http://theschoolofchrist.org/articles/can-you-hear-what-the-spirit-is-saying.html Christ-Centered Teaching for Christ-Centered Living Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:29:47 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://theschoolofchrist.org/articles/can-you-hear-what-the-spirit-is-saying.html/comment-page-1#comment-447 Mags Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:07:27 +0000 http://www.theschoolofchrist.org/socwp/wordpress/?p=220#comment-447 I had to express my gratitude to you for this rarely discussed topic Chip. It is comforting to read this writing. Your experience matches my own, and my initial bewilderment and despair in the inability to continue to hear God's voice, wisdom, etc as I did in the beginning. Indeed, in the beginning it was so audible, strong, unmistakable and clear, whereas now, it is so different. We always hear "If you think God's changed, guess who moved" - yet I've prayed about the 'change' assuming it was me and tried everything to restore that voice, that feeling, that surety - to no avail and sometimes to my utter dismay! But like you, I’ve also learned that He does communicate in many different ways, and I am learning to look for His voice in the different ways and channels in which He talks. I think the most important thing in ‘turning the corner’ was to believe Him when He said that He will never leave or forsake me, and to persevere no matter what. I am grateful when I see subtle confirmations that He is faithful to those words. What He’s teaching me is nothing matters more than love. It is God’s love which matters most, not why, who, how, where. So thank you for your encouraging words Chip. It is a blessing to read this. Kind Regards, Mags I had to express my gratitude to you for this rarely discussed topic Chip. It is comforting to read this writing. Your experience matches my own, and my initial bewilderment and despair in the inability to continue to hear God’s voice, wisdom, etc as I did in the beginning. Indeed, in the beginning it was so audible, strong, unmistakable and clear, whereas now, it is so different. We always hear “If you think God’s changed, guess who moved” – yet I’ve prayed about the ‘change’ assuming it was me and tried everything to restore that voice, that feeling, that surety – to no avail and sometimes to my utter dismay! But like you, I’ve also learned that He does communicate in many different ways, and I am learning to look for His voice in the different ways and channels in which He talks. I think the most important thing in ‘turning the corner’ was to believe Him when He said that He will never leave or forsake me, and to persevere no matter what. I am grateful when I see subtle confirmations that He is faithful to those words. What He’s teaching me is nothing matters more than love. It is God’s love which matters most, not why, who, how, where. So thank you for your encouraging words Chip. It is a blessing to read this.
Kind Regards,
Mags

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