I was lacking a closeness to God in a lot of ways. I was not feeling His presence and would read the Scriptures just to read it and and say I had done so. Because of my lack of closeness to God, I was not hearing His voice through the Scriptures or by the Holy Spirit. I tried to focus on what I was reading and asked God to show me something from His Word, but would get distracted with this or that.

I started to hear God’s voice when I began to get things cleared up with Him and those around me and for the first time I really felt His powerful comforting presence when all was confessed and forgiven. I have a real joy in my heart for the first time that I can think of. I have a greater desire to memorize God’s Word and to hide it in my heart, that I might not sin against God. I am free from the guilt and bitterness that weighed me down from hearing God’s voice for a long time!

~ Matthew
June 2008 Guys’ Journey

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