In today’s ever fast-paced world, between driving my daughter to school, fixing dinner, doing the laundry, helping with homework, I find it rather hard sometimes to hear God. This morning, I came across an article by Margaret Feinberg titled “Discovering The Sacred Echo”. Margaret outlines eight simple steps that we can follow in order to better hear our “sacred echo”.
Take Time To Seek God
Asking God to speak to you but not forgetting to thank him for who he is and for what he has done.
Being Honest And Dependant
Admitting your needs and confessing your disappointment with him. Asking for the ability to separate your voice from his.
Hear God In Scripture
God uses scripture to help deal with certain areas with ourselves that need to be worked upon. For example: our daily relationships with family, friends and God himself. He could also utilize his word to confirm something that he has already taught us.
Ask God Questions
No question is too small or too big for God. He will reveal himself to you, give you insight on things that are hidden to you, He will show you how to pray. All you need to do…is ask. This is a way to show him your humility and dependency.
Be Quiet And Listen
You may discover that God is speaking to you..convicting, revealing, exhorting, and communicating with you.
Practice Hearing The “Echoes”
The task of “being still and knowing God” can be quite challenging. Especially with all the distraction of our day-today lives. Finding a quiet place and time each day to fine tune these can serve us a great deal. This can even be in our car listening to music.
How To Know If It Is God
Here the old saying rings true “When in doubt..don’t”. If you hear the something that goes against God’s commands, then you can bet that the message isn’t coming from him. God is the CEO of loving and redeeming mankind. Anything other..is not him.
Be Patient…Speak, Listen and Wait
Take time for each of these. When you do, God may surprise you by showing that he speaks to more than you ever imagined.