Listening to God (Part 2)

-Learn to listen to God through other people

Sometimes God uses other people to talk to you. It may not be deep or even profound, but something you hear may trigger a chain of thoughts that helps you in some powerful way. This is another reason why you shouldn't tune people out when they're talking to you. Learn to pay attention even to the most annoying or obnoxious of people, they may be the person God is talking to you through. Learn to listen to God through your thoughts

-Sometimes your thoughts are God talking to you. 

If your thoughts do not line up with what God has said in Scripture then this is not the case. That's why it's important to be knowledgeable of Scripture, to be able to tell what's Him and what's not. So much gets placed in your mind on a daily basis that it takes someone well-able to sort out the other voices to tell which one is His. People are often confused about their thoughts - if it's them, the devil, or God. What God would say would not go against anything He has already said, remember that. Learn how to sort through the inner voices; it will make it much easier to recognize His voice.

-Learn to listen to God through your dreams.

Sometimes your dreams are where God talks to you through. It's good to have pen and paper in case this is the avenue God chooses to talk to you through. There are times when you're so groggy the next morning that you may not even remember the dream. When possible if you believe you've heard God speak to you through the night, the first thing you do is to write it down when you get up. Not all dreams are from God, but some might be. Trust your instinct with this.

-Learn to listen to God through children.

Children have the purest form of expression and are usually the most honest people you'll ever meet. I've had children say things that blew my mind and really made me think about things. Sometimes I even hear God in my grandson and he's just five years old. It may just be as simple as, "lighten up and have some fun man! You are too stressed out and you're missing out on life."

-Learn to listen to God through what you're saying

This one has happened to me many times. Sometimes you're talking to someone else, and then you say something that catches you off guard. Has that ever happened to you? Where you said something so profound it amazed even you? You and the person you're talking to are just sitting there like, "whoa, say that again!" And you wish you had it on tape somewhere so you could replay it exactly. Learn to listen to your own words, because at times what God is trying to say to you-the thing you've been praying about and wanting answers for-that still small voice that you need to hear-is coming out of your own mouth when you least expect it.