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0:02 We wanna honor God because he sees everything.0:10 You were born with a plan and a purpose. He's the God of all things possible. He's the God of all0:22 miracles.0:52 Welcome to Grace Grace with Naina Michelle. I'm Michelle Humphreys.0:56 And I am Nyna Keegan. Welcome to the broadcast today. We are so happy you joined us. We're gonna be talking about discerning that voice of God over the world's voice. You know, in in this day and1:08 age where technology is just just banging in our heads with constant voices, and there's so many different, like, things being shot at you, and it's hard to know what is1:19 true and what isn't true. But let me just tell you this, there is 1 voice that just rules and reigns above the cacophony of all those voices, and it is the voice of God, the 11:31 true voice of God, the very voice that spoke everything into existence. God spoke and the world was formed, and the world began,1:43 and that voice is still true. It's His voice is still speaking, and it's still alive, and and it's true for you today every day. And we're gonna talk about how you can hear from him.1:55 Well, and you know that's a promise and God's word cannot lie. It says that my sheep and whether you realize it if you're a follower of God, you're considered a sheep. My sheep2:06 know my voice. And so we were meant to hear the voice of God and it's not for some, you know,2:18 priest or some high and lofty office, it's for the sheep, it's for us, and we can hear the voice of God as well as anybody else because we don't have to2:30 go through a priest. The Bible says that the only priest we go through is is the priest is through the cross. Mhmm. You know, that and it says that we are a member of the royal2:41 priesthood, a holy nation. So we can hear that voice because we're his and because of the cross of Jesus. And now we can go boldly to the throne of2:53 grace, the bible says, to find help in times of trouble. So we can hear that voice when we're worried, when we're scared, whatever you're going through today, if you need direction,3:05 you can hear the voice of God. And we want to talk about the difference between the voice of God and everything else.3:12 Yes. You know, the Holy Spirit lives in you, and he's gonna help you with the vocabulary of God. And God speaks to you in in so many ways. He speaks to you through his word primarily.3:24 The word of God. It is alive. It is living, breathing. It will honestly, there is something in the word of God for that you can find scripture for absolutely everything you are dealing3:36 with. And honestly, you can even go to to, like, a search engine and you can plug in scriptures on fear, scriptures on anxiety, and they'll all come up, and they'll come up in all the different3:48 versions. And honestly, there's so many ways to help you now to find out what the word says about what you're going through. Maybe you're going through like an adultery or a betrayal or something4:00 serious in your life. Maybe you're addicted. Maybe you've got such issues that you just don't even know where to turn. But the voice of God will help you with that. And you know, the Holy Spirit is always speaking in4:12 you. Did you ever notice, Michelle, like you you just like maybe you're driving and you have this notion that you should go this way instead of that way, or that in a in the grocery store maybe you decided that you4:23 needed to go to a different store than usual, or you took a different route to work, or you you you did something different and you had a notion to do that. Well, maybe it's because there was an4:34 accident on the other path, or maybe it was because you went down this other aisle because someone was on that aisle that needed to hear from you. Maybe there was a person there that needed help, or that God will give4:46 you a notion to speak to somebody, and you don't realize that that is the voice of God talking to you when you have those kinds of notions.4:53 Right. And the and and you know, scripture says it's a still small voice. Mhmm. You know, some people hear and they have heard, you know, God in an audible way.5:05 I don't think I've ever heard God in an audible way, but he's so that that still small voice whenever God speaks, you can no 1 can convince you otherwise because it's5:17 almost like it's written on your heart. Mhmm. He he tells you something and it there's a peace that comes with it even if it's correction. The best way for for me to hear from5:29 God is always in the word. God and his word are 1. He never separates from his word. Anything you hear that is contrary to his word is not God because he says not 15:41 word, not 1 tittle will ever pass away. God's word is true