I hear the Holy Spirit speaks to you all the time

If that is so, then perhaps you should watch, read and listen to the following by Greg Koukl:

Is hearing from God normative for Christians today? That is the question being evaluated in the links below.

• Hearing God’s Voice
• Does God Whisper? Part 1
• Does God Whisper? Part 2
• Does God Whisper? Part 3
• Wisdom vs. Technique
• Teaching CD/MP3 of Decision Making and the Will of God by Greg Koukl. This is a teaching resource well worth the money.
• Hearing From God

Back in 2007 I did an in-depth, 9-part, review of Garry Friesen’s book, Decision Making and the Will of God. If you are serious in hearing what the Bible says on the subject, then you need to get this book and study it. I believe it is exegetically sound and well worth its price.

[Video] Sorting out the will of God

Here is a YouTube playlist of 8 teachings on Decision making and the will of God. This series was done by Geoff Volker and Paul Honeycutt at In-Depth Studies (IDS). The 8th video was done by Geoff Volker..

Coming to grips with the will of God

In the heart of every Christian is the yearning to please God, especially to do His will. It strikes fear in the heart of many Christians to think that they may be "outside" the will of God for their lives.

Geoff Volker from In-Depth Studies has done a series of videos dealing with decision making and the will of God, and it is well worth watching these teachings. So, here they are!

Decision making & the will of God is around 2hrs 7min.

Decision Making and the Will of God

I just read a post by Andy Naselli called “God’s Will and Decision-Making”, and it prompted me to write this post.

Finding the will of God has been on the minds of many Christians for many years. They are searching for God’s will as if it has been lost. Many are so caught up in the business of finding God’s will for their lives that they have become paralyzed with fear that they may be missing God’s will for their lives altogether and in the process not have God’s blessing for what they are involved in.

Of course, they claim, they do not want to do things in the flesh but would rather want to walk or be led by the Spirit. Many Christians have their own perceptions of what this means, but I think that most of them will be shocked when they read it in context with their finding-God’s-will glasses off. You can read my blog post called Being led by the Spirit doesn’t mean what you think it does! to find out what this means.

Greg Koukl from Stand To Reason has dealt with this at and you can find links to videos and newsletters on this subject here and here.

Many Christians have discovered freedom when they realized that finding God’s will for their lives is truly not as difficult as they had thought, and that God’s will has been staring them in the face for many years.

Finding the will of God is not as difficult as keeping your head on highways such as these.

Back in March of 2007 I reviewed Garry Friesen’s book, Decision Making and the Will of God, and it has brought me a lot of freedom, although I was already thinking in that way. I did a fairly long review of the book and spread the review over 9 blog posts:

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Part 6

Part 7

Part 8

Part 9

Garry Friesen’s book is perhaps the most significant book on the subject of “finding God’s will”, and even if you end up disagreeing with him, it is still a must-read book.

Does God Whisper? or Finding the will of God

This is a playlist of all three the introductory videos to the 3 Solid Grounds dealing with today’s topic.

Being led by the Spirit doesn’t mean what you think it does!

When we hear the phrases "walk by the Spirit" or "led by the Spirit," most Christians immediately assume that the subject matter is about hearing God's voice in order to find out if Suzie is the one to marry, or if they should work for Apple, or move to another city. We have been programmed by the influences of the Pentecostal and charismatic movements to such an extent that we find it difficult to think any other way!

But, what do those phrases really mean? Do you know where they are found in the Scriptures? Of course, the only way we can truly know what these phrases mean, is to actually study the passages in question, where these phrases are used.

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A few years after I was saved I started attending a pentecostal church where the gifts of the Holy Spirit were big. Of course, this had a real influence on me, since I was only 17 when I started there. By the time I had finished my time in the army, having fought in the Angolan bush war, I returned to join a charismatic church in the same town as the pentecostal one. These people tried even harder to hear God's voice. Through them I was put in contact with the Bible school that I attended. Here we attended seminar's on how to hear God's voice, and how to hear that still small voice. We also attended seminars on how to "move" in the prophetic and the like.

Sure, some "heard" God and did things and it worked out for them. Yet, for many others who "heard" God, it never worked out! This created an extra pressure on Christians to hear God better. If you did not hear God, Who was to spell out your life's journey for you, then you just were not spiritual enough! Of course, we learnt that we could not do anything unless God gave the go ahead. If God did not tell you to change jobs, you simply stayed put, no matter how unbearable the situation. If God did not tell you to marry Suzie, no matter how you felt, you simply had to stay away from the love of your life. You even had to resist telling people about Jesus in case you ended up telling the wrong person! It became the new law: hear God's voice, or stay put!

However, I would like to show in this post, that the phrases "walk by the Spirit" and "led by the Spirit", as used in the New Testament, have nothing to do with hearing God's voice in some form or another, in order to find out your next step in life, or what your vocation should be, but all about your Christian conduct in this life.

Did God really say that? “I Hear God’s voice” and other claims

I am subscribed to Stand To Reason’s Solid Ground newsletter. Each time when this newsletter is distributed (via email) it is packed with good apologetics and theology. I enjoy reading the material in this newsletter, as it is very edifying and educational!

This month, Greg Koukl is starting a series on  the phenomenon of “hearing God’s voice” or “being led by the Spirit.” In the newsletter he writes: