♥ Discerning The Voice Of God Bible Study--Week 2 ♥

First of all I just want to say that it is so awesome that I go to a church with people who are so intelligent in knowing about the Word of God. I love going to a Bible study where everyone is older than me because it gives me a chance to hear all of their amazing stories of how God changed their lives and how He continues to grow in them each day. It is very inspiring to hear others talk about God and how they have gone through similar experiences in their life. I am learning so much through this Bible study. Not only am I learning through the Bible study book, but I am learning through the people around me and their experiences.

Being young and feeling so "lost" at times can be very hard. I love going to this Bible study because it gives me hope that there are others out there that want God's will just as much as I do. Going to college and being the minority isn't easy; however, God has given me many opportunities to speak into peoples lives. When I graduate Cowley, I want to have no regrets. I want people to remember me as the girl who was a Christian and stood out in a crowd. I want to be remembered as different.

This week I learned so much! It is so important to hear from God. I learned that the Holy Spirit is the equipment I need to pick up what God has to say. If we are not hearing from God then somewhere there is an interference that is blocking us from hearing God. There can be many things that interfere between the connection with God.  Sometimes we hear God's voice but then the enemy convinces us that what we are hearing is just made up in our minds. If it lines up with the Word, it is usually God.

I know the Lord is speaking to me when the voice I hear is always challenging, always convincing and never allows me to be comfortable where I am. Not having a father, what an honor it is to have One who loves me so much that His greatest desire is to see me grow. --Kirk Franklin

When you become a Christian you aren't changed, you are exchanged! That quote is so strong to me. When we become a Christian we need to start molding into what God is calling us to be. The only way that can happen is if we can hear His voice.

In our book it was talking about being a passive listener and an aggressive listener. I thought about in my speech class that I took my freshman year of college. The speaker isn't going to want to keep speaking if you are sitting back in your chair, yawning, and not caring at all about what the speaker has to say. But...if you sit on the edge of your chair, nodding your head, being attentive to what the speaker is saying, he will keep talking and you will understand what the speaker is saying more clearly.

We need to be excited and attentive to what God is saying. If we aren't listening and caring about what God has to say, are we being the people God has called us to be? Take time to listen to God's voice and act upon that.

1. Expect to hear from Him
2. Be patient
3. Plan to obey
4. Take time to listen
5. Have faith in what you heard

--Thanks for reading! ♥ God Bless!