Dear Father,
What would You say to me?
My son, I have chosen you. I have
called you. Rise up and be strong. Strong in my power. Strong in
my might. My hand is on you my son. You are an ambassador for me.
Tom, I love you, and my love is not based on your performance. I
love you because you are my child. You have been brought back from
the dead. You were dead in your sins, now you are are alive unto Me.
Come and worship me. Come and receive my great love for you. My
blessings are all yours - bought with My Son's blood.
You too can hear God's voice. It's not
as impossible as it seems. If you know Jesus as your Lord and
Savior, you have the Holy Spirit living in you. He wants to talk to
you. We have been given the Bible as our number one means of hearing
God's voice, but our Lord also wants to have intimate conversation
with all of his children. Jesus said, “My sheep know my voice
(John 10:4). He also said that the voice of a stranger His sheep
would not follow. Our Lord wants to speak to us, and He will help us
to test what we've heard (what we hear must always align itself with
Scripture, and it will always lead us to peace and not confusion).
One good way of learning to hear God's
voice is journaling. Journaling is writing down our conversations
with the Lord. Habakkuk 2:1-3 says, “I will stand upon my watch,
and set me upon the tower, and will watch to see what he will say
unto me, and what I shall answer when I am reproved.
And the Lord answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it
plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it. For the vision
is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not
lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it
will not tarry.”
We can write down a comment or a
question and then wait for His response. God's response to us
usually comes in the form of a picture in our mind or a spontaneous
thought in our heart. He will not tell us all we desire to know but
He does want to speak with us. Sometimes we hear messages of
affirmation. At other times He may compassionately correct us or
give us direction. The Lord loves His children. It is His desire to
speak to us. Another helpful scripture along these lines is 1
Corinthians 14:3 which states, “But the one who prophesies speaks
to people for their strengthening, encouraging and comfort. This is
the spirit with which our Lord will always speak with us.
I understand that this may be a new
concept for some of you, but I hope you will start the adventure of
learning to hear the Shepherd's voice. Please let me know if you
have any questions concerning this.
Blessings,
Tom Toya
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