OK, back to the thought at hand. God speaks to us through a number of sources. If you’ve ever done Blackaby’s Experiencing God study (and I highly recommend it!), you will learn that God speaks by the Holy Spirit through the Bible, prayer, circumstances and the church to reveal Himself, His purposes, and His ways.
Last time I wrote about how God has been speaking to me through his Word to bring encouragement to me.
God regularly uses people to challenge, teach, correct, and encourage me. One of the most consistent sources of God’s nudge is my wife. She is one of the wisest people I know. I am blown away by the growth that I have seen in her over the past 20 years. Kim knows me better than anyone, and is able to cut through the facade that I tend to put up, to get to the heart of the matter.
I heard a wise man (Jack Serra) teach about the roles of husbands and wives. He says that women have something that men often lack when it comes to hearing God–intuition. I’m not sure why it works that way, but we’ve seen it to be true in our relationship. Kim senses things that I completely miss. Jack said that if Kim ever fixes on something that she believes God is saying to us/for us, then I’d do well to listen to her.
I know that when I get into a funk, I can count on Kim to pray for me, to speak good words to me, and to help me figure out what we need to do to move forward. Everybody needs somebody like Kim their lives.
Who do you turn to when you need some help hearing the Lord?
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