Prayer Partners Around the World
The other day I was talking with a Christian friend and we got on the topic about God talking to people, and it really amazes me that lots of people do not think or believe that God still talks to His people. So why don't people hear God when He speaks to them? The apostle Paul tells us various things as to why we don't hear or understand things spiritually. One of the answers is found in 1Corinthians 2:14 it says "But the natural man receives not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned." This means we need to pray for discernment for each other and for ourselves so we can begin to understand spiritual things.
In Romans 10:17 it says "So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God." This is referring to by listening to preaching, or reading the Bible as faith will begin to be stirred up in you, and it tunes your ears into being able to hear God's voice. Therefore, to be able to hear God talking to you, you MUST spend time reading the Bible, and studying it, and meditating on what the Scriptures tell us.
Another thing needed to be done is PRAYER in using the time for seeking the Lord and that is having a dedicated time of the day especially for prayer. In these scriptures it shows Jesus spending time in prayer seeking God's will.
Mark 1:35 "And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God."
Luke 5:16 "And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed."
Luke 6:12 "And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God."
We have been expressing to you all along that God wants a relationship with us. Remeber that it is what you put into it, is what you get out of it. If you do not spend time with God in prayer, or just being still and seeking His will, and reading the Bible, how are you going to know what God's will is for your life?
LOVE IN CHRIST,
Bro Gary
God is certainly still talking to anyone that listens. Thanks for sharing.
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