Weekend Worship—How Do I Know the Voice I’m Hearing is REALLY God?

When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice. But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will run away from him because they do not recognize a stranger's voice." John 10:4-5 (NIV)

Throughout my years of teaching, there’s one question I get asked the most.

“How do I know the voice I’m hearing is really God?”

The answer is at once very simple and very hard. You can tell it’s God’s voice, because you recognize it.

Weekend Worship—Do You Know Who’s Calling?

When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice. But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will run away from him because they do not recognize a stranger's voice." John 10:4-5 (NIV)

Throughout my years of teaching—whether I was at a writers conference, womens retreat or a Bible study—probably the question I’ve been asked the most has been, “How do I know it’s really God speaking to me?”

The answer is at once very simple and very hard. You can tell it’s God’s voice, because you recognize it.