Do you wish there were times that God would speak plainly to you? Do you wish that God would tell you specifically what he wants you to do? Do you wish you could sit down and have a face-to-face conversation with him? Have you considered that God does communicate with you?
We often find ourselves wondering what God wants us to do, where he wants us to go, and how he will provide for us. It is natural for these questions to arise. Yet, these questions are often answered. It is a matter of whether we are paying attention and hearing those answers.
The Apostle Paul was a man of God. We can all agree he had a special relationship with God. He was called to take the gospel to the Gentiles, the Non-Jews. But Paul was also a human, just like the rest of us. His special abilities and insights were not due to his human abilities. They were gifts from God and his willingness to listen and his seeking God’s answers. Paul had given up on leaning on his own wisdom. He depended on God’s wisdom.
We, too, can depend on God’s wisdom. We can listen for God to speak to us. We can seek God’s answers. Our biggest hindrance is seeking to live by the world’s standards. God gave Paul a vision to go to Macedonia. God can also give us visions, if we are earnestly seeking his guidance. God spoke to Paul and can speak to us.
I have personally heard God speak to me. Not in a big booming voice, but in a normal, confident voice in my head. How do I know it was God? The message contradicted what I was thinking and feeling yet was a message that spoke of God working. The message will only come when we are earnestly seeking to do God’s will. The message will also come with a peace that goes beyond understanding.
I pray we all seek to know God’s will. I pray we seek to hear God’s voice. I pray each one of us earnestly desire to follow God’s guidance and experience him working in our lives. Seek God’s will. Listen for God’s voice. Earnestly desire to do God’s work. Experience God in your life.
Acts 16:9 During the night Paul had a vision: there stood a man of Macedonia pleading with him and saying, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.”
Marty Pressey 