Getting it Wrong: Mishearing the Voice of God

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Permalink Reply by Joy Rustan on November 3, 2009 at 2:21pm

Hi Jerimiah,

I find that praising God outloud helps me to clarify my heart's voice from His. This also helps to clear away any doubts I have I may have at that time. Try this and then, ask Him again what He thinks!

Blessings,
Joy

Permalink Reply by Jeremiah Dunlap on November 11, 2009 at 2:36am

Thank you Joy,

I really appreciate your comment. I desire so much to grow in this area, but sometimes I feel like I have so many questions and so few people to bounce them off of. If you don't mind me asking I think praising God is a great way to receive confirmation, but how does the confidence in you build that it was God speaking when you worship? What do you think changes in you while you worship and how does that help you grow in your confidence?
I ask because what I've noticed was that until I received external, ojbective confirmation that I was hearing God correctly much of what I learned from Mark's materials just seemed like theory; but when I received confirmation my faith exploded. So anytime I can learn new ways that I might grow in my confidence that I'm hearing God correctly I'm all ears. The reason I wrote the post is because I misheard God and that set me back and sent me analyzing what I was doing etc, so I've become a little more skiddish in my confidence because when I thought I heard Him I was pretty darn confident that it was God, and without that ability to confirm it externally I would have gone on with my day thinking I had indeed heard Him when I guess I didn't.

Permalink Reply by Joy Rustan on November 13, 2009 at 1:49pm

HI, Have you read what Mark Virkler wrote in one of the discussions yet? He gave us one of his journaling sessions with God. In it he gives insight about his left brain thinking and what he does to ensure that what he hears is from God.
Blessings,
Joy

Permalink Reply by Rich Madison on April 26, 2010 at 1:03pm

Hi Joy do you remember what that discussion where Mark answered that question?

Permalink Reply by Joy Rustan on April 26, 2010 at 1:16pm

Hi Rich,
It's the first one under the heading, "Please share your journaling with us".
Blessings,
Joy

Permalink Reply by Teresa on February 2, 2010 at 8:44am

Jeremiah,
My husband and I and two friends just started the HTVOG study. I was shocked and thrilled to discover that I've been hearing His voice for years. Most of theose years I'd discounted His voice thinking it was just my active imagination. I understand your confusion. Unfortunatley I don't have an answer or solution. I do however want to encourage you to not become discouraged and to press on. Without a doubt, the enemy would love to sabatoge your confidence in hearing the Father's voice. I encourage you to not grow weary in doing well but to continue on and He will reward you with His voice and His presence.

Blessings,
Teresa

Permalink Reply by Jennifer Streeter on November 6, 2011 at 12:40pm

Teresa...this was very helpful for me as I am at the point kind of where Jeremie is but he's further along than me. 

Thanks for your words of encouragement !

Isn't that a wonderful picture Jeremie has for his site!

YOur fellow journier on the road to hearing God's voice :)

 

Permalink Reply by Donald Williams on February 5, 2010 at 3:08pm

Don can hear GOD's voice very well and he says sometimes its not always clear because you use feelings.

Permalink Reply by Martin Aichner on April 24, 2010 at 6:46pm

Hi Jeremiah!
Let me tell you what I experienced - before - reading and studying Marks book about Hearing Gods Voice.

About 10 month ago - I had a time, I am talking about weeks ,
where I could talk to God just like with my wife.
I went to bed and I could ask and share all with God and he did answer just right away.
Not just a small voice, it was just plain normal konversation.
Sounds cool, doesn't it?

At that time we had to make BIG financial descions!
AND I did never ask what we should do....
You know why?
...
I am a man with a large number of "friends".
Many people know me and are realy full of joy talking to me.
I am a bit a entertainer guy, one who is allways in a good mood, the kind of
always positiv and so on...
But you know
I know I takes a lot --- A LOT - to know somebody.
It is a lot of time to spent to know the "voice" of a friend.
Not just words, not just entertainig good and nice.
I want to see somebody in in bad mood and good mood and so on.....
Thats how I know the voice of men.

Why should it be different with God!
I will have to spent time and efford to get to know him and his "behavior".


I wanted realy to know God better and to know his voice much much bettter than just weeks and month to
realy trust that voice I heard
in order to put my financial stuff my family needs at risk....

So I did not even ask, becourse I knew....
I don't have a realy close relationship with the person behind that voice.

Unfortunately, at that time I had no Idea of spiritual advisors.
Had I knew, I would have asked AND would have gone to a trustworthy person.

So....
In the end...
God brought Mark in my path.

Thanks to God and Mark Virkler that they work together so well!

God bless you

Martin

P.S.:
My native language is german, so I am working on my spelling....