"Now the boy Samuel ministered to the Lord before Eli. And the word of the Lord was rare in those days, there was no widespread revelation.
4 That the Lord called Samuel. And He answered, "here I am!"
Exodus 3:4
"So when the Lord saw that he turned aside to look, God called to him from the midst of the bush and said, "Moses, Moses!" And he said, "here I am"
Ok dear friends in the above 2passages,
Both these guys (and more others one can qoate) heard God speaking verbally to them.
While you & I dear mostly refere to the scriptures.
(I by no means doubt that God does talk to you verbally in your place of privacy)
I'm more interested in the differences here, between knowing His word (reading scriptures) versus knowing His voice (like the 2opening scriptures i've shared)
Your input ladies will really be appreciated by me.
You have so much to offer since I know very little about Him (God)
Sisygirl, my sister in The Lord! I'm going to take a stab at this, jumping in with both feet! Reading His word can and will most certainly open up a dialogue with The Lord! Once you've continuously soak your mind, heart, but mostly your spirit with His word, The Holy Spirit then does His part when there's a need in your everyday life, bringing that particular scripture/verse to your spirit to help, guide and assist you as needed. But again it must start with the reading and mediating of His word! Knowing His word then acting upon it, must work hand in hand! I hope this helped.
*Note*---Just a suggestion Sisygirl, this particular topic might have gotten more exposure if you ran it under the Christian Faith Related segment of the chat room forum titled Biblical Questions and Discussions.....nevertheless still a very worthy question.....stay blessed!
----In addition----knowing His voice is very, very intimate to each believer!! He will let you hear Him different from what others may hear Him as. In essence He speaks to us all differently, which still derives from your constant prayer, reading and mediating of His word. When you know The Lord has spoken to you based on HOW He speaks to you, don't let anyone convince you otherwise! This does take time, but your persistence in it will reap you the reward!!! God bless!
Don't be bothered dear by me posting this question on ladies section, when there's a section of bible questions meant for such
I hardly visit that side of this site. It was by intention I posted this question here simply cause I don't understand what's happening there (in the bible questions forum) and I don't wanna partake in those energies there. There's such division, criticism, disrespect to one onothers' post & feedback.
I've seen interesting posts from meaningful people to me, in less than an hour or 2.... The post has ren off from visibility due to countless questions asked just after one has posted his/her question. Then it gives no purchase in writing back. No one answers anyone's posted question, everyone wants to initiate (which can not be argued, everyone is free to post anytime)
For that reason i've learned to select friends who threat others with respect when discussing the asked question, hense I've posted Teach a subject about the book of Ester, under a column of 'love advise & experiences'
That was so she doesn't miss my question to her.... Though thank you dear sis for that sincere suggestion.
God begin dealing with people differently from Moses forward. �Until Moses, God spoke audibly to many people...Adam & Eve, Cain, Noah, etc. �the Israelites decided they didn't want to hear God after Moses went up to Mount Sinai.
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Exodus 20:18�And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they removed, and stood afar off.�
19 And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.�
20 And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before your faces, that ye sin not.�
21 And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.
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God did speak to others after that, Samuel, Saul, Elijah, etc; however, He primarily works through the Holy Spirit now. �By reading His Word, we learn more about Him. �With salvation comes the Holy Spirit and the promptings to do or not do things. �We get that urge to tell a stranger about the Gospel, a friend talks to you about something that you haven't really shared with them...
Once we are saved, we recognize the prompting of the Holy Spirit. �It's like a mother and child in a crowd...the mother knows the cry or call of her child and the child distinguishes the call of his mother. �We can distinguish the call of the Holy Spirit.
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I agree with you, Sisygirl, that posting in the Biblical questions and discussion forum is frustrating as so many threads are added every day and the divisiveness can be disappointing.
I like your new pictures on your profile, you always look so happy!
You really can learn so much on these forums.....thank you Sisygirl and Teach ib for the heads up on what takes place on the Christian Faith Related Discussion segment of the chat forum here at CDFF......I'm fairly new here at the chat forum so I hadn't yet had the opportunity to go there.
And it looks like I won't really need to.You guys make me feel quite welcomed right here(smile)......thanks again ladies! Be blessed!
They both carry a certain weight according to how unique you've both answered.
Teach in your reply I was taken by this:
"Its like a mother & a child in a crowd... The mother knows the cry and the call of her child. And the child distinguishes the call of his mother.
That was very deep
Infact you've touched the subject that keeps beating in my heart. Though mine is more based on the fathers.
I really think a father figure is the worst experience a child can miss. (maybe now i'm deviating a little from the main subject)
I look at Jacob being blessed by he's father Isaac.
The privileges & benefits he had after those blessings were released (when he didn't deserve) not even the very father who blessed could withdraw after finding out he was cheated. Those words are what sustained him through hardship at Laban's
When Jesus was around He was subjected to the father (God) to a point of being blessed by God just after being baptized when the bird represented the Holly spirit with words of blessings, saying "This is my beloved son, in whom i'm well pleased!"
When Noah's son made fun of his fathers nakedness while drunk,
He was cursed by his father. Till this day the generetional curse still stands from his offsprings'
Apparently its as if the blessing & the cursing can only be done by the father, i've never heard yet of a mother blessing in the bible... When Rebekah wanted so bad that Jacob should be blessed instead of Esau, she could still not do it herself, she only mastered cheating. Blassings had to be released by the father.
I'm bothered in my spirit by this fatherly thingy.
And now you're coming with the depth of the mothers voice to a child.... Believe me, this is so profound in me
Its like an assignment that i'd like to get to the bottom off.
Thank you so much ladies for your replies.
Teach you went & touched something else about a mother and a child's relationship
