Many people abuse hearing from God. But just because they misuse the process, does it mean we shouldn’t engage?
Jim Samra, someone who literally wrote the book about it, helps us to think about how we can wisely approach listening to God. (And that book title is pretty funny: God Told Me: Who to Marry, Where to Work, Which Car to Buy … And I’m Pretty Sure I’m Not Crazy.)
Jim also guides us through questions such as, “How mature do you have to be to hear from God?” “What if you are living in sin–does God still speak to you?” “How does the Bible interact with this process?” “Can and should we pray for a spouse?”
We loved this one.
Highlights:
“There are lot of people who abuse this idea: They are going to use the, ‘God told me’ language or ‘God speaking to me’ just to masquerade for the things they actually want to do.” –Jim Samra
“If I just had one or two points to get across, it’d be one: God loves you, and two: the burden of communication is on Him.” –Jim Samra
“Take the example of voice recognition software … you are training it to recognize your voice. The Bible is the Word of God–meaning this is what God’s voice sounds like. The more time you spend with the Bible, the more you are trained, ‘This is what God says.'” –Jim Samra
“If you’re going to wait until you’re holy enough to hear from God–that’s just not how it works … While you are *still wrestling with sanctification* God still speaks to you … Just give Him a chance.”
–Jim Samra
Do the Next Thing:
- Find Jim and Lisa Samra’s website here: olivesandcoffee.com
- Jim’s book on listening to God? Find it here.
- Listen to a great sermon series Jim gave on prayer (we especially liked Wednesday’s) here
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Question of the Week for Next Week:
What did you want to be when you grew up—when you were 5-8 years old?
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