from beginning to end. So know that and that's the best way to hear from God. I know years ago, do you ever have a5:53 pity party and you say, God, do you even know where I am on the map? I feel all alone. And I remember saying that to the Lord pretty much like that, you6:05 know. And I opened the word and I promise you it said this. It said I know where you live in the woodland. And I was like, I live in the woodlands. I mean6:16 that's actually true. Know that I you live in I live in at that time in the woodlands. And I was like, that's weird. That actually says that, you know. He6:28 does speak through6:29 his word. Does speak to and he'll he'll I remember 1 time when I was it was shortly after I went through a very horrific divorce, and I know that you're supposed to pray for your6:41 enemies, and you're supposed to forgive them, and lay it down, and pray for them, and so and I was asking the Lord to to to bless him, and it was really hard, but I was6:53 doing it, and I was making sure that I did it, and I was saying those things. And, then somebody, had had recently seen my ex who, was a very very difficult7:05 it was through betrayal and adultery, and so and saw him somewhere, and they said, oh, he's doing great. He said he's doing great, and I got mad. I was so upset by that because I was like, what do you mean?7:18 How why is he doing great? Like, he did all this stuff, and You're7:22 praying for him to be7:23 all those things. Yes. And so I get a scripture that says, you who are obsessed with the judgment of the godless, It says to to lay that down because God will take7:34 care of that because he's a just God. And I was like, oh. So then I had to like like, what do you mean when you ask me to blossom? Like God was giving me a, you know, it was a gentle conviction because I knew7:46 reading that word that God was speaking to me. He was saying, look, you're 1 minute, you're asking me to bless the guy, you're asking me to, you know, you wanna forgive and all these things, but then you're7:58 mad about those things. And so, you know, I had to go back and repent about that. It's like I really do want you to bless him. I want, you know, I don't want this on my conscience. I don't want this. I wanna be clear. I8:09 wanna forgive and lay these things down. And and this is how he will speak to you. He will always show you it's for all for his glory because he wants not that he's mad at me, but he8:21 doesn't want me to miss out on blessings because I'm all in this bitterness8:25 and odd. So Right. And it's you know, sometimes I I panic when I feel like I can't hear the word. Yeah. You know, I'm like, everybody else is hearing from God and I'm not hearing from8:37 God. You you gotta quiet your spirit. Turn on some music. And we're gonna talk more about how to hear the voice of God when we return.8:46 The world needs to be reached with the message of Jesus. And that is the mission of Grace Grace with Naina and Michelle. To see people's lives change with the saving power of Jesus8:57 Christ. When you donate to Grace Grace Ministries, you're also reaching orphans and the underprivileged throughout the world, as well as the United States. The Bible says that when we help the least, forgotten and9:09 the overlooked, we have done something for Jesus himself. Will you be a part of what God is doing to help those in need and those who are hungry to hear the real message of Jesus? Give today by logging9:21 on to naina and michelle dot com or text the word give to 3 2 5 6 0 3 3 3 5 4. You can also send in a check to 63 15 b f m 14 88 road9:33 number 1 22 Magnolia, Texas 7 7 3 5 4. Grace Grace Ministries is a 5 0 1 c 3 charitable organization. Gifts are tax deductible, so join us in the great commission9:44 today. Give now.9:48 Welcome back to Grace Grace with 9 and Michelle. We are talking about discerning the voice of God. And how do we really hear the voice of God? And we were talking10:00 about how, you know, sometimes it's hard to to hear like you feel like you can't hear and for me it makes me kind of panic. But when I'm going through something, I will usually10:12 ask the Lord for a scripture because that's how God speaks. Yeah. My mother-in-law used to always say, you know, the bible is the only book you know, you read other books, but the bible is the10:24 only book that reads you. Amen. So when you read that bible, it's like a mirror and it does say that. It's like a mirror. So when you're reading, God is speaking to your spirit. So it's the best way10:36 to discern the will of God and the voice of God. And and and even for like strange situations, I remember there was someone that was having cold feet after, you know,10:48 it's like 2 days before the big wedding and had cold feet