The Inward Voice

Wednesday 16 August
READ: Psa. 16: 7-11; Prov. 20:26-27
MORE LESSON: Psa. 32: 7-9

One of the secrets of obtaining instructions from the Lord is to listen to your inward man. God communicates certain things to our spirit, which the mind is not yet aware of. It is the ability to discern the voice of the Spirit that gives us an advantage in the walk of life. Psa. 4:4 says, Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah. There are lots of instruction and counsel that the Lord wants to communicate to us but they will come as we learn to listen to His voice on the inside.
Believers more often than not listen to all the voices outside but they do not listen for the still small voice on the inside. Prophecies, and advice from external sources are not wrong in themselves but beyond all these, we must learn to listen to the voice of the Holy Spirit in our inward man. Before you go to hear what someone else has to say on an issue, why not check what God is saying to your spirit? Listening to the inward voice of the Spirit will make the difference between making the right or wrong choice. God's voice is gentle and still; it can come anywhere, anytime. The key is to keep your spirit connected to Him irrespective of the physical location.

Oftentimes believers do something disastrous and afterwards remark, “Something inside me was telling me not to do this”. It is not 'something'; it is the voice of the Spirit in your inward man.
You must train yourself to hear the inward Voice.
The Bible says, The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly: Prov. 20: 27. You will easily obtain direction from the Lord when you learn to listen to His voice in your recreated spirit. It is noteworthy that we must keep the right spiritual and mental environment that makes it easy for the Holy Spirit to minister His voice to us. There are places that are conducive to the Holy Spirit and there are some that are not. Secular songs, films and magazines will fill your spirit with so many voices of men and of the flesh and smother the voice of the Spirit. It is also necessary that you don't just run up and down 24 hours a day because you are 'trying to make it'. A single instruction from God through silent meditation will give you more than years of hustling around will. Hardwork is important for success but it is more important to listen diligently to God.
Jesus the Counsellor dwells in you through the Holy Spirit. All you have to do is tune in to the frequency of the Spirit and hear the voice of the Counsellor inside of you. As a child of God, how much of your Father’s voice can you boldly say you hear each day? Do you even know His voice? When last did you hear your Father speak to you? Give an answer now.

Prayer/Action
* Rebuke every voice of distraction around you that will not allow you hear the voice of God, in Jesus’ name.
* Ask God to help you to be sensitive to the voice of His Spirit within you always, in Jesus’ mighty name.

TODAY’S PROPHETIC PRAYER
Father, thank You for the fall of all ancient gates and the lifting of everlasting doors for my life, in Jesus' mighty name.