In Acts 16:4-10 Paul and Barnabas hear from God through a vision. That’s just crazy. I have only had one vision in my lifetime and I am not even sure about it. I have never seen an angel or heard God’s voice. But I strongly believe God still speaks to us today.
I have people talk to me every week about needing to hear from God about a decision. How do we hear from God? There are so many ways that God speaks to us today. Dr Glanville wrote a paper explaining 40 ways God can speak to us. He speaks to different people in different ways. Although God can speak to us in many ways, he always speaks to us while we are following Jesus. It is while we are following God, that we will hear his voice.
Look at Paul. He was on his second missionary journey already following God’s call. He didn’t have specifics. He didn’t have a chart. He didn’t have a clear vision of what he had to do. But he was following God and as he followed, God gave him clear, concise direction.
Here is my presupposition. God, as our heavenly father, is going to be very clear about His will for our lives. He will not be evasive or ambiguous about His will. A friend of mine, Rice, gave me a great illustration for understanding this presupposition. Imagine you are on a train track. God’s voice is the train that you can barely hear far away. As the train gets closer, you hear the train much better. As it gets even closer, you can see the train. You have no doubt it coming. As it gets even closer, you can hop on and do God’s will or you can run from it. But the train is coming and you are not going to miss it. In the same way, God will make his will very clear.
I have people talk to me every week about needing to hear from God about a decision. How do we hear from God? There are so many ways that God speaks to us today. Dr Glanville wrote a paper explaining 40 ways God can speak to us. He speaks to different people in different ways. Although God can speak to us in many ways, he always speaks to us while we are following Jesus. It is while we are following God, that we will hear his voice.
Look at Paul. He was on his second missionary journey already following God’s call. He didn’t have specifics. He didn’t have a chart. He didn’t have a clear vision of what he had to do. But he was following God and as he followed, God gave him clear, concise direction.
Here is my presupposition. God, as our heavenly father, is going to be very clear about His will for our lives. He will not be evasive or ambiguous about His will. A friend of mine, Rice, gave me a great illustration for understanding this presupposition. Imagine you are on a train track. God’s voice is the train that you can barely hear far away. As the train gets closer, you hear the train much better. As it gets even closer, you can see the train. You have no doubt it coming. As it gets even closer, you can hop on and do God’s will or you can run from it. But the train is coming and you are not going to miss it. In the same way, God will make his will very clear.
