All tagged prophecy

5 Tips For Discerning God’s Voice in Dreams

I have found that in the Western world, even amongst Christians, dreams are not taking very seriously, and the assumption is that a weird dream is just a result of a bit of funny cheese.  Here in Peru I find that people dream a lot, and the assumption is that God is trying to say something, even if they have no idea what (or even if it is a result of a bit of funny cheese!).  So where is the balance? God definitely uses dreams to speak to us today, so here are some things I have found helpful when trying to discern God’s voice in dreams... 

Learning to Hear God's Voice: My Journey

The first talk I ever went to about hearing God's voice around aged 13, the lady running the seminar described hearing God's voice like this:  

It is like listening to the birds...they are all around us, but you have to tune in to hear them most of the time.’ 

And so I spent rather a while trying to tune in my physical ears to hearing God’s voice. 

And not hearing much at all... 

Discerning God's Voice When Emotions are Involved

Some of my most embarrassing failures to hear God’s voice have been the greatest opportunities for learning to discern His voice.  Learning to hear God’s voice is not a science.  There are some keys that will help you, but ultimately, it is one of those things that you learn through experience.  And failure. Learning to hear God when emotions are involved is especially difficult and where I find the most difficulty in discerning His voice. So, not surprising, it is in those emotion-charged situations where I have learned the hardest way... 

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