Listen to me; blessed are those who keep my ways…Blessed is the man who listens to me, watching daily at my doors.
(Prov. 8:32,34)
Learning to hear God’s voice isn’t a one-time event. It requires daily communication with Him. I believe we are to pursue hearing His voice as if our very survival depended on it. John 5:25 KJV says, “The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live.”
When Jesus says that these “shall live,” He’s not talking about barely making it from one day to the next. He’s talking about developing intimate communication with God.
God has created you to accomplish great things, but it’s going to take hearing from Him to be able to do them. The good news is that you were made to hear God’s voice!
Deuteronomy 4:36 KJV says, “Out of heaven he made thee to hear his voice, that he might instruct thee.” Just as children must hear the voice of their mother so that she can instruct and encourage them, you were made to hear your Father’s voice.
God is speaking all the time. It’s up to us to tune in with our spiritual ears to hear what He is saying through His Word. He wants us to hear Him so that He can divinely direct us. Determine today to hear God’s voice, and as He speaks, obey.1
Claim Psalm 85:8 as your own by saying, “I will hear what God the LORD will speak to me today!” Then tune in and listen.
1 Taffi L. Dollar, Make Your Day Count magazine (July-Sept. 2003) pp. 12-13.
by Lindsay Roberts
Excerpt permission granted by Harrison House Publishers
Taffi Dollar is a celebrated author, teacher, and well-known conference speaker. Together with her husband, Creflo Dollar, she pastors more than 30,000 active members at World Changers Church International, World Changers Church-New York, as well as a host of fellowship churches throughout the U.S. and internationally.
She is the founder of the WCCI Women's Ministry and Prestige Ministry, both geared toward assisting and inspiring women. Through these ministries, she eloquently brings light to women's everyday struggles and gives heartfelt, life-improving advice.
Voted one of Atlanta's most influential women by the Atlanta Business League, her influence expands beyond ministry into music. She serves as the CEO of Arrow Records, a cutting-edge Christian recording label, and has been a guest panelist at numerous music festivals and workshops.
Taffi and her husband have five children and reside in Atlanta.