Finding God and Hearing His Voice

In this entry I would like to share the ways I have found to find and hear the voice of God.

Steps of Advice to Find God

First and most importantly, you must have a genuine and willing desire to find God. God knows our heart and thoughts and whether we are genuine or not and will not make his presence known if you are not sincere.

"And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him." - Hebrews 11:6

Second, listen to your God-given conscience. You know when you are doing something wrong and will feel guilt and remorse for it. This is one way in which God can communicate with us, because our conscience came from God. I also recommend reading the Bible and steering clear of any obvious sins. Learning about God through his Word will also bring you closer to him as well. The easiest commandment in the Bible to remember and cover the most areas was given by Jesus.

"This is my commandment: Love each other in the same way I have loved you." - John 15:12

Obviously you would not steal, speak out against, murder, or steal the spouse of someone you love.

Third, Pray to him. Ask him to guide you and to present himself to you. Tell him that you accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior who died on the cross for you to clear you of your debt from sin.

For me, that was really all there was to it. I had stopped intentionally sinning. I worked on multiple bad habits. I will say it did take over a month of earnest praying and conforming to the will of God before I had my first "conversation" with him.

As far as the "conversation" it is hard to explain, but should be obvious when it happens. The best I can describe it, is it seems as if there is someone inside your head. My mind was flooded with guidance and ideas that were not my own, but became my own.

Additional Steps

After God reveals himself to you, it would only seem naturally to me that you would cherish this new relationship and continue to get closer to God.

Continue your quest to become Christ-like and not sin. Work on any bad habits you may have such as emotional issues with anger, stress, letting the world get to you, etc, sexual immoralities, bad mouthing people, etc. Habits CAN be broken, especially if you honestly wish to change and seek for help from God. Furthermore, you control your state of mind; if you move away from the negative aspects of your life, and curve your mental state into a positive direction, you will bring happiness to yourself.

Start to gain control "over the flesh" rather than letting your flesh control you. That is to keep your earthly desires in check such as over-eating, wasting money, sex, aggression, etc. Let your spirit and mind be in control of the flesh so that any actions or reactions come from your spirit and mind rather than out of habit or instincts of the flesh. This should help build your mind and spirit as you increase your understanding that there is more to existence than our earthly desires and activities.

You can also increase your spiritual sensitivity through fasting. Fasting is not starving yourself. It is doing without the things of the earth that you crave and desire and depend upon and having faith in God that he will provide for you. There is a lot to cover for fasting, which I will not be doing here, but make sure you do research if you intend on fasting, and start off very slow. (If you have any illnesses or are pregnant, do not even attempt to fast unless you clear it with your Doctor.) Try skipping breakfast and lunch one day and waiting till dinner, or try eating only vegetables. Or if you do not like the idea of skipping out on food, sacrifice certain activities for a period of time. Give up TV for a night or week, etc. The important thing is that you are giving up something that you desire and instead are putting that attention on to God through prayer and reading his Word.

That's all the advice I have for now. Be true and follow the will of God, and he will make himself known to you.

God Bless