Ways God Speaks to His Children

Ways God Speaks to His Children

Do you know God’s perfect will for your life?

Finding it is sometimes viewed as a mystery that only a privileged few can understand, yet the Bible makes it very clear that each and every believer can discover God’s perfect will. Every one of us can enjoy the blessings that are found only in being the center of God’s master plan for your life!

And learning His will comes as you learn to hear His voice.

Before I share the ways God tells you His will, let me share these foundational points:

• God’s will is found in Christ alone. To know God’s perfect will, you must be a believer. We are told, “In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you” (1 Thessalonians 5:18). You cannot know God’s will apart from being in Christ Jesus.

• God’s will is always good. If it’s not good, it’s not God! Although bad things can happen to good people in the natural, in the spiritual realm God’s will is always working for our good: “And be not conformed to this world, but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God” (Romans 12:2). When God is involved, you can be in the midst of problems, yet still have total peace and confidence in Him. You can be going through a storm yet be calm. If there is any evil presence or demonic oppression, it’s not good and it’s not God. If there’s no peace, it’s not God.

• God’s will must be sought. You and I will not discover it unless we search for it. We are commanded to know God’s will, for His Word admonishes, “Be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is” (Ephesians 5:17). God’s will becomes clearer to you as you mature in the ways of the Spirit. The more you read the Word and spend time in prayer seeking God’s will, the more He responds.

Spiritual maturity also helps you recognize when it is not God talking to you. Jesus made that clear in saying, “My sheep hear My voice” (John 10:27).

In the familiar words of Psalm 23:1-2:

“The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures; he leadeth me beside the still waters.”

It is difficult to hear God’s voice in the midst of a storm, so getting alone with Him, in stillness, is crucial. Then, as you quiet your heart and linger in His presence, you can hear His still, small voice.

7 Ways God Speaks to His Children

God speaks to us in a number of ways, each distinct and different. But regardless of how He chooses to speak, everything He says and does is in response to your prayers. According to the Word of God, when we call upon Him, He will answer (Psalm 91:15).

When we call upon Him in prayer, He may choose to respond in only one way, or He may choose to employ several different ways to reveal His will to us, including these:

#1 God speaks through His Word.

Daniel understood this principle, for he wrote, “The word of the Lord came to Jeremiah the prophet” (Daniel 9:2). The avenue through which God most often speaks to us is through His Word.

I have read the Bible cover to cover many, many times, and with each reading I discover new meaning in even the most familiar passages. What a difference it makes when the logos(written) Word becomes the rhema(revealed) Word. I cannot tell you how many times I’ve been reading a familiar passage of Scripture and suddenly the words seem to leap off the sacred pages and burn themselves into the depths of my being as I see it in an entirely new light and God speaks to me about a specific matter for which I am seeking His direction.

#2 God speaks through dreams and visions.

God speaks to His children through visions and dreams at times. The Scriptures record how Paul had a vision of Jesus:

“After I was back in Jerusalem and praying one day in the Temple, lost in the presence of God, I saw him, saw God’s Righteous Innocent, and heard him say to me, ‘Hurry up! Get out of here as quickly as you can. None of the Jews here in Jerusalem are going to accept what you say about me.’” (Acts 22:17-18 MSG)

Paul’s plan was to stay in Jerusalem and preach to those who knew him. He had made up his mind on what to do for God. But in a vision, Paul learned from God that his plan was not God’s plan. As a well-known Pharisee, Paul may have thought that his profile among the Jews would allow him to use his influence to persuade them to follow Jesus. “Surely,” Paul must have thought, “this will please God.”

But that was not God’s perfect will, and only as Paul prayed for direction was God’s perfect will given. God sent Paul to the Gentiles, and the world was changed forever—he shook the known world for God, and the reverberations from His act of obedience to God’s will continue to circle the globe today.

#3 God speaks through circumstances.

A wonderful example of God telling His will through specific situations is recorded in the first book of the Old Testament. Marriages and funerals often mark massive changes for any family, and Abraham had just buried his wife, Sarah. As one generation passed away, it was time for another to begin. Abraham sought God’s will for his son Isaac’s choice of a wife. Eliezer, Abraham’s servant, was given a crucial task to find the person God wanted, and he prayed:

“O Lord God of my master Abraham, please give me success this day, and show kindness to my master Abraham. Behold, here I stand by the well of water, and the daughters of the men of the city are coming out to draw water. Now let it be that the young woman to whom I say, ‘Please let down your pitcher that I may drink,’ and she says, ‘Drink, and I will also give your camels a drink’—let her be the one You have appointed for Your servant Isaac. And by this I will know that You have shown kindness to my master.” (Genesis 24:12-14 NKJV)

Abraham had been given the promise from God: “I will make you a great nation; I will bless you and make your name great; And you shall be a blessing” (Genesis 12:1-2 NKJV).

A great nation would require offspring, but Isaac at this point was 40 years old and unmarried. Abraham believed the promise of the building up of his family, but they were surrounded by wicked people. The choice of a perfect, God-approved wife had great consequences.

God can speak through circumstances. In addition to the selection of Rebekah, Isaac’s wife, God also spoke through such situations as Joseph being sold and sent to Egypt (Genesis 37), Moses with the burning bush (Exodus 3), Gideon putting out a fleece (Judges 6), Jonah being swallowed by a large fish (Jonah 1-4), and the disciples caught in the midst of a storm (Mark 4).

There are lessons to be learned when you are going through situations in your life. If you desire to hear from God through the circumstances facing you, it’s important to remember that the voice of God will always lead you toward His Word! And you can be assured:

“that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose” (Romans 8:28 NKJV).

All things!

Claim God’s Promises in Every Area of Your Life

Let me share a quick word about what’s happening in this ministry, in relation to you.

More than ever before, I truly believe that for those who discover God’s will and trust His promises He is:

“able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us” (Ephesians 3:20).

One area that is often neglected in knowing and doing God’s will is continuing to take greater and greater steps of faith, especially in the area of giving.

We are told:

“He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully” (2 Corinthians 9:6).

Today, I am asking you to move up to a higher level. God wants to bless you tomorrow and in the future. After all, didn’t He say He would bring prosperity to you and that you would pass it on to your heirs?

Scripture says:

“A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just” (Proverbs 13:22).

It’s time to claim in faith what our Lord has promised to you and your loved ones!

Just remember that you cannot give little and receive much. Every farmer and gardener knows this. The power is in the seed, and the amount of seed determines the results.

Extravagant giving produces an extravagant harvest. So step out in faith and plant a significant seed of whatever amount God places on your heart as you prayerfully consider what He wants you to give during this special season.

If you want supernatural favor and increase, plant a significant seed as an act of faith into the fertile soil of this worldwide ministry as we work together to take the life-saving and miracle-working Gospel of Jesus Christ to hurting and desperate souls.

Just as you learn to discover God’s will for your life step-by-step, claim the promises that are available to you.

Take a step of faith that you’ve never taken before so you can witness a miracle of prosperity that you’ve never experienced before!

Don’t miss this amazing season for you and for your family. Do it now!

Expecting God’s unprecedented harvest in your life,