In this third post in the discipleship series, we will talk about hearing from God and obeying what we hear.
Breathing is life. We breathe in. We breathe out. Life. Breathing is just as important in God’s Kingdom. In fact, God calls His Spirit - “breath”. In the Kingdom, we breathe IN when we HEAR from God.
In the Kingdom, we breathe OUT when we ACT on what we hear from God. We breathe OUT when we OBEY. Sometimes breathing out to OBEY means changing our thoughts, our words or our actions to align them with Jesus and His will. Sometimes breathing out to OBEY means sharing what Jesus has shared with us - giving away what He gave us - so that others can be blessed just as God is blessing us. For a follower of Jesus - this breathing IN and breathing OUT is critical. It’s our very life. And it is the way to move from being hearers of the Word only to being doers of the Word (Matthew 7:24-27). Jesus said - the Son can do nothing by himself. He does only what he sees the Father doing. Whatever the Father does, the Son also does (John 5:19). Jesus said - I don't speak on my own authority. The Father who sent me has commanded me what to say and how to say it. Jesus said that every word He spoke and every work He accomplished was based on HEARING from God and OBEYING what He heard. Breathe IN - Hear from God. Breathe OUT - Obey what you hear and share it with others. Jesus said that His followers would also hear from God because of His Holy Spirit - His Breath - that would be breathed into every one of us who follows Him. Jesus said - the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and remind you of everything that I have told you. Breathe IN - Hear from God. Breathe OUT - Obey what you hear and share it with others. Jesus was showing us how to live. So how do we hear God’s voice? How do we know what to obey? Jesus called Himself “The Good Shepherd”. Jesus called His followers His “sheep”. Jesus said - My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. Jesus said - Whoever belongs to God hears what God says. The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God. As followers of Jesus, we have to be committed to hearing His voice.
Not every voice, not every thought, not every vision, feeling or impression is God’s voice. Sometimes it is the voice of the enemy. Jesus said our enemy is a liar and the father of lies. Jesus said our enemy comes to steal, kill and destroy. But God says that we WILL hear from Him and we will know it is Him when He speaks. With practice and prayer, we can know God’s voice better. We can learn to know whether what we hear is from God or another voice. Here are some ways to test what we hear:
The good news for every follower of Jesus is that when we breathe IN and HEAR from God and when we breathe OUT and OBEY what we hear and SHARE with others what we’ve heard – God will speak even more clearly.
His breath will breathe through us even more.
We will HEAR His voice more clearly. We will KNOW His voice and not another’s. We will SEE His work in the world and be able to join in and work with Him. We breathe in. We breathe out. Life. Consider these questions…
Drop your answers and thoughts into the comments below. We would love to hear your thoughts on spiritual breathing.
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