“For God does speak — now one way, now another — though no one perceives it,” Job 33:14 NIV

This is a time like never before that we need to hear the voice of God in our lives. God is speaking all the time, but most people do not perceive it. Or they have not been trained to discern His voice from their own or other sources.

Let’s face it, the phrase “hearing God” or “the prophetic” has some baggage. Some people have been wounded along the way. But no matter what your experience has been, we must not throw out the baby with the bathwater!

God still speaks today, and hearing His voice for yourself will activate you into a deeper relationship with Him.

1. Press In and Ask

Just after Jesus taught the disciples to pray (Luke 11), He told two parables to activate it.

One was of a man who needed bread in the middle of the night, so he came to a friend’s house and persisted in asking until he got it.

“I tell you, even though he will not get up and give you the bread because of friendship, yet because of your shameless audacity he will surely get up and give you as much as you need. So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened,” Luke 11:8–10 NIV.

This is a time to ask, seek and knock, and have shameless audacity!

2. Know God’s Heart

After that, Jesus went right into another parable that explains God’s heart as a father. This provides confidence and trust that God will speak to us.

“Which of you fathers, if your son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead? Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!” Luke 11:11–13.

If we have a preconceived belief that God is harsh or militant, we will interpret the things He says to us through a filter of fear. But God is a good, loving Father who gives good gifts to His children.

Go beyond believing that God wants to speak to you, and know that you can get bold and trust God to answer you. If you already hear Him — ask for more.

3. Break Through Fear

“For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind,” 2 Timothy 1:7 NKJV.

Many people are afraid that they will be deceived or that what they are asking is not in God’s will.

Trust God as a Father. Your heavenly Father does not want to be harsh or mean to you.

If you are trying to be perfect, there is no room for you to grow. God uses our mistakes to train us. I have made my share of mistakes — and I still do — but God uses them to teach me and help me make a greater impact later.

It’s time to press in, know God and break through our fears. God is ready to take you to the next level!

 

Blessings,
~ Doug Addison

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Doug Addison is a prominent conference speaker captivating audiences with clean stand-up comedy and high energy prophetic messages, also shared on TV, radio and the Internet for over a decade. He brings laughter, fun and a unique prophetic style while empowering people to transform their lives, discover their destiny and understand dreams, tattoos and piercings. His powerful messages stay with his audiences long after hearing him.

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