Tag: prayer

  • 5 Ways to Hear God’s Voice Clearly

    5 Ways to Hear God’s Voice Clearly

    A lot of times, the reason we are paralyzed, overwhelmed, or disobedient is because we are constantly questioning whether we are really hearing from God. I want to encourage you that you do not have to stay paralyzed and questioning.

    Instead, we can boldly approach God with the mindset that:

    • God wants to speak to you 
    • God has an answer 
    • You will find your answer

    In this blog, we will talk about five ways to find answers from God. You can use the methods independently and together. I recommend choosing 2-3 options and asking the Lord to help.

    Ask God

    Asking God seems so simple, yet we often skip over God and run to people or the internet. I want to encourage you to ask God for wisdom today.

    Example prayer: God, please help me to make the right decision about _. In Jesus’ name, I pray, Amen.

    Read Your Bible

    The Bible is not a history book. It is the word of God. It is a living entity that God wants to speak to you through (Hebrews 4:12). When you read your Bible with the intention of finding an answer, the Holy Spirit has a way of getting you exactly where you need to be. 

    Side Note: God will never tell you to do something that does NOT align with his word. 😌

    👀 Blog Post: What is the Bible?

    Quiet the Noise In Your Mind

    God’s voice is sometimes quiet and subtle, sometimes making it hard to hear him, especially when our thoughts are so loud. In 1 Kings 19:21, as Elijah is at the top of the mountain, God speaks to him in a gentle whisper. One of the best ways to hear God’s voice is to quiet your voice so that you can hear his whispers.

    🧠 Brain Dump

    One way to quiet your thoughts and slow down your mind is by brain dumping. Brain dumping is writing down all the thoughts, ideas, and feelings without censoring or trying to organize them.

    Brain dumping allows your brain to breathe and think more clearly, which results in mental peace and allows you to have the mental space to hear from God. Brain dumping is a method I use almost every week.  

    Steps to take:

    1. Get a blank paper and write down all your thoughts
    2. Organize your thoughts
    3. Ask God for direction on where to focus

    🥴 It’s tempting to do all the steps together but do them one by one.

    🎙SPEAK OUT LOUD

    Another way to quiet your thoughts is by speaking all of your thoughts out loud. Hearing your thoughts out loud will help you sort through all your thoughts, quieting them down. This is a great method if you enjoy talking your thoughts out. However, in this method, you are to yourself and God.

    Talking your thoughts out will help you to see the lies you are holding on to and will be an opportunity to hear from the Holy Spirit. If you struggle with hearing God’s voice, I recommend asking God to make his voice sound differently than yours so that when he speaks, you know it is him and not your thoughts.

    Find Wise Counsel

    God did not make us do life alone. Wise counsel is critical to making wise decisions. Throughout the Bible, we both see the power of wise counsel.

    📖 For example, we find the following scriptures:

    • “For lack of guidance a nation falls, but victory is won through many advisers,” (Proverbs 11:14).
    • “The way of fools seems right to them, but the wise listen to advice,” (Proverbs 12:15).
    • “Plans fail for a lack of counsel, but with many advisors they succeed,” (Proverbs 15:22).

    Tip: Everyone is NOT wise counsel. Your parents or friends may not always be wise counsel. Ask God who you should talk to. You can pray, “God, please guide me to the right person to talk to.” 

    When you are looking for wise counsel, look for the following characteristics: 

    • Trustworthy
    • Hear God’s voice
    • Personally submitted to God’s will in both words and actions!

    Fasting 

    Lastly, I recommend fasting to hear God’s voice. Fasting allows us to take our eyes off of ourselves and focus our eyes on Jesus. It is an opportunity to weaken our flesh, get out of our feelings, and obey God.

    When fasting to hear God, I recommend giving up things that:

    • Unnecessarily take your time or attention
    • Unaligned with God’s words or your convictions
    • Numb or distracts you

    🍷 For example, social media, TV, books, hanging out with friends, drinking wine, eating sugar, etc.

    Be careful not to replace the open time with other things that distract you. Instead, spend some of the time with God.

    Before fasting, take the following steps:

    1. Ask God to help you. Do it with God!
    2. Get clear on what you are fasting for.
    3. Set a timetable for how long you are fasting.
    4. Get clear on why you are fasting.

    Hint: The things you don’t want to fast are often the things you should fast.

    🏃‍♀️Blog Post: Running Back To Jesus

    Encouragement:

    Finally, I want to encourage you in the fact that:

    • God loves you so much
    • God is already speaking.
    • God wants you to hear his voice.

    I hope this blog helps you boldly search for God’s voice with the expectation that he is speaking. Today, take a moment to hear God’s voice.  💖

  • 🗻Unaligned to Glory

    Feeling unaligned is a part of the process. Let me repeat myself- feeling unaligned is a part of the process.

    The uncomfortable feeling of being behind, being afraid, and something just not being right is a part of the process.

    It sucks, but it’s a part of the process. 

    The biggest lies of the enemy when you are going through a process of realigning is:

    • You’ve messed up
    • You’re stuck
    • You’re always going to be stuck 
    • You’re always going to keep messing up.

    🧠 But what if I told you that feeling unaligned is less about you and more about God calling you to a higher level?

    The uncomfortable feeling is the birthplace of a new level.

    Today, I dare you to start seeing the uncomfortable differently, not as a reason to run and hide but as a starting point for development and growth.

    🗻God is not punishing you. He’s taking you up.

    So how do you realign?

    You eliminate distractions, seek God, give yourself grace, and slow down.

    Here is what I am doing as I realign:

    😌 Eliminating distractions:

    It’s hard to hear God’s voice when you’re focused on the voices of others and drowning in your mind, fears, and anxiety

    ✨Seeking God:

    I can’t do this without God. I need his vision to go forth.

    💖Giving myself grace:

    I am in a sensitive spot, so I am treating myself that way, which may look like a little less or more sleep, giving myself space to cry and grace to be less together.

    💐Slowing Down:

    It’s hard to lead when you don’t know where you’re going. I am refraining from making big decisions and giving myself space to hear from God before I lead my team forward. 

    welcome to a new level of glory!💖

    I know you currently feel like you’re in a barren and hopeless place, but I am here to tell you that you’re standing in the birthplace of God’s glory in this chapter of your life.

    You will survive here. I will survive here. But more importantly, we will seek and depend on God like never before, because he is here, ready, and waiting to take us to a new level of glory.

    In the meantime here is a prayer for you 💖:

    God, I thank you that you are a good guide. I thank you that I can have confidence that this is working for my good. Please lead, guide, and comfort me, Jesus. In the mighty name of Jesus, I pray, Amen.

    I’ll talk with you soon,

    Dohna xxo