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To hear God don’t
focus on hearing God.
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Focus on cultivating
relationship with him, out of which hearing emerges as a byproduct and a skill.
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For example, in
marriage the ongoing, sustained relationship provides the environment for Linda
and I to hear and understand one another.
When it comes to
hearing and understanding God the same relational rules apply.
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Get beyond the
question of hearing God and into the life that is greater than our own; viz.,
that of the kingdom of God.
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Our concern to hear God’s voice must be overwhelmed by our
worship, adoration, and fellowship with him.
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To learn to hear God,
focus on the more primordial and foundational thing, which is the abiding
relationship in Christ. (Hearing God's voice is not like going occasionally
to a fortune teller for advice.)
(Tomorrow morning at Redeemer I'll preach on "How to Hear the Voice of God.")
