The Beginner's Guide to Hearing God

by James W. Goll

If you've ever thought that God is too busy for you or that you just aren't good enough to merit His attention, then it's time to set the record straight! Jim W. Goll sends the message loud and clear that all of us, no matter how long we've been believers and no matter what our position in the Church, can both listen and speak to God! The Beginner's Guide to Hearing God will show you how to overcome personal obstacles that block God's voice and teach you how to avoid being misled by words that aren't truly coming from Him. This exciting manual is presented in a straightforward manner so that by the end of the reading adventure, if you desire to communicate with the Father, you'll have learned exactly how to converse intimately with Him. God speaks to us in many ways and Jim W. Goll explains them all!

Genres: Christian

117 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2004

About the author

James W. Goll, formerly known as Jim Goll, is the Director of Prayer Storm (founded 2009), Coordinator of Encounters Alliance, and author.

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Reviews

[Benjamin Allen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Better than I expected.

[Andrew · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow! Amazing! one to read over and over

[James · Rating 3 out of 5]

James Goll is a charismatic prophet who came to faith in the Jesus people movement of the 1970s. This offers a simple guide to hearing God, in every manner He speaks: in scripture, in prayer, in dreams, through other people, etc. He talks about the prophetic without a lot of sensationalism and this book will give you a longing to hear God better.

This wouldn't be my top recommendation of this kind. I highly recommend Joyce Hugget's classic Listening to God(IVP, 1987) and Brad Jersak's Can You Hear Me?(Fresh Wind Press, 2003). Hugget's book is more about listening prayer and Jersak's covers much the same ground as this one. Still as a simple guide, this one is pretty good.

[Curtis · Rating 4 out of 5]

As a beginning guide I thought this book offered many helpful tools for active listening to God's voice. It provides a brief framework for the ability to hear God today and provides practical steps for engaging God in prayer and daily life. The book presumes a knowledge and familiarity with Christian living and Biblical material. I would find it difficult to recommend to a new believer or someone without walking through each of the chapters with them. I personally found the study guide helpful as a practice to walk through slowly.

[Elaine]

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