Pastor Mark delivered the message because Dr. Hufty was out of town this week. At first I was disappointed. Not because I don't like Mark. No, not at all the case. Mostly because I have come to REALLY love Dr. Hufty's messages and especially his delivery of them. Yes, it will be hard one day to say goodbye to him when a new Senior Pastor is chosen for our flock. {sigh} However, if God could prepare my heart to be so fully open to this interim pastor just 6 months after losing Pastor Fred then He can prepare my heart for the one He has planned for us down the road.
The message was on Learning To Hear God's Voice. Hmmmm, really? I have heard other sermons on this topic and wasn't sure if this would be much different from the others. Well, I am not sure if the message was different this time or if "I" was just different. Either way, I really took a lot from it. Here are some of the points he made.....
There are 5 steps in the process of learning to hear God's voice.
- PRAY....how can I possibly expect to hear God speak to me if I never stop and open up a line of communication?
- GOD'S WORD.....am I unsure of whether or not I have heard God? Test it against God's word and determine if lines up with it or if it contradicts it? God will never tell me to do something that is not in line with His Truth.
- GOD'S PEACE....if I think I have heard God speak yet I am still very confused or just unsettled then likely it is not from God. However, if I have peace for several days then I can be sure it is from Him.
- CONSULT PRAYER WARRIORS....have two or three people in your circle that you know pray faithfully and when you are seeking God's voice, go to them and ask them to pray about it with you. If, after praying for a period of time they come back and share with you what they felt God saying to them and it lines up with what you heard God say then you can be sure it is God.
- GOD'S CONFIRMATIONS.....through dreams & signs. I fully believe God still speaks to us through dreams today. I know of one time in my life where He did this for me. I think it is because we are so busy going....doing.....talking.....etc, that He has to wait for us to fall asleep and be still/quiet so He can speak to us.
It was a good weekend. Yes it was.
xoxoxoxo
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1 comments:
Thanks for that! I just found your blog.
I have a question, I have been having peace about something recently that I believed God was saying to me. Like it was just unexplainable. A few months back I had a dreams about it.
But today, I saw something that just contradicted what I believed I was hearing (I saw it in the physical) and so now I am confused.
If you could pray for God to just show up and confirm big time! I know doubt will always come and this may be an opportunity for God to take me higher in the spirituality.
Thank you so much! You are a blessing. xxxx
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