Hindrances To Hearing The Voice Of God

Why are we not hearing the voice of God today?  Perhaps you may want to examine the following points about hindrances to hearing God's voice:

Hardness of Heart

"Today if you want to hear his voice, do not harden your hearts" (Heb 4:7)

Unforgiveness

I encourage you to fast and pray often and to expect the Holy Spirit to reveal what are the hindrances to our coming to the throne of God.  Are there any unforgiveness in our lives? Unforgiveness will block us from hearing the voice of God.  Forgive and you will be forgiven.  When you do that, the Lord will heal you, and your heart will be softened.  When you have the tender heart, the Lord will speak to you again.

Disobedience

"So faith comes by hearing the word of God" (Rom 10:17)  Faith can be defined as "Obedient action to what God says".  To hear God's voice doesn't mean just to hear with your ears only, it means to respond to what He said.

Pride

A great hindrance to our obedience to God is Pride.  Many of us have held back from doing what God is saying to us because we fear what others will think of us if we obey the Lord.  "The fear of man bringeth a snare" (Prov 29:25).  Simply put, we don't do what God wants us to do because of pride.



Rev Dr. Ronnie Ng