reoccurring thought.
- Inner voice in your mind sometimes sounds like someone you know and trust.
- Sometimes sounds like yourself, but the thought will be opposite of your normal way of thinking. Thought will bring life and truly seem alive.
- Can be like a soft whisper.
- May be a holy impression. You can feel the anointing on it.
- Peace fills the mind and "heightened" thoughts flow.
The Scriptures
- 2 Timothy 3:16 says all scripture is God-breathed.
- The Word gives a foundation/framework- something we are to honor, know and refer to.
- Hearing God speak will often remind you of what you read in the Bible. What you hear will often point to scripture.
- When you read, the passage will hit your heart. The Word will often hit your emotions.
- A burst of life or energy will come from it.
- You don’t forget it. It stays in your memory.
- Felt like the passage jumped out at you, that's God speaking to you through His Written Word.
Dreams
- Mostly are symbolic according to statistics, yet can be literal.
- Takes the human brain 40 minutes to get to REM dream cycle. If you dream during a 15 minute cat nap, you have a gift to cultivate.
- Dreams reveal the heart (soul), they store memory, give direction, give Spirit led insight.
- Psalm 16:7 My heart also instructs me in the night season. The Lord can give you council in your dreams. Root issues can be exposed. (If you're fearful, you will have scary dreams.)
- Joseph (Mary’s husband) was directed by an angel in a dream. Matthew 1:1-21
- Joseph (Genesis) dreamed and interpreted dreams.
- Holy Spirit interprets our dreams. Often times interpreted with Scriptures.
Visions
- Pictures in mind’s eye (imagination)
- Rolling movies within the mind’s eye.
- Stepping into another realm with gray misty fog atmosphere. Usually you will not hear your surroundings.
- Outward rolling movies. Can seem like it happened in the natural.
- Visions can happen in your sleep (night visions). Seems like a dream but feels like you were really there. Feels more real than a dream.
Nature
- The Lord speaks around the elements, often in a whisper or impression. 1 King 19:11-13
- The Lord speaks around animals as a sign. Genesis 30
- Pay attention to nature. The stars, moon, trees, flowers, animals, etc... The Lord speaks around them to reveal something to you. Matthew 10, Luke 12, 1 Kings 17 (The Raven in 1 Kings 17 represents the The Lord's provision. If a raven oddly shows up in your yard, The Lord may be reassuring His provision to you.)
(These notes are to help you in your personal study. These are personal insights I have learned from leaders, teachers and friends throughout the years, while much has come from my personal study and experiences with The Lord. I pray they enlighten you and aid in your Spiritual Growth.)