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10 REASONS CHRISTIANS DON’T HEAR FROM GOD

PART 2

By ‘Muyiwa Omole

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6.       LAZINESS (LACK OF PASSION)

Some believers are too lazy to develop their spiritual life. They are too lazy to study the word, too lazy to pray, too lazy to observe their quiet time. These go about looking for “prayer contractors,” going from one mountain to the next, from one “prophet” to the next. They become victims of counterfeit prophecies, do things that are not convenient and remain shallow and spiritually dry simply because they fail to sharpen their spiritual antennae. To enjoy smooth communication with God you need to be passionate and consistent.

7.       LACK OF NURTURING ENVIRONMENT

The spiritual atmosphere you build around yourself and the environment you expose yourself to are very important in hearing from God. Receiving direction from God is a product of the kind of church you attend, the kind of fellowship you expose yourself to and the kind of people you choose to befriend. Are you attending a church where the truth is being taught? Are you in constant fellowship with mature, spirit-led believers? When you befriend people who hear and follow the voice of God you are putting yourself under a conducive environment to hear from God.  Samuel did not hear God speak to him while he was still in the house of Elkanah and Hannah. He started hearing from God when he was brought to the house of God.

8.       BEING SCRIPTURALLY BANKRUPT

 Sometimes we “hear God” through the Scripture. God sometimes speaks to us by impressing a particular scripture on our heart. Sometimes while reading the Bible a particular verse or phrase can minister to you or become relevant to your circumstance and you have a confirmation in your spirit that God is speaking to you. At this time Logos becomes Rhema to give you direction, instruction, warning or comfort at that point in time. But if you don’t have enough word of God in you it becomes difficult to recognise the fact that God is trying to speak to you.

Psalm 119:11 says:

                Your word I have hidden in my heart,

                That I might not sin against You.

Another word for hidden here is “stored.” By studying the Word of God you are storing it (like saving money in a bank) till the day you’d need it. In others words when you don’t have enough word of God inside of you, you become “scripturally broke “and miss the voice of God when He is trying to speak to you

9.       WRONG MOTIVES

Seeking to hear from God for the wrong reason(s) is another reason Christians don’t hear from God. Seeking to hear from God for selfish ambition, to boost ego or for merchandize are all wrong. Remember Simon the Sorcerer (Acts 8:13 -20). He was seeking the gift of God for the wrong motive and so was disqualified from partaking in this wonderful honour.

10.   IMPATIENCE

Rushing in and out of quiet time is another reason believers don’t hear from God. We need to learn from Habakkuk:

I will stand my watch

And set myself in the rampart,

And watch to see what He will say to me,

And what I will answer when I am corrected

 Habakkuk 2:1

Here, he is painting a picture of remaining in the presence of God until He speaks. Note this: He said “I will watch to see what he will say to me…”

Normally, you cannot see what is being said, you can only hear what is said.

The focus here is there is a level you tarry so much in the presence of God that you do not only hear what He says but you begin to see what it is said. You begin to visualize the reality of divine revelations

When you come to the presence of God position yourself to hear from God not just for you to pray. So many times we come to God in the place of pray, we talk to God, command God, request from God, remind God etc. but we do not wait to hear from him. We do not come with the expectation to hear Him speak to us.

God is still speaking today. And you as a believer can hear from God because it is your kingdom heritage. I pray for you that every obstacle to your communications with God will be removed and grace shall be given to you to flow in deep revelations from the God.