HAVE YOU HEARD FROM GOD?
I recently taught on the idea of 'hearing' God. I believe that God wired us in our mother's womb to be EITHER [1]auditory, [2]visual, or [3]kinesthetic. Its the way we learn best, process stuff in our mind, and also the way we hear, see or feel God.
Not knowing this can make a visual or kinesthetic person wonder if God doesn't like them as much cause He doesn't 'talk' to them...like everyone else in their church.
I'm pretty visual and also kinesthetic. So I see visiony things in my head or feel His present in a tactile or emotional way that leads me and directs me. That's how I 'hear' God. Now for me to tell you what I sensed I have to translate that into words. Some of those other people (in your church maybe?) do this too.
In the past it made me feel like I was lying to folks because I knew I didn't 'hear' those exact words directly from God. But it's just the words I assigned so I could tell someone else. As my wife and I "listen" (here we go again) for direction from God as how to make decisions for our family I have to translate it into words.
My way isn't better than someone else's and their way isn't better than the way God fashioned me. Now I accept that that is how God communicates with me and it is more than OK! Hope you find similar freedom to be just like God made you!
TRY THIS: Get quite and close your eyes. Think about something that happened today. How are your processing it? Visually? Like someone narrating a story? Or in feelings and/or hands-on experience? Now take from what you learned and apply it to how you relate to God. If you are not auditory, change your prays and meditations to be more of your modality: seeing or feeling. Most of all have fun with it! God's got you and you can't mess up anything as you explore more with God!
