The Bible says that God “knows the plans He has for us. Plans to prosper us and not harm us, plans to give us a hope and a future.” (Jeremiah 29:11) Yet it’s hard to believe these words of hope when we are bombarded by disappointments and brokenness. The Bible promises that if we seek Him with all our heart – we’ll find Him. But what keeps us from hearing the voice of God? How can we be filled with His hope – when the tidal wave of pain paralyzes our emotions? Today, I will address 2 reasons we do not hear the voice of God.
John 8:47
“He who belongs to God hears what God says. The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God.”
First Reason we do not hear the voice of God: NOT truly belonging to God.
Do you belong to God? Are you one of His children? Can you remember when you made the deliberate decision to accept Him as Savior of your life? The Bible says in John 1:12, “Yet to all who received Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God.” This is how we know we belong to God: by believing and receiving Him into our lives.
My sister, a Children’s Ministry Director explains that it is as easy as A-B-C.
A = Admit you are a sinner.
B= Believe that Jesus died on the Cross for YOU.
C= Confess that you want Him to be your Lord.
Girlfriend, if you cannot remember when you did this – do it today!
2nd Reason we can’t hear the voice of God: Unbelief
Let’s review the first part of today’s key verse:
John 8:47 – He who belongs to God hears what God says.
Do you believe that God still speaks? Perhaps He used to speak during Biblical times, but certainly He doesn’t speak anymore today? Or, do you think that He only speaks to the preachers, teachers and special people. The perfect people? The almost perfect people? Think again!
The Bible says, that “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.” In order to be filled with hope despite the circumstantial tidal waves of uncertainty, disappointment and heart break, we must first believe that He will speak to us!
Do you believe? Be honest with yourself – do you really believe that God will speak to you? Healing come come; Purpose can come; Comfort can come from One and One Source only – The Words of God found in the Bible. Listen to one of my favorite treasures –
Psalm 107:20 “He sent forth His word and healed them.”
If we want healing from God, we’ve got to believe that He is still a God Who speaks and is willing to speak personally to you!
More to come…
How true this post is! I absolutely love Psalm 107:20, thank you for sharing that. I read verse 19 too and it mentioned crying out the Lord in our distress and I know that if I truly harbor unbelief, I tend to rely on my own strength and turn to Him after my attempts have failed. I will ponder Psalm 107:19-20 today. Thank you sweetie for your ministry and this post.