HOW DO YOU KNOW ITS GOD?

Pastor, how do I know when God is talking to me??

SEVERAL WAYS:

1.) KNOW that God is GOOD:

John 10:10-11(NIV)

10 The thief comes only to STEAL AND KILL AND DESTROY; I HAVE COME THAT THEY MAY HAVE LIFE, AND HAVE IT TO THE FULL.

11 "I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.

If what you feel is Gods voice is encouraging you to do GOOD, it has passed the first test.

2.) Make SURE you are BORN AGAIN:

You cannot SEE the Kingdom unless you are born again . . .

John 3:3 (NIV)

3 In reply Jesus declared, "I tell you the truth, NO ONE CAN SEE the KINGDOM OF GOD unless he is BORN AGAIN."

As a matter of fact, before we proceed further .. MAKE SURE you are BORN AGAIN .. DO 2 things:

#1.) Believe that Jesus is who He CLAIMED that He is - the SON of GOD, the MESSIAH, the SAVIOR

#2.) CALL UPON HIM - whoever calls on the Name of the Lord WILL be BORN AGAIN

3.) KNOW the Word of God:

· WHAT IF a voice told you to divorce your wife/or husband? That VOICE CANNOT be GOD .. God has ALREADY DECLARED His will concerning divorce in His Word ! !

· WHAT IF a voice told you to forgive someone?? THAT DEFINITELY IS the voice of God because He ALREADY TOLD US to forgive 70 times 7 times a DAY :)

4.) BELIEVE the Word of God:

John 10:1-5 (NIV)

1 "I tell you the truth, the man who does not enter the sheep pen by the gate, but climbs in by some other way, is a thief and a robber.

2 The man who enters by the gate is the shepherd of his sheep.

3 The watchman opens the gate for him, AND THE SHEEP LISTEN TO HIS VOICE. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.

4 When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and HIS SHEEP FOLLOW HIM BECAUSE THEY KNOW HIS VOICE.

5 But THEY WILL NEVER FOLLOW A STRANGER; IN FACT, THEY WILL RUN AWAY FROM HIM BECAUSE THEY DO NOT RECOGNIZE A STRANGER'S VOICE."

YOU are Gods sheep if you trust in Jesus. The BIBLE JUST SAID that YOU KNOW HIS VOICE ..... have some FAITH in what His Word just said.

5.) Be LED by the INWARD WITNESS (NOT a FLEECE):

Judg 6:36-40 (NIV)

36 Gideon said to God, "If you will save Israel by my hand as you have promised--

37 look, I will place a wool fleece on the threshing floor. If there is dew only on the fleece and all the ground is dry, then I will know that you will save Israel by my hand, as you said."

38 And that is what happened. Gideon rose early the next day; he squeezed the fleece and wrung out the dew-- a bowlful of water.

39 Then Gideon said to God, "Do not be angry with me. Let me make just one more request. Allow me one more test with the fleece. This time make the fleece dry and the ground covered with dew."

40 That night God did so. Only the fleece was dry; all the ground was covered with dew.

What we just read is OLD TESTAMENT theology for OLD TESTAMENT people (under the OLD COVENANT). Remember, the Bible calls Satan the god of this world and he ALSO works in the areas of the physical and the flesh. HERE is how NEW TESTAMENT Christians are led:

Rom 8:14 (NIV)

14 because those who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.

The more you KNOW the Word and God, the for you fellowship with God's people and hear THEIR tesimonies of hearing from God, the MORE you will KNOW WHEN God is leading you and WHAT He is leading you to do ! It will be a KNOWING SO in your spirit :)