God speaks to us mainly for our healing, growth, and character development. Perfection! Wait, What??? God wants us to be perfect, but how do we attain such a lofty ideal? First, let’s look at what the words perfect and perfection mean. Matthew 5:48 says:
Creation speaks! Psalm 19: 1-4 states: The heavens declare the glory of God. The expanse shows his handiwork.2 Day after day they pour out speech, and night after night they display knowledge.3 There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard.4 Their voice has gone out through
God Speaks Through Visions “It will happen afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh; and your sons and your daughters will prophesy. Your old men will dream dreams. Your young men will see visions. (Joel 2:28) This is probably one of
I think the most common way people hear God is through dreams. However, it is essential to note that not all dreams come from God; sometimes, it is just the stress of the day getting mixed up in our souls and showing up in our
16 Every Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness, 17 that each person who belongs to God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work. (2 Tim 3:16-17 WEB) Scripture is Sooooo Important! To hear God, you need to
You should know by now that I am going to say the Bible. The scriptures are helpful to teach, rebuke, correct, and train in righteousness (2 Tim 3:16). God speaks through the Bible. The more you read it, the more you will learn. You will
The question of the ages is, “Does God speak?” The answer is – it depends on whom you ask! Since you are reading my blog, the answer is yes! Some Don’t Believe It However, some streams in the church don’t believe God still speaks. They
You can disagree with me, but I think the gift of tongues and its interpretation always sounds the oddest of all the giftings. Although most of us probably had a reasonable guess as to what the gifts of healing, miracles, and prophecy were, how many
What is the gift of discernment? The NIV calls it the distinguishing of spirits, but my old friend Concordance defines them the same. The root word is diakrisis which means to differentiate or pass judgment. When I looked up the word discernment, it also meant
Next up on the gifts of the Holy Spirit list is prophecy. To some people, this gift may sound a little spooky. It is often misunderstood and sometimes misused, but needed on both a personal and a corporate level. So let’s delve in and learn