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HIS VOICE-3

Text: John 10:4 

And when he brings out his own sheep, he goes before them; and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice. 

We started looking at  how you can hear from God yesterday, and we considered the first success factor. The very first success factor is simply  becoming a sheep and living your daily life as a sheep under the good and great shepherd.

Developing a heart that yields to God's instructions is key to hearing from Him. When you are willing and eager to follow the good shepherd, hearing Him becomes easier. That is, your willingness to obeying the good shepherd is a guarantee to His Voice and guidance. 

The Lord will not just keep talking like a parrot to an unyielding heart. So, the disposition of your heart towards obeying God's word is a direct determinant of how much you hear from Him.

This is to say that hearing from God is dependent  on your strong desire for obedience. Hearing God becomes difficult when your heart is not  made up to obey Him.   A sheep is an animal that has such a heart for obedience. Her heart frame will always obey even if it hurts. The good shepherd wants you like a sheep to  follow and obey Him sheepishly. 

For instance, when God called Samuel as a young boy in the temple, he couldn't discern God's voice at first. God never said anything until Samuel responded in obedience to the voice calling him by saying, "speak, for your servant hears"

Many are willing to learn different ways to hearing from God than they are willing to obey Him. The easiest way to hearing from God is developing a willing heart for obedience. 

Bible Reading: John 10: 1-16.

 PRAYER FOCUS 
1.) Lord, I receive a heart that is willing to obey you at all times.

2.)  Father, please help me to discern between the voice of the good shepherd and the voice of the strangers.

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