Discerning the Voice of God Quotes

“God is the God of “right now.” He doesn’t want you sitting around regretting yesterday. Nor does He want you wringing your hands and worrying about the future. He wants you focusing on what He is saying to you and putting in front of you … right now.”
― Priscilla Shirer, Discerning the Voice of God: How to Recognize When He Speaks

“The things that are “freely given to us by God” (1 Corinthians 2:12) are the only things we need to know now. A lot of the reason we grow so upset and disturbed about not hearing specifically from God is that we want what isn’t “freely given.” When we pray, “Lord, show me Your will,” we’re often asking for things that He knows are not pertinent for another twenty years. We want God to paint the whole picture right away, but He wisely withholds certain truths and information from us until we need it, when we can actually do something with it besides just mess it up.”
― Priscilla Shirer, Discerning the Voice of God: How to Recognize When He Speaks

“there’s a time for everything in your life. God alone knows what that is. And because His Spirit dwells within you, and because He is deeply interested in helping you experience the fullness of His plans for your life, you can just stay tuned and know that He’ll make it clear to you right on time, even as He keeps you loved and encouraged by His presence all along the way.”
― Priscilla Shirer, Discerning the Voice of God: How to Recognize When He Speaks

“when we talk about the peace of God, don’t think of singing and swaying and holding hands in a circle. The peace of God is strong, intense, palpable, real. You can sense its stable presence giving you inner security despite insecure circumstances.”
― Priscilla Shirer, Discerning the Voice of God: How to Recognize When He Speaks

“True success in any endeavor can only come when the Father has initiated the activity and invited our participation.”
― Priscilla Shirer, Discerning the Voice of God: How to Recognize When He Speaks

“Persistent, internal inklings matched by external confirmation is often the way God directs believers into His will.”
― Priscilla Shirer, Discerning the Voice of God: How to Recognize When He Speaks

“To make a time-sensitive decision, prayerfully consider which option will bring God the most glory and will encourage a more intimate relationship with Him.”
― Priscilla Shirer, Discerning the Voice of God: How to Recognize When He Speaks

“God’s impressions within and His Word without are always corroborated by His providence around, and we should quietly wait until these three focus into one point. … If you do not know what you ought to do, stand still until you do.”
― Priscilla Shirer, Discerning the Voice of God: How to Recognize When He Speaks

“God’s goal in your life is to move you from a mental knowledge of Him to an experiential one.”
― Priscilla Shirer, Discerning the Voice of God: How to Recognize When He Speaks

“Elisabeth Elliot, has said, “One of the best pieces of advice I ever got was, ‘Do the next thing.’” Instead of getting all hung up on looking for the grand scope of God’s will for your life, just do what He’s called you to do right now. That’s all that really matters. Now.”
― Priscilla Shirer, Discerning the Voice of God: How to Recognize When He Speaks

“Select one verse for the week, and write it on several index cards. Put one card on your bathroom mirror and the rest in other places where you’re likely to see it frequently. Each day for seven days, recite and meditate on this verse while you wash your face, run your errands, wait in lines, and sit at traffic lights.”
― Priscilla Shirer, Discerning the Voice of God: How to Recognize When He Speaks

“Let me reiterate: on the occasions when you are pressed for time and a decision has to be made “by noon tomorrow,” choose the option that, to the best of your knowledge, will give God the most glory and cause your relationship with Him to flourish.”
― Priscilla Shirer, Discerning the Voice of God: How to Recognize When He Speaks

“When the new life of the Holy Spirit takes up residence within you and begins to grow His influence in your life, He changes your taste buds. Things that were once important to you begin to fade away, and you begin to desire new things. With a passion. Not because you’ve suddenly figured something out or forced yourself to be different, but because God has begun making His desires your own.”
― Priscilla Shirer, Discerning the Voice of God: How to Recognize When He Speaks

“We deceive ourselves if we claim to want to hear His voice but neglect the primary channel through which it comes. We must read His Word. We must obey it. We must live it, which means rereading it throughout our lives. —Elisabeth Elliot”
― Priscilla Shirer, Discerning the Voice of God: How to Recognize When He Speaks

“Never think that the circumstances in your life have nothing to do with God’s will. They have everything to do with it!”
― Priscilla Shirer, Discerning the Voice of God: How to Recognize When He Speaks

“The apostle Paul, writing in the New Testament, reminds us that the difference between the relationship we have with the one true God and the relationship pagans have with their idols is that their gods are silent (see 1 Corinthians 12:2).”
― Priscilla Shirer, Discerning the Voice of God: How to Recognize When He Speaks

“Ezekiel”
― Priscilla Shirer, Discerning the Voice of God: How to Recognize When He Speaks

“Creating time, space, and opportunity to hear God is paramount for those of us who desire to sense His Spirit’s conviction, to receive His detailed guidance, and to discern His intimate leading. Before”
― Priscilla Shirer, Discerning the Voice of God: How to Recognize When He Speaks