Learning to Hear God's VoiceSample

God can speak to anyone at any time He chooses. Saved or sinner, king or servant, male or female, young or old – God is sovereign, and He will speak whenever and however He pleases!

Every follower of Christ has the capacity to hear God clearly. And although God is sovereign in all things, it shouldn’t surprise us that He is looking to share a deeper level of His heart with us.

Psalm 25:14 (NIV) says, “The LORD confides in those who fear him; he makes his covenant known to them.” To confide is to trust someone enough to tell them of a secret or private matter, or to entrust something to someone in order for them to look after it. This speaks of close deliberation and familiar conversation between God and mankind from a place of intimacy and relationship.

While we all have plenty of acquaintances, we probably have only a few people whom we would trust with very personal things. In the same way, God is looking for trusted believers whom He can confide in.

A powerful key to hearing the Lord is fearing the Lord. So, what is the fear of the Lord? It is not just awe and wonder at His majesty. It is not just to morally revere God or even to tremble in His presence. Yes, it is all this, but it is much more. Scripture shows us that the fear of the Lord is linked to walking in obedience to His ways.

The fear of the Lord is not just the EMOTION of reverence or the EXPRESSION of wonder; it is the ACTION of obedience.

We also unlock a key to hearing God’s voice when we shift our focus from what we want to hear, to what God wants to say. When it comes to your relationship with God, are you a casual acquaintance, or are you a trusted friend that He can confide in?

God truly delights to speak to His children. Ask the Lord what is on His heart. The Lord wants to confide in you, and a humble heart and obedient response opens the door to hearing God’s voice in greater measure.