on "hearing" God

Listening to God is a sensitive subject. Last night, at Whosoever Dallas, they were doing a study of Experiencing God by Henry Blackaby. If you have been in the Evangelical Christian church for any length of time, you have either done this study or you have heard of it – it is a foundational, elemental study that has been widely recommended and used throughout the Christian church.


I need to preface my comments – my dissidence – by saying it is NOT a bad study, and I am not discounting the wisdom in Mr. Blackaby’s theology.

Listening to the voice of God, I have learned through trial and error (mostly error) is something that is learned. It is not a voice that comes out of nowhere and it is not a thundering sound in your ears, ((most of the time)). The voice of God is different for everyone in their experience. The voice of God can be missed, especially if you’re listening for something else.