Rose writes: “My struggles are simply that some days I don’t feel like I’m hearing much of anything.”

John: “Rose, I totally understand. This was exactly my experience for a long time. Mark Virkler’s teaching about the Four Keys to Hearing God’s Voice is what changed that for me. Here’s what I learned…

First, you need to see the picture. Jesus said: “Whoever believes in me, streams of living water will flow from within him.” (By this He meant the Spirit…)” -John 7:38-39. So, Rose, the Spirit is always flowing like a river from within us. We simply need to learn how to recognize that flow.

This is where Virkler’s Four Keys were so helpful. 1. Quiet yourself. 2. Fix your eyes on Jesus. 3. Listen for flow (spontaneous thoughts from within). 4. Write. So, as you are seeing Jesus (in your imagination), ask Him a question and begin to write whatever spontaneous thoughts come into your head. This was the new insight for me – don’t evaluate what you are writing at this point. (“Hmm… I wonder if this is God?”) If something isn’t clear, ask Him another question. Go back and forth -dialogue with Him.

When you finish (I write 2-3 pages almost every day), you can evaluate what you wrote (compare with Scripture, submit to Godly counsel, etc.). Rose, here’s much more to say about this but try it for a few days and tell us what you learn. (An experiment within an experiment!)

How about the rest of you? What have you learned that would help Rose?

John