and and and I, you know, didn't know whether they were gonna get married or not. And so I was like, God, you know, just talk to10:59 me please. I I I don't know what to do. I don't know how to help them. And this is in the bible. It says there will be singing and dancing in11:11 the house of the righteous. And so I said, I called the bride and I said, gonna have a wedding. We're gonna have a wedding because I feel like the Lord just spoke. And when I say, you know, I'm not talking about every11:23 word, I'm saying that it just like pierces your heart. When you're reading it off the page. Mhmm. It it it feels different than just reading the bible. It's like a word for that11:35 situation. It's called a rhema word. And to me, that's the best way to hear the voice of God. Yeah.11:42 I ask the Lord for his agenda. It's like, show me what your agenda. Heaven's agenda is for my life, and to send destiny's helpers. Like, send send people to11:54 walk alongside. Send somebody that's gonna confirm what you're saying to me. Let me hear from you today. Let me hear this word. Let me hear you say this. And, you know, the bible says that, the god of12:05 glory thunders. The voice of the lord is powerful. That is Psalm 29 3, and it's like that's so true because it's like a thunder. It's like it hits you. There's you12:17 know, we can read the bible over and over and over again, but then and and I will read something that I feel like I never read before ever. And it's like because at this particular12:29 time, that is speaking to me where it never was it wasn't speaking to me before, so it never stood out to me. And so that's how the bible is reading you. It's like, what? That's in the bible? That says that?12:41 And that is it's like an anointing falls, you know it's right, and then I'll say, Lord, let somebody tell me this again. Let somebody confirm this for me. And even even fleeces, like, I'll put out12:53 fleeces that may not even be asking for a specific word of God, but I will ask for something like confirmation. Know that this person's heart is right. Let me let me hear you say that, and13:05 I'll next thing you know, somebody will say to me, you know, that person has the best heart, and you know, just they wouldn't have known that I was asking for that. And so you can ask that. You can fleece God. You can13:17 ask him to have let him show me that I'm on the right path, and 1 of the best ways too is also by I pray the keys of David scripture, Isaiah 22 22. And when you pray and13:28 say, Lord, open the doors for me if this is of you. Speak to me through these open doors. If this is of you, open wide this door, and no man can shut it. And if it's not of13:40 you, lock me out of this, and don't let any man open this for me. So you can pray these scriptures. The voice of God is speaking to you through these scriptures, and when you know them for yourselves,13:52 you know how to pray them over yourself, and you know how to hear from13:56 the Lord through his word. Yes. And I mean, you can get an unction of the Holy Spirit, you know, where there's just a knowing. That that's the only way I14:08 can describe it. It's like you know it. Like for example, I mean, pretty much all kids lie. You know, if you have a kid, if it that child has probably lied to you at 1 point14:20 or the other, and the Holy Spirit will speak. And I remember for 2 years I taught school, and I was14:31 that was an interesting that's a whole different story, but talking about hearing the voice of God. And 1 day I was grading papers and my little fourth graders were taking a14:43 test, and I'm grading and look kinda looking up and everything, and the Holy Spirit just spoke to me and said, so and so is cheating. And so I was like, I14:55 was looking, you know, and I couldn't see it. I was like, well I don't see it. And then I was really looking, you know, still nothing. And so anyway, we everybody turns15:07 their papers in and I'm like, Lord, I think you said that so confirm it and this little tattletale comes up and says, hey, he was cheating. And so I called him outside, you15:19 know, outside the classroom and I said, were you cheating? And he said, no ma'am. I was not. And I said, but the Holy Spirit I feel like told me you were cheating. Yes, ma'am.15:31 Yes, ma'am. I was cheating. I'm so sorry. Know, and I didn't know that. And I said think about how much the Lord loves you. That he did not want you to get15:43 away with something like cheating, and he wants you to walk in integrity. You know. And and so, you know, that is this is just a small example of hearing the voice of God in such a strange15:55 way,15:55 you know. I used to say that to my kids all the time because they used to be it's like if their group of friends