Hearing from the Holy Spirit

 October 26, 2024

Friday

The Holy Spirit speaks to me. As I write this, I am thinking, "This sounds like, 'I see dead people.'" It sounds a bit schizophrenic to many. I suppose if someone told me that they heard voices, I would think the same. Yet, it is still true. The Holy Spirit speaks to me.

I know He could, but I cannot say that I have heard Him audibly though it sometimes seemed like it. I mean, there was a clear message as if in a sentence but I knew my ears didn't detect a sound. The message went directly into my spirit.

I not saying that the Holy Spirit is so loquacious that He drives me crazy, but He gives me enough information to let me know what will happen or what I should do. That doesn't mean that I know all that will happen but I have been praying and He has revealed what would happen, at times. They aren't regular, though. I think I'm on a "need to know" basis with Him. The most important thing is that He leads me in what I am supposed to do.

He speaks to me sometimes when I read the scripture. I suppose I should say that He always speaks to me when I read the scripture but it wouldn't be true. Too many times, I am not listening. He could be speaking but you couldn't prove it by me. Communication requires a reception on the other end. I am not always listening. When I am, the scriptures come alive because they speak clearly. 

Sometimes the Holy Spirit speaks to me when I am praying. This is when He is clearly speaking because my spirit is truthfully listening for Him to speak. It isn't like a phone conversation. I don't get an immediate response. I prayed for a long time before I heard from the Spirit. I guess I need to really want to hear. Yet, the Spirit speaks to me.

I know people who are expecting the Spirit to speak with an audible voice. They expect something spectacular but that hasn't been my experience. It has been plain. There was never any shouting. Sometimes, it is simply knowing what is right in my heart. There is always peace when I hear Him.

There will be those who think you are unusual (that's putting it politely) if you hear from the Holy Spirit. Yet, isn't that what we are supposed to do?

Romans 8:14 (NASB 2020) ¹⁴ For all who are being led by the Spirit of God, these are sons and daughters of God.