God Longs for Us To Know His Voice

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Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

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🗓️ 24 January 2022

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Hearing the voice of God can always be a tricky subject. Many feel inadequate or wounded when it comes to the topic of hearing God speak. Today we’ll discover the beauty and simplicity of God’s longing for us to know his voice, just as you know the voice of a parent, spouse or friend. Hearing from God is essential to encountering the Lord. May you walk away today feeling more confident and equipped for intimate relationship with Jesus.

Our Scripture for today comes from Jeremiah 33:3, and today's worship is Whisper by Jason Upton.

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0:00.0	Hearing the voice of God can always be a tricky subject. Many feel inadequate or wounded when
0:11.4	it comes to the topic of hearing God speak. Today, we'll discover the beauty and simplicity
0:18.5	of God's longing for us to know His voice, just as you know the voice of a parent, spouse
0:24.4	or friend. Hearing from God is essential to encounter the Lord. May you walk away today
0:31.1	feeling more confident and equipped for intimate relationship with Jesus. Welcome to the First
0:37.3	of Teen Podcast.
0:40.3	Our verse for today comes from Jeremiah 33, verse 3. Scripture says, call to me, and
0:56.9	I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known.
1:03.9	I've spent so much of my life as a believer, thinking that God was silent, or at least
1:12.4	only spoke through the Bible, others, and situations. While God most definitely does speak
1:19.4	in those ways, He also longs to speak directly to His children. Scripture is laden with story
1:27.2	after the story of God's people hearing His voice and responding in obedience. From the
1:34.1	Old Testament to the New Testament, God clearly speaks to His people. The question before
1:40.1	us today is, will we make space to listen? John 8.47 says, whoever is of God hears the words
1:51.0	of God. In John 10.27 says, my sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.
2:00.6	We serve a God who desires His voice to be known. God is not silent. He is not quiet.
2:10.3	Our Heavenly Father longs to guide us, tell us His heart for us, and do life with us.
2:18.1	He's longing for a relationship with you filled with continual conversation. Hearing
2:24.2	God's voice is not only for a select few. It isn't only for the Christian elite or those
2:30.4	who spend all day, every day meditating and praying. We as believers hear God's voice
2:36.8	first and foremost because He wants to speak to us. We can hear God's voice by grace
2:43.8	alone. So, what does it sound like to hear God's voice? Through the Holy Spirit, God
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