was all doing something, it would be them that got caught at it. And I would say because God loves you too16:07 much Yes. To let you, you know, run amok and do these kinds of things that you're doing, and so you're gonna get busted, you know, holy spirit busted because, you know, God wants better for16:19 you and has better for you, and you're not gonna go down these these rabbit holes of of stuff. And when they think they get by with it, keep going.16:28 Well, the bible even says that. Mhmm. If a if a man continues to sin and he is not caught or he does not repent, it hardens his heart towards the Lord. So if your idea is just to16:40 ignore what's going on with your children or whatever, maybe we wanna rethink that. I'm not saying visit every problem, you know, but make sure you're you're paying attention.16:52 Yeah. Because you don't want your children to get hard towards the Lord.16:55 No. God is always speaking. He's got so much to say.16:58 Disciplines those he loves and that's how we should handle Yeah. Amen. In a loving way.17:02 Yes. Always. And because that's how he handles us. You know, man shall not live by bread alone, but on every word that proceedeth from the mouth of God. And that is a17:14 scripture. And you know, think about think about that's what we eat. We not bread, but we we eat on the word of the Lord. We digest what God is saying.17:23 Well, and if I can just add to what you're saying, you know, it that word proceeds is the word proceedeth. Like it comes out of the mouth, like it's still flowing. I'm not saying God's17:35 adding to his word. That's not what I'm saying. But he will he will speak directly to your situation as needed. Amen. I believe.17:44 And we will talk more about that when we come right back. Stay right there.17:48 The world needs to be reached with the message of Jesus. And that is the mission of Grace Grace with Naina and Michelle. To see people's lives change with the saving power of Jesus Christ.18:00 When you donate to Grace Grace Ministries, you're also reaching orphans and the underprivileged throughout the world, as well as the United States. The Bible says that when we help the least, the forgotten, and the18:12 overlooked, we have done something for Jesus himself. Will you be a part of what God is doing to help those in need and those who are hungering to hear the real message of Jesus? Give today by logging18:23 on to naina and michelle dot com or text the word give to 3 2 5 6 0 3 3 3 5 4. You can also send in a check to 63 15 b f m 14 88 road18:35 number 1 22 Magnolia, Texas 7 7 3 5 4. Grace Grace Ministries is a 5 0 1 c 3 charitable organization. Gifts are tax deductible, so join us in the great commission18:47 today. Give now.18:50 Welcome back. You are watching Grace Grace with Naina and Michelle, and we're talking about God and how he speaks to us. And, you know, there's so many voices vying for your attention all the time, and so many19:02 times it's like, you know, we've we've been places so many times where God has like given us a word for somebody, and I mean, there was a time, Michelle, remember when we knew somebody, and I didn't really know19:14 her very well. I knew who she was, and I had only spoken to her once or twice in my life, so I really did not know her personally, and she was about to get married. Remember this? She met somebody19:25 kind of like and she was gonna marry this guy, and I see this guy. For the first time, I see her with the guy.19:35 We saw him together. Yeah. And we both said the same thing.19:38 And it was kinda crazy, and so then I I knew that the the Lord did not want her to marry him, and long story short, I had a word for her,19:49 and when I was speaking, it was it was it that, you know, these things about this man that she should not marry him. But while I was giving her that word, I I stopped20:01 and I said, you already know all this. This is confirmation for you. I did not know her, like, personally at all. And so when she stopped and it was all, you know, the things20:13 I was saying, I I said, wait a minute now. You know, I know this is what the Lord is showing me, that you already know this and you're he's confirming all of this. And so her wedding was in like a couple20:24 weeks. The the Oh, yeah.20:26 Everybody had their flights.20:28 Their flights.20:29 And that's a hard thing when you hear from the Lord and the wedding's planned and all of those things.20:35 And so then a year later, we're going on a trip to Israel, and she happens to be going on this trip, and she comes up to me, and she said she she did not go through at the wedding,20:47 but she said everything that you said actually happened, and he was involved in these certain things, and it was all happening, and it