AND HE [THE LORD] SAID, GO FORTH,
AND STAND UPON THE MOUNT BEFORE
THE LORD. AND, BEHOLD, THE LORD
PASSED BY, AND A GREAT AND STRONG
WIND RENT THE MOUNTAINS, AND
BRAKE IN PIECES THE ROCKS BEFORE
THE LORD; BUT THE LORD WAS NOT IN
THE WIND: AND AFTER THE WIND AN
EARTHQUAKE; BUT THE LORD WAS NOT
IN THE EARTHQUAKE: AND AFTER THE
EARTHQUAKE A FIRE; BUT THE LORD
WAS NOT IN THE FIRE: AND AFTER THE
FIRE A STILL SMALL VOICE.
Step No. 4 is: Obey the voice of your
spirit. The Spirit of God speaks to us
through our spirits. Proverbs 20:27
says: "The spirit of man is the candle of
The LORD, searching all the inward
parts of the belly." Now look at this
verse in the AMPC: "The spirit of man
[that factor in human personality which
proceeds immediately from God] is the
lamp of The LORD, searching all his
innermost parts."
God is a Spirit, therefore He doesn't
speak or deal with us through our
minds. He is, however, always
speaking, leading, guiding and moving
to change things toward THE
BLESSING, never toward the curse.
First Kings 19 reveals this truth:
You must listen for it. Where? In the
area of the "belly." Your inner man's
voice is in the area just above your
stomach. The training comes from
being quiet as you meditate on The
WORD and direct your attention away
from your mind. I enjoy putting my
hands over that area and listening.
Don't start off by trying to hear whole
sentences. Ask of The LORD yes and no
questions about small things: "Shall I
wear this shirt this morning or this one?"
Be quiet, and listen. Then when you
hear, don't violate it by saying, "But that
won't look good with these shoes." This
is training. Obey that still, small voice.
You'll be surprised how quickly you will
develop in hearing His voice through
your spirit.
Step No.5 is: Do what God says. Do it
exactly as He says, and do it NOW!
When you study the life of Abraham,
you'll find this is one of the keys to his
great success with God. Genesis 12:4
says that in obedience to what God had
told him to do: "So Abram departed."
And in Genesis 17:23, it says, "...in the
selfsame day, as God had said unto
him." However, there is a catch to this,
and it's a big one. Take the time, no
matter how long it is, to hear what He is
saying—listening to your spirit,
meditating on The WORD. Don't do all
the talking. He will not interrupt you.
Pray in tongues, in the spirit, then listen.
Once you know in your innermost
being, do what He says. Do it exactly-
