As a boy working in the temple, Samuel didn\u2019t recognise God\u2019s voice when He spoke to him. But later as a prophet, his ear was the portal through which God spoke to an entire nation. Learning to recognise God\u2019s voice isn\u2019t a skill that\u2019s acquired overnight because He speaks to us at different times, in different ways, and in different settings. Recognising God\u2019s voice: <\/p>\n
(1) Calls for spiritual maturity.<\/i> Jesus said, \u2018The sheep follow Him, for they know His voice.\u2019<\/i> (John\u00a010:4\u00a0NKJV) Note, he said His sheep, not His lambs, know His voice. Baby sheep follow adult sheep until their senses are trained. That means there\u2019s grace for the immature. So, if your spiritual ears aren\u2019t developed yet, God will work with you till they are. <\/p>\n
(2) Means not being limited by your previous experiences.<\/i> When God spoke to Moses, a mountain shook, whereas He spoke to Elijah in a still, small voice. Don\u2019t limit God, and don\u2019t try to figure Him out. He can speak to you through your Bible, through those qualified to teach His Word, through a song, through a painful situation, and through your thoughts and desires when you\u2019re submitted to Him. The key is to stay close to God and keep your receiver tuned. <\/p>\n
(4) Means being obedient.<\/i> David said, \u2018I take joy in doing Your will.\u2019<\/i> (Psalm\u00a040:8\u00a0NLT) When it comes to recognising God\u2019s voice, is your response, \u2018When I get around to it\u2019? \u2018If I can fit you in\u2019? \u2018I\u2019ll think about it\u2019? <\/p>\n
Read this: \u2018If they obey and serve Him, they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures.\u2019<\/i> (Job\u00a036:11\u00a0NKJV)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
As a boy working in the temple, Samuel didn\u2019t recognise God\u2019s voice when He spoke to him. But later as a prophet, his ear was the portal through which God spoke to an entire nation. Learning to recognise God\u2019s voice isn\u2019t a skill that\u2019s acquired overnight because He speaks to us at different times, in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1679"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1679"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1679\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1679"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1679"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1679"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}