Another important question!
There are times we should be offended and make people aware we are offended and we do not! And there are other times when we should not take offence and we do.
When people say and do things that are truly offensive to us and we say and do nothing about it somehow it makes us smaller in our eyes and in the eyes of others; we lose something of ourselves.
Other times we are offended so easily when no offence was intended and we strike out and speak out, we again suffer loss. It might be the loss of a friend or loss of some truth God is trying to show us.
I have a question and I pray that you will not be offended by it.
John 10:27 “My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.”
John 10:4 “When he puts forth all his own, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him because they know his voice.”
Do you know His voice?
God has not lost His voice! He is still speaking in this day and age. I am not asking if you read the bible or what your pastor has to say to you on Sunday. My question is a very important one. Your Father in heaven is speaking to you; do you hear or know His voice?
Several years ago I asked this question to a friend and he replied; “I have written several books about it haven’t I? He didn’t really answer my question and he was offended and I lost his friendship.
We can write books about how God speaks. We can be a Christian for many years, we can pray every day, go to church every Sunday, be a pastor or minister and still not know or hear Gods voice. We can know the bible very well and not know His voice.
Do you know your earthly fathers voice? I expect most of you do. Do you know your mothers voice, or your brothers or sisters voice? I am sure most of you do.
Why do we know their voices?
Because we have spent a lot of time together, we are familiar with them. We get to know our Father’s voice by spending time with Him in a personal way. In time, we don’t have to worry about recognizing His voice. The moment He speaks to us we know his voice and follow Him.