Series: Hearing God's Voice

Duration: 33 minutes

Hearing God’s Voice (3)

Impressions by the Holy Spirit

3 Prerequisites on How to make a request of God

1. Realise God cares about your life

Matthew 6:31-32
Don’t worry about these things, saying, ‘What will we eat? What will we drink? What will we wear?’…your heavenly Father already knows all your needs.

2. Ask specifically

James 1:5 and 4:2b
If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you…. Yet you don’t have what you want because you don’t ask God for it.

3. Believe He wants to answer

James 1:5-6a
If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking. But when you ask him, be sure that your faith is in God alone.

Five Steps to Receiving from the Holy Spirit

1. Withdraw

Habakkuk 2:1
I will climb up to my watchtower and stand at my guard-post. There I will wait to see what the Lord says and how he will answer my complaint.
Five Steps to Receiving from the Holy Spirit

Luke 5:16
Jesus often withdrew to the wilderness for prayer.
Five Steps to Receiving from the Holy Spirit

2. Wait

Habakkuk 2:1
I will climb up to my watchtower and stand at my guard-post. There I will wait to see what the Lord says and how he will answer my complaint.

Tips on Waiting

• Relax: Psalm 46:10
• Be still, and know that I am God
• Anticipate His presence: Psalm 16:8
• I know the Lord is always with me. I will not be shaken, for he is right beside me.
• Wait in Silence: Psalm 62:5
• I am wait quietly before God, for my hope is in him.
  

3. Watch

Habakkuk 2:1
I will climb up to my watchtower and stand at my guard-post. There I will wait to see what the Lord says and how he will answer my complaint.

Ephesians 1:18
I pray that the eyes of your heart may be opened

John 3:3
Unless you are born again, you cannot see the Kingdom of God
Five Steps to Receiving from the Holy Spirit

4. Write

Habakkuk 2:2
Then the Lord said to me, “Write my answer plainly on tablets,

Benefits of Writing

• 1. Keeps you focused
• 2. A way to remember
• 3. A place to review
• 4. Allows you to testFive Steps to Receiving from the Holy Spirit
  

5. Worship

Habakkuk 3:2
I have heard all about you, Lord. I am filled with awe by your amazing works.

Summary of Five Steps

• Withdraw
• Wait
• Watch
• Write
• Worship