Preparing to Hear God's Voice

Title:  PREPARING OURSELF TO HEAR GOD’S VOICE

Author: George Muller

Text:  Romans 2:18-19; Rom. 12:1-2; James 4:13-17; Col. 4:12; Ps. 143:10

1.      I seek at the beginning to get my heart into such a state that it has no will of its own in regard to a given matter.

2.      Having done this, I do not leave the result to feeling or simple impression.  If I d so, I make myself liable to great delusions.

3.      I seek the will of the Spirit through, or in connection with, the Word of God.

4.      Next I take into account providential circumstances.  These often plainly indicate God’s will in connection with His Word and Spirit.

5.      I ask God in prayer to reveal His will to me aright.

6.      Thus, through prayer to God, the study of the Word, and reflection, I come to a deliberate judgment according to the best of my ability and knowledge.

Acts 21:7-14; Romans 9:18-24; 1 Peter 4:1-2