Hearing the right voice, ie, the voice of God, is extremely important. This is because God has a plan for everyone of us - the specific job He wants you to have, the person you gonna marry, the ministry you should be in and many other decisions throughout your lives.
Before GOd brings His plan to pass, there is a time of preparation. However, going through it is not always easy, as there is always a price to pay. You may have to die to your own desires and your timing as you allow God to prepare you.
If you dont prepare yourself during preparation time, you wont be ready to step into the next phase in God's plan. So if you dont pay attention to the training now, you wont be ready to take on that job that has been reserved for you. Perhaps, when the door of opportunity opens, you may not even recognise it coz you feel you lack the skills for the job! Patience is the key and if you dont have it, you will make several detours (like me in the past) only to land at the place where you had taken off. So dont jump-out-ahead of God's leading.
Every child of GOd can learn how to be led by the Holy Spirit. It is a safe guide because a born again Christian is born of God's Spirit when he verbally accepts Jesus Christ into his life. How exactly does God speak to us?
Number 1 way: Inward Witness
Romans 8:14 "For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God."
That means that God's direction comes from inside, not outside of you. This is the inward witness the primary way the Holy Spirit will continue to guide you throughout your Christian walk. It's not a physical feeling, it's more like a spiritual perception - that quiet knowing, that urging, prompting and leading arising within you. Your spirit will pick up info/knowledge from the Holy Spirit dwelling within you. God doesnt inject thoughts directly into your mind from the outside, very rarely. Instead, He speaks to your spirit, and your spirit translates it into a thought.After my 21st birthday, I told myself that I would not marry, but instead would like to have the freedom to travel the world & climb the ladder of success. I attended a 'Singles' seminar which told the participants how great it was 4 singles to serve God. By the time the seminar was over, I knew by the inward witness that God wanted me to get married and I did.. the year I was turning 27.
Another incident was when I heard that my friend had bought 2 units of private properties at what he thought was at a very good price, I knew immediately he had made a mistake. Something tucked at my spirit and told me it was a wrong move. A few months later, the global economic crisis came unexpectedly. The prices of all private properties plunged. Until now, the units are still under water.
You have to develop your spirit to know God's will. You can educate and train your spirit just as your mind can be readily trained and built up in strength. The only way is to be grounded in the Word of God. Being in the Word sharpens your spiritual perception.
If you dont know for certain on the inside of you that you have God's direction and timing, dont make a move. Just stay steady and wait until you have a release in your spirit that it's time to move in God's plan.
If you are about to do something and you get a check in your spirit, then stop! That check or unrest is a stop sign from God, and although you may not understand it at the time, He has every good reason for giving it to you.
Sometimes you may miss it. Dont worry, keep trusting Him to teach you how to hear Him more accurately the next time. Remember to fill your mind with God's Word so you will not be misled or deceived by satan or even yourself!
Tap into HIS Power, Mum