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“The Lord will guide you always: he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorchedland and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden,like a spring whose waters never fail.”— Isaiah 58:11 (NIV)I believe that each of us has special areas of ministry that Goduses us in. One of the areas in which God uses me is helpingpeople hear His voice so they can learn His will for their lives. Itis so important to walk in the perfect will of God. When we walkin His perfect will, we will experience peace even in the midst ofthe storms of life. However, to discover God’s will for our lives,we must listen to His instructions. In order to do that, we mustbe able to recognize His voice.In the day in which we live, it is vitally important that werecognize and listen to the voice of God. Recent generationshave been affected by and followed the voices of many leaders.President Ronald Reagan was known as “the great communicator.”He could stand before the people of the United States in the midstof chaos and turmoil, and at the sound of his reassuring, soft, andkind voice, our nation would become calm. That calmness camebecause we listened to and trusted his voice.There are many voices in the world today. Some will try toget you to question your faith in God. Others will discourageyou and try to tear you down. Still others will present lucrativeopportunities to you—but they may take you from God, instead ofto God.I am often amazed at today’s generation. It is as my fatherin-lawused to say: “They are like little birds with their mouthsopen—accepting everything that someone tells them.” Then hewould say, “We need to be as wise as an old cow: ‘Eat the hay, andspit out the sticks.’ ” He meant that we should accept the goodand reject the bad. My parents taught me to listen to those whowere instructing me but to always judge their instruction by whatthe Bible says. In other words—don’t be so gullible; check thingsout. God will confirm or correct what you are hearing if you’ll justlisten to Him.It is ever so vital that we listen to and trust the voice of God.Psalm 95:7–8 says, “For he is our God; and we are the people of hispasture, and the sheep of his hand. Today if ye will hear his voice,Harden not your heart, as in the provocation, and as in the dayof temptation in the wilderness.” The children of Israel did notalways listen to the voice of God. Some did not enter the PromisedLand because they refused to listen to and obey His voice.But you may ask, “How do I know when God is speaking to me?”That same question came to me many years ago. I would askministers, “How do you know when God is speaking to you?” Their22 rhema.organswer was always the same: “You just know.” So I began myjourney to find out how you know. The best person I knew toask was God Himself. More than anything else, I wanted God’sperfect will for my life.I began to appropriate the scripture “Trust in the Lord withall thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. Inall thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths”(Prov. 3:5–6). I would say, “Lord, you direct my path. You let meknow if I’m going down the wrong path.” As I submitted mywill to His, He began to show me the right path.God talks to us in various ways. At times He has spoken tome through a scripture. I have found that, more often than not,God does not speak instantly after I have brought my petition toHim. However, I have found that as I stay tuned in to His voice,He answers my question or gives me direction when I leastexpect it. Often I receive my answers as I am meditating onHim in the morning when I’m getting ready for work. At timesI’ve received answers as I’m driving. There are other times whenGod has given me His answer through another person.It is important that we don’t put God in a box as to how wehear His voice. Elijah expected God’s voice to come througha great manifestation. But God spoke to him in a still, smallvoice. God wants to speak to you, too, but you must take timeout of your schedule to commune with Him. Get acquaintedwith His voice and learn to instantly obey His commands.SAVETHEDATE!September 25-27, 2008With Lynette Hagin and special guest speakersFor more information, visit us online atwww.rhema.org/ktf or call (918) 258-1588, ext 2238.
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIJIA N S W E R S :Confession is good for the soul . . . but it’s alsogood for your faith. That’s because what you say(or confess) shows what you believe. You mightbelieve that Jesus is Lord,but Romans 10:9 saysthat you must say it withyour mouth in order to besaved.Your science teacherwill tell you that yourmouth is connected toyour esophagus and stomach. That’s a scientific fact.But spiritually, Jesus said that your mouth is connectedto your heart (or your spirit). He said, “Out of theabundance of the heart [or spirit] the mouth speaks”(Matthew 12:34). A person can tell what is in yourheart just by listening to the words you’ve been saying.Cananybodyhear me?♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ ♥♥♥♥♥♥So what have you beensaying? Have you beenspeaking words of faithfrom God’s Word or wordsof doubt and unbelief?Faith helps us “hang on” to the promises of God. The monkeybelow is “hanging on” to one vine by his tail. Can you figure outwhich vine it is?PEOOEAVQDLQAGESPAMEPHPRMSETBSPLSGEEBHTHRLESNALPTEVPMPOMGSOVQRBSTHFRSCUHSDNGATLCHRNSRFQRHEARTS ON THE WATERAs the sun goes down behind the water,Little hearts dance on the waves of the sea.How many hearts can you count in the picture?As I counted, my eyes played tricks on me!HTNPPSEFSEDAPLPRHCLSFDATSWRARNGSRPRETEPSRSGOSEASUNTERSTTQFROCNDQQOPANS®What Have You Been Saying?!Hearts on the Water - Answer: 21Where the tops of the waves touch the bottomsof the hearts an upside down heart is formed. Canyou see it?Hang In There With Faith - Answer: CWhat Have You Been Saying - Answers:1. “I’m not very smart when it comes to Math!”- C2. “I can’t do that! It’s too hard!” - D3. “I’ll never get over this sickness!” - A4. “I’m afraid something bad is going to happen!” - BBelow are a few bad confessions that you might betempted to say. Find the good confessions from God’sWord beneath these bad confessions. Then use thegood confessions to defeat the bad confessions you’vebeen saying.Match the number of the Bad Confession with the letter of theGood Confession that will defeat it.BAD CONFESSIONS1. “I’m not very smart when it comes to math!”2. “I can’t do that! It’s too hard!”3. “I’ll never get over this sickness!”4. “I’m afraid something bad is going to happen!”ABCDGOOD CONFESSIONSA. “By Jesus’ stripes I am healed.” 1 Peter 2:24B. “The Lord is the strength of my life. Of whomshall I be afraid?” Psalm 27:1C. “I have the mind of Christ.” 1 Corinthians 2:16D. “I can do all things through Christ who givesme strength.” Philippians 4:13WORD SEARCHRead the good confessions in theBible lesson above. Then searchfor words from these verses in thescrambled letters below and circlethem. There are 13 words to find.SPAMEPHILIPPIANSPTEVPMPOMINDQQOPTHRLESNAIHTNIROCPEOIATLCHRISTTQFDAPLPRHCLSFDATJRPLSGEEBHISEFSEIAOEAVINSRFQRISWRIQDLQAGEIEASUNTERPRMSETBSIISRSGOSFRSCUHSDNGIRETEPGSOVQRBSTHINGSRPJokes &RiddlesWho was the smallestman in the Bible?Some think it wasKneehighmiah, but otherssay it was Bildad, the Shuhite(Shoe-height).Mr. Bigger and his son,Junior, were going toexplore a cave. Theopening to the cave wassmall, but Mr. Biggersqueezed through thehole. But his son, Junior,could not fit through thehole. Why was this?Because he was a“little” BiggerWhat did the science booksay to the math book?I’ve heard you have a lot ofproblems!What 10-letter word startswith g-a-s?AutomobileWhy is Alabama thesmartest state?Because it has four A’s andone BWho invented fractions?Henry the EighthWho was the best actor inthe Bible?Samson . . . he brought thehouse down.Some jokes courtesy of kidsjokes.co.uk
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