really happened. And so, you know, God will always20:59 so for her, that was confirmation of things that, you know, maybe the Lord was showing her, she's like, no, you seem so nice, or no, it's not you know, we can we can sort of go in our21:11 minds, and we can kind of like, you know you know, think things away all the time, and say, ah, no, that's just, you know, what is the devil, and what's of God, you know? And so, but when you already know21:22 something, when you have that check-in your spirit, that is the Lord speaking to you. That is a red flag. That is that still small voice because God is first and21:34 foremost peaceable, Peaceable. And he speaks to you through that, through peace, his perfect peace.21:41 Well, and and to if you're trying to discern the voice of God versus the enemy, you know, Satan brings confusion. Mhmm. So if you are walking in confusion, you can know21:52 that that is not the voice of God. Also, you can know that, you know, that that God is never gonna tell you to do something that's outside of his word. Mhmm. You know, so in other words, like if you love22:04 somebody and they're not a Christian, God's not gonna say marry that person.22:08 Mhmm.22:09 You know, that is against the word. The Bible says that we are not to be unequally yoked. Are to marry those who believe, and you know, so these are just a few ways. Also,22:21 the feeling of peace. When you have heard from God there it doesn't matter if it's hard or scary, you know that there's a like22:32 you're there's a peace. There's a confirmation. God will often you'll hear on, you know, a sermon or in the word or on the radio, you22:44 know, that something that you're asking for. Even this weekend, let me just say, I'll be honest, when we were doing our sermon, our our show on humility22:56 and vaingloriousness, I started thinking, God, am I gonna have to get on TV and confess anything? You know, because I'll do it. I'll do it if you want me to. But tell me that, you know, I'm not practicing my23:08 piety in front of others. You know, I don't wanna be like a pharisee.23:11 Right.23:12 And so when I went to this this church meeting this weekend, I said confirm that that my heart is genuine before you. And and and so23:24 I'm not even making this up. This is how God speaks. This lady that I know, I do not know her she just grabbed me and she said, you know what? You're23:35 genuine. You're the real deal. Your heart is pure before the Lord. I mean it was like there's no way. I I had never seen her before ever. I I had never spoken to23:47 her before, only God heard that request. Mhmm. God speaks like that. He will use another believer to confirm something. That is so precious when God does something like that.23:58 He when he he just sends somebody away, you know, to to confirm you and give you that word. And also, he's not the author of confusion and chaos, and so God speaks24:10 to you through that, if you're so confused about a decision and there's so much angst in you, you know, when he says he's peaceable, if you were were24:22 making the right decision, there would be peace about it because he is not gonna, you know, he's not gonna call allow all this chaos and confusion. And, you know, if you've chosen maybe24:33 on that fork in the path, went the the wrong decision, you know, it's okay. You can back up. Just go back and start over. Repent and say, okay, Lord, this I I went through the wrong door. I made the wrong24:45 choice, but I am asking you to fix it, Lord. You you protect me, guide me, lead me, show me the right way, and he will speak to you through that, through through a peace that you have, and he will24:57 and then again, you can always ask for confirmation. He said he'll confirm you 3 times. He will, you know, and when I'm really struggling with indecision, I will always always ask, Lord, just let somebody call25:09 me, send me a scripture.25:10 Amen. Amen.25:12 Time to pray.25:12 Time to pray, and we are going to believe that you're gonna hear God's voice, and we're gonna ask for a special anointing to hear God's voice. Lord, we thank you that you are opening our25:24 ears, our eyes, our hearts. We will have eyes to see, ears to hear, and hearts to understand. We will hear your voice in a new and fresh way in the mighty name of25:35 Jesus. Open our ears, Lord. In Jesus name, amen. Amen. There's nothing like the voice of God25:42 and so we're so grateful for that every day. It's what keeps us going. We are so grateful for you guys and for all of your wonderful comments, and we just love hearing from you. Send us your prayer request. We're25:54 so privileged to pray for you and with you. We're very interactive with our viewers. 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