Are You Sure God'S Not Talking?: (Or Are You Just Not Listening?)

Someone I much respect once counseled me, "If you want to know how to live the Christian life, you need to study God's book of directions and guidelines. However, if you are unwilling to be faithful to APPLY what you learn, do not waste your time studying them. If you are serious though about Christ moving through you, things MUST change. You must die that He might live as the 'Christ in you, the Hope of glory.' There MUST be a transformation." Since that conversation, I have come to understand that this transformation begins with listening for the Voice of the Living God, with the heart and spirit, not the ears. Although the Spirit welcomes and encourages our petitioning prayer, conversation with us is what He desires most. Understand, therefore, that conversation, by its definition, involves listening and talking, by both parties. The more I spoke with others, including those who claimed to be longtime Christians, the more individuals I discovered who were not "regularly hearing" His voice. Dissatisfied, I prayed even more. One day, I burst forth speaking fluently in a new language that I had never before heard or spoken and felt indescribable joy surging through my being. Simultaneously, I clearly "heard" His Voice speaking conversationally to my heart, and wept with joy. I began to journal these conversations with the Holy Spirit. They grew more and more detailed, as He covered a multitude of subjects in-depth, teaching me many valuable lessons. I offer this work for God to use to your benefit, and I do so with no excuses or apologies. I pray that by laying bare my life, I encourage you to invite the Lord God Almighty to help you do likewise. Ask Him to open up your spiritual ears to HEAR His Voice, and to free you as He did me. As you read, I pray that He will also lead you to an ever-deepening intimacy with Him during which you participate in endless conversations with the Holy Spirit of the Living God, Who longs to communicate freely with ALL of His children.

• | Author: John Dennis Maher
• | Publisher: John Dennis Maher
• | Publication Date: Sep 08, 2019
• | Number of Pages: 282 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback/Religion
• | ISBN-10: 0999269917
• | ISBN-13: 9780999269916