Skip to main content

Inquiring God

By


Open Bible

Photo credit: Sixteen Miles Out

Inquiring God

So David inquired of God, “Should I go to war against the Philistines? Will You hand them over to me?” The Lord replied, “Go, and I will hand them over to you.” (HCSB) 1 Chronicles 14:10

Inquiring of God

Inquiring of God to make life decisions was one of the lifelong habits that David had. If you carefully read his life story, you will see how he asked for direction from the Lord in his life situations. One of the keys to hearing God is to ask for His direction. Ask questions to God. Call upon Him, and He will answer you. Oftentimes, we are carried away by the pressure of our life situations. Pressure and fear can be hindrances to hearing God. However, when we tune into God and ask questions by seeking His face, He will answer us with His gentle voice. Another key to hearing God's voice is to obey His voice that has already come to us. David continuously obeyed God's voice. He never questioned it. Perhaps David was a man after God's own heart because he knew the heart of God by continuously hearing God about his life situations. God has His plan, purpose, and perspective about everything in our lives. Simply asking questions about situations will reveal God's voice to us. Develop a habit of inquiring of God in every life situation. This will change your life.

Here are a few questions that you may ask God to hear His voice:

  • What do you like about me?
  • What do you think about the situation?
  • What do you feel about the situation?
  • What is your heart about this person who is speaking to me?
  • What should I do in this situation?
  • What should I speak to this person?
  • What do you want me to do today?
  • How can I represent your heart to this person?

We ask these kinds of questions to our Papa God as His beloved sons and daughters. He will whisper to our ears through the Holy Spirit.


Further Readings in this Blog: 

Saying YES to God to become God’s Co-Worker

Principles for Effective Ministry: 15 Things that I learned from Ministry

Book: 



Can You Hear Me? : Tuning in to the God Who Speaks


Other resources (not endorsing): 
The Beginner's Guide to Hearing God's Voice

Labels:

Popular posts from this blog

Commentary on 1 Corinthians 13:1-13

By
  Photo credit:  Shaira Dela Peña  Commentary on 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 Literary context, features, and issues 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 (a) There is a debate among the scholars whether chapter 13 is prose or hymn. [1] (b) There are literary parallels for chapter 13 in Greek and Hellenistic Jewish literature. [2] (c) It is often suggested that chapter 13 interrupted the flow of Pauline discussion on the spiritual gifts [3] and this chapter used stylistic forms. [4] Consequently, scholars think that chapter 13 is out of place or it is a non-Pauline interpolation and literary critics even questioned the authorship of this chapter. [5] It is also suggested that Chapter 13 is a digression. [6] It has been recognized as an epideictic showpiece that is used to exhort Corinthians to keep love as their guiding principles of life in the community. [7] Commentary of 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 The need to have love (1 Corinthians 13:1-3) Agape is used 18 times in LXX a...
Read more

Jewish Sects and Movements during the Intertestamental Period (New Testament Background, part-3)

By
Picture credit: Konrad Hofmann Jewish Sects and Movements during the Intertestamental Period (New Testament Background, part-3) (a) Temple, Law, and Priests (Sadducees) The Pentateuch was completed long before Hellenism. The re-established Jerusalem temple was the center of the religion. Though the highest political authority was the Persians, the Jerusalem temple state held the highest authority, with no other authority surpassing that of the temple and priests. The guardians of the temple and its cult, as well as the interpreters of the law, were the priests. The priests were the wealthiest aristocrats in the land. It is concluded that the wealthiest priestly families were open to Hellenistic elements. One of the reasons for the Maccabean revolt was the Hellenization of the priests, particularly the family of the Oniads. After the revolt, the Hasmoneans were supported by priests with different theological orientations who stood against Hellenization. The priests during the time of t...
Read more

The Literature of Judaism in the Hellenistic Period (New Testament Background, part-4)

By
Photo credit: The  Jewish Museum, New York   The Literature of Judaism in the Hellenistic Period (New Testament Background, part-4) (a) The Language of Judaism in the Hellenistic Period Hebrew continued as the religious language after the exile. Many books written in this period in Hebrew came to light through the discoveries of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Aramaic was the colloquial and business language in Syria and Mesopotamia and was spoken in Palestine. It was developed as an administrative language in the Assyrian Empire. But after the conquest of the Persian Empire by Alexander, Aramaic continued as a second administrative language after Greek and was used as a business and colloquial language even during the Roman Empire. Aramaic was used for Jewish writings. Moreover, during the Hellenistic period, Greek became a more influential language, but Aramaic survived. Greek became prominent because of Greek colonization and the significance of Greek as a cultural language. In Pales...
Read more