Why should I even want to listen to God?

When I don’t listen to God, it doesn’t hurt God, it hurts me.

Job 33:16-18 (The Message)

…God opens their ears and impresses them with warnings. To turn them back from something bad they’re planning, from some reckless choice, And keep them from an early grave, from the river of no return.

When God Speaks (Truth)

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The question isn’t will God speak, or if God speaks. The question is when God Speaks do you hear Him and understand?

One of the most basic claims of Christianity is that God speaks to people.  All through the Bible you see the phrase, “And God said…”  Pretty soon you get the idea that God really does speak to people.  God wants to have a relationship with you.  He wants to have a personal relationship with you.  There is no relationship without communication.  God has chosen to speak to us. The problem is communication is often misunderstood.

When God Speaks (How To Listen)

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When we talk about people listening to God and God talking to people, many people think this is something very mystical, like it’s something unusual or extraordinary that God talks to people.  But the fact is, He does it all the time.  A number of years ago there was a Time magazine that came out with a headline that said, “God is dead”.  The next day the reporters lined up at Billy Graham’s home and said, “Is God dead, Dr. Graham?” He said “Are you kidding? I just talked to Him.”

Any of us can talk to God and God wants to talk to you.  The Bible says that God wired you up in order to talk to you, that He created you with the ability to tune into Him, to hear Him, to listen to Him, and to talk back to Him.  It’s nothing unusual. All of us can do it.

When God Speaks (How God Speaks)

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Because we understand that God is all powerful, often times we lose sight of the fact that He wants our help. He wants to include us in accomplishing His plan.

The term US means you identify with a team, category, or a segment of people. When you say US you are saying you are part of a group. The term US signifies there is a common goal or a common purpose.

US (Shared Purpose)

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