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1 | Is it God speaking?? | James 1:5 | Lissamz | 213299 | ||
Hello, Brothers and Sisters in Christ, My question is a little personal, but I'm desperate. I have read this Scripture for years and asked for wisdom. I have problems, though, because I feel like I cannot hear God. I might also mention that I'm bipolar and have had problems with my emotions and feelings. I feel like I can't discern and hear God. I read the Word daily and seek what it says. I work on what it tells me God wants me to be and how He wants my heart to be before Him. But others talk of God speaking to them and speaking to their hearts. Am I the only one that this doesn't happen to? Even when I feel that it was God speaking to me I think over it again and again until I don't know if it was God or just over-thinking. Please help! I really want to be what God wants, but spend much time in confusion, thinking that I have missed out on God's rhema word to me, because I analyze it out of my mind. |
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2 | Is it God speaking?? | James 1:5 | Lissamz | 213353 | ||
I have read all of your discourses and I truly appreciate them. God bless and lead in His way He has for you. I still need clarification. My close friend brought up Is. 30:21 which says "Your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, “ This is the way, walk in it,” Whenever you turn to the right hand Or whenever you turn to the left." (NKJV) She says that there is Scriptural basis for "hearing" from God and that if I'm not "hearing this word behind me" the problem is me spiritually. She said that I must continue to ask the Lord for help in this area. How do I answer a Scripture reference? Am I just too "simple" or is there more that I need to know from the Lord? |
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3 | Is it God speaking?? | James 1:5 | Val | 213358 | ||
Dear Lissamz, anyone can pick out a verse here and there and justify their stand. However, that is not really a reliable way to read scripture. Imagine if you received a letter and focused only on one sentence. Unless you read the entire letter you wouldn't have a clue what the author's message was. This is what you must do with every book of the bible. Start with prayer asking God the Father and His Son Jesus Christ with the help of His Holy Spirt to open the eyes of your understanding. Treat every book of the bible as if it were a letter. For instance, the book of Isaiah is a letter from God's prophet Isaiah. Learn all you can about Isaiah; who he was, what time period he was from, who he was sent to talk to, then learn all you can about his audience. Who were they? where were they? what was it like in their lives then? Was there war? Was it a time of abundance, etc. Now look at all the references to God. What was He speaking that time through Isaiah? Was He pleased? Was he upset about anything? Read the letter Isaiah wrote about thirty times. Stop and meditate on the topics he addresses. Write down any questions you have. Get a bible dictionary and look up any words you do not understand. Get a concordance and look at cross references where the same word is used. Finally look at what different commentators have said about Isaiah's letter. By this time you have spent a considerable period of time studying Isaiah's letter. You will have heard from God. This is bible study. This is hearing from God. Sincerely, Val |
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