Hearing God when you need some help

May 9, 2009 · Filed Under finances, spiritual hearing · 2 Comments 

The LORD says, “I will guide you along the best pathway for your life. I will advise you and watch over you.” Psalms 32:8.

I just love this promise. It’s absolutely incredible to know that God loves us so much that he will guide us, advise us and watch over us. He loves doing that!

I think about my son. He often comes to me and asks for help. I don’t shun him, tell him to get out or shut up. No, I love to help him and advise him when it’s in my power to do so. How much more does God enjoy helping us, who has all power.

In the Old Testament, it was quite common to “inquire of the Lord” when someone needed help.

    David inquired of the LORD, saying, “Shall I go and attack these Philistines?” And the LORD said to David, “Go and attack the Philistines, and save Keilah” (1 Samuel 23:2).
    The children of Israel inquired of the LORD saying, “Shall I yet again go out to battle against the children of my brother Benjamin, or shall I cease?” And the LORD said, “Go up, for tomorrow I will deliver them into your hand” (Judges 20:27, 28).

There are stories after stories of these divine inquiries. And, this was in the Old Testament. Today, under this new covenant, we are told that we can come boldly to the throne of our gracious God where we will find grace to help us when we need it (Hebrews 4:16).

Let me share with you an experience I had yesterday in hearing God. To start with, I wasn’t feeling very “spiritual”. The night before had been a difficult night, and I awoke with this heaviness on my heart. Let’s just say I wasn’t feeling very righteous.

Then, I remembered that righteousness is not based on how I feel, but on what Christ did for me. My sin is gone. My unworthiness is gone. I am righteous through what Christ did, not through what I do or have done or will do. With Christ in my heart, I can stand before God without fear.

I started to dig into some work that need to be done. I have this project that I’ve been working on for two years now, and we’re months away from launching it. Very exciting, but lots of work to do.

I had this one aspect of the project that I was struggling through. I couldn’t think of a creative approach to this one task, and needed some serious guidance. So, after realizing that God accepts me as I am and that I can come boldly to his throne in our time of need, I spent a few moments in my mind coming to the throne of grace.

As I stood there the spirit, I asked, “Daddy, you know this situation, and you know what I need to do. Can you give me some ideas on how to perform this task?”

Then, I had a thought, If you go Google this certain phrase, you’ll find many solutions. Sure enough, I found tons of ideas on how to solve this problem. I spent the rest of the day digging, searching, finding and resolving this issue that had been burdening me for months.

For the rest of the day, I was so excited, but not at finding a solution to a task that had weighed me down. No, my excitement was from hearing God. What an honor and privilege it is to hear my Father!

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