Experiencing God at Home by Blackaby Richard & Blackaby Tom

Author:Blackaby, Richard & Blackaby, Tom [Blackaby, Richard]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Christian Life, Family
ISBN: 9781433679858
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
Published: 2013-10-08T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

God Speaks by the Holy Spirit through the Bible, Prayer, Circumstances, and the Church to Reveal Himself, His Purposes, and His Ways

A Mother Listens

During a mother’s quiet time one day, she sensed God impressing upon her the need to spend time with her daughter. She was extremely busy at that time, but the prompting was so compelling that she decided to make time to spend with her child that day. She picked her daughter up after school, and they drove to a mall to hang out. On the way, she asked her daughter about her day and what was going on in her life. Their family was dealing with a lot of transition at the moment, and it had been difficult for the daughter. She replied briefly but then confided that a friend of hers was “cutting” herself (self-injury is a cry for help, a way of dealing with pain or disappointment rather than being suicidal). The mother asked who it was, but the daughter replied she had given her word not to say anything. The mother felt God telling her to press a little deeper, so she gently asked her daughter for more details. Soon the daughter confided that she also was trying self-injury, more out of curiosity. The mother was able to guide her daughter into a more healthy way of dealing with her pain. She found some helpful Christian websites. Together, they spoke to the school counselor who was well aware of the self-injury trend at the school and provided some excellent resources for them. Had the mother ignored God’s warning, she would have missed a critical moment in her daughter’s life, and the problem might have grown worse. It is critical that we hear what God has to say to us. There is too much at stake for us to miss a word from God.

God Speaks

Few biblical truths are more important or more misunderstood than this: God speaks to His people. For many Christians, the concept of God speaking seems illusive. Occasionally we hear people say, “I’ve never heard God speak to me.” In truth, the problem is generally not that God isn’t speaking; the issue is often the person’s hearing. There are some Christians who believe God no longer speaks to people, or that He has fully communicated His will to us in the verses of the Bible. While God does speak through the Bible, He has innumerable ways of communicating His will to us. In these difficult and confusing days in which we live, we can’t afford to miss anything God has to say.

When you become a Christian, the Holy Spirit takes up residence within you (1 Cor. 6:19). Your body becomes the temple of God. By His Spirit, God will convict, teach, direct, impress, and speak to you in order to guide you into His will (John 14:23; 1 Cor. 3:16; Eph. 2:22; 2 Tim. 1:14).

Sometimes we expect God to speak to us in one particular way. Perhaps He once spoke to

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