Welcome to the in touch podcast with Charles Stanley for Friday July 5th.

Knowing God's will is based on knowing how to hear from him.

Let's continue the Life Principal Series with Part 2 of of listening to God walking with God.

Walking with the Lord is the will of God for every one of us.

Walking in the will of God is not always easy, but it is his will and his purpose and his plan.

And in order to walk in the will of God, you and I must learn a very valuable lesson. One of the most valuable

lessons you'll ever learn. We must learn to listen to him, because listening to God is essential

to walking with God. And that is the theme of this entire message. Walking with

God, what is absolutely essential to make that a reality is learning how to listen to God.

As somebody says, well, okay, I get that, but suppose I don't listen. Well Well let's think about it.

If you don't listen to God you're going to listen to somebody else.

Maybe something you read, there's still somebody else's writing,

or television, radio.

And then words, if you don't listen to him, you're going to listen to somebody else.

And you know what's going to happen?

You're going to be easily deceived because this book is the truth and all listen all so-called

truth either falls or lives on the basis of whether it contradicts the word of God or not.

You will be easily deceived.

Therefore, you will do what?

You will drift into sin, because this book is the anchor. If I believe this book

and I listen to what God says and I listen purposefully I'm going to follow what he says otherwise I'm going to follow what he says. Otherwise, I'm going to listen to other people. And I'm going to be easily deceived, and I'm going to drift into sin, and then I'm going to make excuses for my sin. Well so and so

and so here's what they believe and you know there are people who do not believe

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