God is speaking.
God is speaking to the Church, and He’s speaking to you personally.
The challenge? We’re often not tuned into His frequency.
With so many voices competing for our attention – our own thoughts, the opinions of others, the noise of daily life – it can be difficult to recognize which voice is actually God’s.
There’s a beautiful story in 1 Samuel 3 that shows us we’re not alone in this struggle.
Young Samuel hears someone calling his name while he’s sleeping. Never having heard God’s voice before, he assumes it must be Eli, the priest he serves under. He runs to Eli saying, “Here I am, you called me.” But Eli tells him, “I didn’t call you, go back to bed.”
This happens three times before Eli realises what’s really going on – the Lord is calling Samuel. Eli gives Samuel simple but powerful advice: “If you hear the voice again, say ‘Speak, Lord, Your servant is listening.'” Samuel does exactly that, and God begins speaking to him directly.
Learning to Recognise God’s Voice
One of the ways God speaks to us is through other people – particularly those who know Him well.
Eli’s wisdom came from his own relationship with God. He could recognise what Samuel couldn’t yet see. This is why surrounding ourselves with spiritually mature believers matters so much. In a world full of distractions and competing messages, we need people who can help us discern God’s voice from all the others.
Notice something important about Eli’s advice: he didn’t try to interpret God’s message for Samuel. Instead, he pointed Samuel directly to God. Sometimes the best guidance we can offer someone – or receive ourselves – is simply: “Have you talked to God about this? What is He saying to you? Let’s pray together right now and ask Him for clarity.”
Testing What We Hear
Here’s a crucial truth:
God’s voice will never contradict God’s Word.
Whatever we believe God is saying – whether to us personally or through someone else – needs to line up with Scripture. This is our safeguard. It’s why knowing the Bible matters, and why we need to check that any guidance we receive – or give – is biblically sound and used in its proper context.
Samuel’s story shows us two essential qualities: he was willing to listen to wise counsel, and he was obedient to what God revealed. Because of this, God used him powerfully.
The result?
1 Samuel 3:19 tells us:
“As Samuel grew up, the Lord was with him, and everything Samuel said proved to be reliable.”
That same adventure is available to you.
God is speaking.
The question is: are you positioned to hear Him?
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