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Hearing God's Voice

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I thought that this book was worth buying, I got a lot out of it. This book is about having a better relationship with God by learning to hear his voice, finding and following His will. It's a good book for new Christians and mature ones. They also ask the question if God talks to people today and if God has a will for every Christian's life, they present both arguments and give you their take, which I agree and that is that yes God has a will for your life. It talks about how to tell if something is from God or the devil. It also covers how God used to talk to people in the past as well as the present. I found the book easy to read, informative and helpful. I really think that the authors covered a lot of stuff and that they did their research.

This book has been so helpful to me and to many of my friends. Henry and Richard Blackaby have done a marvelous job of describing how God speaks in the O.T. and how He speaks in the N.T. through His Word, through the Holy Spirit, through other people, and circumstances. They intersperse helpful anecdotes, conversion stories and personal illustrations from their lives throughout the book as well.

To me, the most helpful chapters were the ones dealing with how the Holy Spirit works and speaks, how to meditate on God's Word and how God speaks through His Word, how to respond to God's voice, and the helpful questions and answers.

Here is a list of the table of contents in this book:

Ch.
1. The Question: Does God Speak to People Today?
2. For the Record: God Speaks
3. God Speaks: His Way
4. The Holy Spirit: God's Presence in Our Lives
5. The Bible: God's Word
6. Prayer: What It Is and What It Isn't
7. Circumstances: A Time for God to Speak
8. God Speaks to People through People
9. Lies and Half-Truths
10. A Historical Review
11. Learning to Respond to God's Voice
12. Questions Often Asked
Notes
Scripture Index
About the Authors
Henry Blackaby Ministries

I've bought and given this book to many of my friends. They've all told me that they were helped tremendously by this book. Highly recommended!!

It was with interest that I read the reviews here and I thought I would add my comments about "Hearing God's Voice" by the Blackaby fellows. I had already glanced at their other books, but this is the only one that I have sat down and read. As I didn't sit down and check every Bible reference used in the book, I will only say this in response to the charge of being "unbiblical": I did not notice anything overly worrying.

There were, however, a number of points in which I found this book a blessing in many respects. First and foremost was the authors' firm placement of prayer on God's terms. They emphasise the need to show the appropriate respect and awe when faced with the Lord Almighty, and not treat Him as some sounding board for own personal woes and problems. While they do not denigrate the need to pray for our worries, they are very firm in upholding prayer as God's deal and agenda, not ours. The primacy placed with God's agenda and what God wants to say to us is something of a refreshing element in this book.

In addition, they place great importance on maintaining a tight reign on sin and relationships. As a main obstacle to hearing from God, sin and broken relationships figure prominently in the Blackaby's dealing with this subject. If one does not hear from God, then the authors suggest that it is cause for some serious self-reflection. Righteousness is very much a priority here.

A third point is the prominence given to the Bible in all dealings with God. This might sound a bit like saying the sky is blue,(completely obvious), but it struck me quite deeply. The authors maintain that the Holy Spirit will never say anything in contradiction to the Bible, and they maintain the Bible's primacy in all things. They also emphasise that any message from God will not change the Biblical revelation, but apply it to one's personal situation.

I found "Hearing God's Voice" to be a revolutionary impact on my own spiritual walk with Jesus, and I am still amazed at how much I am getting from it. I have been reading the Bible more and getting much more out of my prayer times. Overall, I have to say that I am firmly in the pro-Blackaby camp on this one. This has been one of the best books I have bought. Criticisms from other reviewers do bear consideration, but I reiterate that I did not notice anything disturbing about the author's approach to the subject.

If you don't believe God speaks to people today, then you are denying the truth of the risen and living Lord. If you don't believe God speaks to people today, then your spiritual life is flat and one sided. You speak to God, but you hear nothing back. This book is for you. After reading this book with an open mind and heart, you will come to conclusion that God is a living spirit who wants a personal living relationship with His children. The book will guide you through biblical scriptures that gives insights, evidence, and truths that God speaks to His children. If you are a Christian and you don't have a personal relationship with God, this book tells you how God speaks and answers many related questions. A must read. A retired Army Chaplain.

Henry and Richard present a very Scriptural, balanced approach to this subject. This book helps us develop the kind of relationship with God where we know, recognize, and respond to His voice. While it's not some mystical, super-spiritual stuff, it does take time as we develop that kind of walk with God.

Whether you don't feel you know God at all, or just want to know Him better, this book is for you.

What I liked the most about this book is it's practical application. It is easy to read but not shallow. It is the first book I read from these authors and I was very pleased with it. Will certainly buy other books from them.

This book wasn't exactly what I hoped it would be.It's strength was in it's descriptions of various times when God communicated with people in the Bible. I also noticed a very specific inclination to missions in the book, it seemed that every time or almost every time God spoke to someone, it resulted in a call to missions. Every one doesn't have a call to missions.I believe too that God does speak to people but when your examples are mostly people from another century it could make you wonder if he is talking today if you didn't know better.The book doesn't set out principles, now principles may sound like formulas but there are known ways that God communicates. God in his graciousness has shared his ways with us after all that is what the Bible is. But the authors have left us to draw our own conclusions.I guess it also seemed a little out of date and what we may be lacking also is more christians heroes or giants today.Great men and womwn walking among us today and not just in ministry but out in the world as well. Alas some are just after a blessing and their own comfort.But altogether I was disappointed with this book.

Excellent book all the way through. Doesn't start repeating same thoughts over and over as do some other authors like Myers, etc. Good read.

I highly recommend purchasing and reading "Hearing God's Voice". The book is informative, instructive and grounded in the truth of Biblical scripture. It is one of the best books I have read in a long time.

We are using this book in our group study. I find that the flow within a chapter leaves a lot to be desired. It is like random thoughts put down on paper, which made it very difficult to grasp the central theme. I was looking for some definitive directions; however, the authors often provide argument for both sides. I cannot honestly say I get much out of this book.