How Do You Hear From God?

In this weekend's LifeChurch.tv message, Craig listed three things to do when you are facing a crisis of belief and in the valley.

• Listen
• Write
• Wait

1. Listen for a "still small voice," a thunderous voice or maybe even several voices grappling in your head. Listen to the gut feeling that literally has your stomach twisted into a knot. Listen to that nagging feeling that just won't seem to go away. Listen, and write.
2. Write - even if you think that you can't. Grab a pen, paper and write anything that comes into your mind. Maybe it's a list, maybe it's just random words, or maybe you are an aspiring author and your thoughts are in order and eloquent - it doesn't matter. I remember clearly a time when God was speaking to me, but not in full thoughts - just random words bouncing swiftly in and out of my head. I began to write them down feverishly until there was nothing left. Once complete, I looked at my paper full of single words and somehow, though not in paragraph form and completely void of punctuation, the jumble of words made perfect sense. Write, and wait.
3. Wait. For many of us, this is the hardest part. Sometimes a crisis of belief is so overwhelming that it becomes all consuming, and waiting a single minute seems impossible. But you can do it...God's timing is perfect. Remember, we accepted God's love in faith, so we can wait on Him in faith.

Sometimes in our logic and haste to resolve life's problems we settle for second best...but if we will just listen, write and wait, we will receive His perfect solution.

What about you - what is the most difficult step for you?