The Hearing God Course at Gateway South Austin is a journey that will help you grow and deepen your relationship with God and discover His voice.
Hearing God begins not with technique, but surrender.
“My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.” —John 10:27
God is not silent.
The primary obstacle to hearing Him is not His unwillingness to speak, but our unwillingness to listen – due to distractions or not liking what we hear.
How do we discern His voice?
Remove Distractions, Listen, and Look for the Clues God Gives:
Supernatural Clues:
Seeking God (Prayer)
Seeking God (The Bible)
Spirit of God
Signs
External Clues:
Sage counsel
Circumstances
Internal Clues:
Significance
God’s calling often flows through our God-given design.
Your passions, experiences, gifts, and burdens are not accidental.
God’s voice often intersects with the needs you uniquely notice and feel compelled to meet.
Some of us lack the courage to do something new, but some of us lack the character to stay where we are.
Our circumstances do not mean we should choose what is easiest, but instead we should consider if God is opening an opportunity in such a way that we need to go through it, or stay, or not.
“Delight yourself in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart.” – Psalm 37:4
“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” – Ephesians 2:8-10
“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.” – Jeremiah 1:5
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.” – Jeremiah 29:11-13
“For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you. For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us. If your gift is prophesying, then prophesy in accordance with your faith; if it is serving, then serve; if it is teaching, then teach; if it is to encourage, then give encouragement; if it is giving, then give generously; if it is to lead, do it diligently; if it is to show mercy, do it cheerfully.” – Romans 12:3-8
Spiritual Gifts Explained
- The Gift of Administration
- The Gift of Apostleship
- The Gift of Discernment
- The Gift of Evangelism
- The Gift of Exhortation
- The Gift of Faith
- The Gift of Giving
- The Gift of Healing
- The Gift of Interpretation
- The Gift of Knowledge
- The Gift of Leadership
- The Gift of Mercy
- The Gift of Miracles
- The Gift of Pastor/Shepherd
- The Gift of Prophecy
- The Gift of Service
- The Gift of Teaching
- The Gift of Tongues
- The Gift of Wisdom
Next Steps:
Read: Fruitful: Becoming Who God Created You To Be
Consider these questions:
What needs break my heart that I am uniquely equipped to address?
Take this assessment:
Discussion Questions:
- What’s something you naturally enjoy or feel energized doing, even if it feels ordinary to you?
- Why do you think God often speaks through our passions, gifts, and life experiences?
- What needs or injustices tend to grab your attention more than others?
- How might God be inviting you to use what you already have—not someday, but now?
- What would change if you truly believed God designed you on purpose and for a purpose?
