The Still Small Voice

Romans 8:14 NKJV
For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.

Led Greek – ago = to tug

Romans 8:16 NKJV
The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God,

1 Kings 19:11–13 NKJV
Then He said, “Go out, and stand on the mountain before the Lord.” And behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind tore into the mountains and broke the rocks in pieces before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake; 12 and after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire; and after the fire a still small voice. 13 So it was, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle and went out and stood in the entrance of the cave. Suddenly a voice came to him, and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”

Many times people are looking for the spectacular and missing the supernatural

1. GOD SPEAKS TO PEOPLE

John 16:12 NKJV
“I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. 13 However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come. 14 He will glorify Me, for He will take of what is Mine and declare it to you. 15 All things that the Father has are Mine.

What makes us different from people who don’t know Jesus?

2. IT’S INNATE

John 10:2-5 NKJV
But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. 3 To him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice; and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. 4 And when he brings out his own sheep, he goes before them; and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice. 5 Yet they will by no means follow a stranger, but will flee from him, for they do not know the voice of strangers.”

27 My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me

3. IT’S LEARNED

Prayer is communicating with God but its only half
Did you know the God has ears and a mouth?

4. IT’S MATURES

John 10:4 NKJV
“And when he brings out his own sheep, he goes before them; and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice.”

A sheep doesn’t learn its shepherd’s voice by taking a class.
It learns the shepherd’s voice by spending time with the shepherd.

How do you learn someone’s voice?
You spend time with them.

The more time you spend with someone, the more familiar their voice becomes. You can eventually recognize their voice without seeing them. You were born again with spiritual ears, you learn to recognize His voice, and as you spend time with Him, His voice becomes increasingly familiar.

Hearing God is not merely something you do; hearing God is something that matures in you.

Hebrews 4:12 AMPC
For the Word that God speaks is alive and full of power [making it active, operative, energizing, and effective]; it is sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating to the dividing line of the breath of life (soul) and [the immortal] spirit, and of joints and marrow [of the deepest parts of our nature], exposing and sifting and analyzing and judging the very thoughts and purposes of the heart.

This is God Speaking to me, Jesus is the Word. As you read the word of God you are conditioning your heart to hear from the voice of God

Re-Familiarize yourself to His voice
Many times we are too busy to get quiet