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@@helensaji3 thank you, much appreciated. God bless you!

@@florakhoza7447 bless you in your journey with patience! I’ll be praying for you 😊. Thanks for the feedback, I’ve made a note of that.

@@simonfogwill4279 Bless you Simon! I’m so sorry to hear that, I will be praying. Praise God indeed, may we increasingly enter into abundant life this side of the eternal rest ♥️

Thank you Simon! I appreciate that. And yes, I got a haircut!

Amen! I love that song, too ❤️

Amen, thanks Simon! Part of the point of putting things on RUclips is to model discipleship, so please pray this draws many people into a deeper place of intimacy and surrender!

Amen to these, through the Holy Spirit faithfulness is really achievable!

Thanks! 🙏🏻

Cheers bro!!

Thanks for the encouragement Simon, I appreciate that. Amen, let’s keep praying for more workers in the harvest!

Amen 👌🏻

Amen Simon! Living in community, which could be done through small groups(?), is the biblical model and the way to church being family. We have to surrender our time being ‘ours’ and the notion that when we’re at home we have the right to ‘lock the world outside.’ So interesting to think through. God is always working in His Bride so I’m excited to see what happens in my lifetime!

Amen 🙏🏻

Amen, thanks Simon!

Cheers!

Amen!

Thanks!

Agree 100%

No way, that’s so cool! Thanks for sharing, and praise God for bringing you through - He’s so faithful!

Thanks Uncle David, look forward to seeing you over Christmas too!

Thanks!

Thanks! I was gonna do one when I move to wherever I stay next, as I’m not sure there’s enough to say atm

Thanks ☺️

David!! Great to hear from you! Love that book, appreciate it - and appreciate you praying. I’m now way more settled, currently at Bible College too. Hope you’re all doing well! 😊

Thanks Cathy, appreciate it!

Thanks Hills! Hope you’re all doing well 😊

Amazing, please do! It was such a privilege to be part of 😊

Thanks 😊

Thanks Simon! Hope you’re doing well.

Hey! Are you asking because you’re interested in growing in hearing God’s voice? So, the way I see it, is when I grow in knowledge and understanding through reading the Bible, studying it, discussing it etc, have I put human effort in? Well, yes. And, is it only by the grace of God through the work of God the Holy Spirit that I grow in said knowledge and understanding? Well, yes to that too. And when God answers a prayer, is it because I prayed the prayer or is it because God answered the prayer? Neither… It’s both; would God have answered if I didn’t ask? I guess if I didn’t, there’d nothing to answer. And I’d say it’s also both, rather than one or the other, with hearing God’s voice. Reading the Bible or listening to a sermon because I want to grow in knowledge and understanding isn’t legalism, it’s good stewardship, and to grow much outside of that is unlikely. Likewise when I want to grow in hearing God’s voice, I set time aside to listen. I read each of those scriptures; thanks for sharing. I didn’t explicitly say hearing God’s voice is about for the purpose of growing in intimacy, the personal, close relationship we can have with God. When people talk about hearing God’s voice, the context is God speaking for relationship sake. God definitely shouts and roars in the context of showing judgement, war cries, to show His might etc, as per the above scriptures. As to the last question, I wasn’t trying to say that - sorry if it was unclear. I don’t think God is unsuccessfully trying to talk to us as though He’s talking to a brick wall, but I do believe He wants to speak to us - He wants an active relationship with us, which includes communication (eg through Scripture, or this). And it’s not that we’re unable hear God until we’re practiced enough, I don’t believe that’s true for a second! But we won’t hear God much if we don’t listen. Does that make sense/does that help you to grow in hearing God’s voice?

@@jameshorne Dear Mr Surrendered Life, thank you for your reply. I am always interested in growing my relationshiop with god. When I study the scriptures I see that when I read the bible I am listening to god’s voice, as you say. Also, I see its written in the bilble everytime god speaks it is a clear voice not confusing or a whisper. Apart from study I have not known there is a different way to grow in hearing gods voice taught so I am looking to learn your idea. These exmaples are interesting to me but at the edn you say “But we won’t hear God much if we don’t listen.” So although you tell me god is not unsuccessful you are putting blame on humans for not listening? I think this is answering my question to you dear brother. Unless again I mistake you then I apologise so much I think you are saying if people do not listen they will not hear. This means it is a joint decision to hear the voice of god. Could you have a biblical example of this for me? that would be so kind. my belief was that if god want to speak to anyone then nothing can stop this. even if the human does not want to hear they cannot help it. but I think you are saying that if someone does not want to listen maybe they will not hear ‘everything’ god want thme to hear. if this is what you are saying then this is a new teaching for me, and I am interested to hear more ideas about it before I make a too qucik judgemnt

@@hanuun1n328 Thanks so much for your reply, I really appreciate your humility in wanting to dialogue. I hope you don't mind me referring to other blog posts and articles in this response, but I think others have already worded it very well! It's also worth mentioning that in this video, I wasn't planning on proving that God wants to speak to us in this way etc, it was more for those who had already heard of it and wanted some helpful tips. So, I'm not aware of a scripture that says God doesn't whisper, but 1 Kings 19:12 says He did to Elijah. Also, from the way I see it, I don't think whispering is necessarily unclear. Here's a blog post that explains the heart behind saying God sometimes speaks in a whisper: thinke.org/blog/2011/8/21/why-does-god-speak-in-a-whisper.html Here's a great article from Crosswalk about how to hear God's voice: www.crosswalk.com/faith/spiritual-life/how-to-hear-from-god-regularly.html And saying we won't hear God much if we don't listen is like saying we won't learn much about God if we don't read the Bible. More of a stewardship thing, that's the way I currently see it, at least. But I'm always happy to shown otherwise, as I really want to grow as a Christian. I definitely agree that if God wills to say something, He just will - so no need to worry about God not speaking in that context. Even Jonah's heart being wrong didn't stop him hearing God! (And he eventually repented and God's mercy was shown beautifully to Nineveh.) Here's a few biblical examples of humans having an element of choice in hearing God. Look at the context of them to see what the context is. Jer 33:3 - "Call to me and I will answer you..." Implies we call out to God and in response He answers. Psa 85:8 - "I will listen to what God the Lord says; he promises peace to his people, his faithful servants - but let them not turn to folly." Could either mean I choose to listen to what God has to say, or that we listen to what God has already said (i.e. in His Word). Rev 3:20 - “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me.” Although people wrongly use this verse to talk about salvation, the context is Jesus knocking on the door of His Church. It implies that we need to choose to listen, in this context to His correction. Rev 3:22 - "He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches." Again, this in spoken to the Church, not unbelievers. From how I see it, it's quite clear that Christians don't always listen to God. It's an example of listening to God's correction, which isn't explicitly the context of this video, so maybe isn't the most helpful. That said, if it's of interest to you, the majority of what God says to me personally is Him correcting me and showing me how I can honour and glorify Him more (sanctification). And yes, the more we read Scripture the more we learn, and the more we listen the more we'll hear Him speak, so I guess you could say we might not hear 'everything' God wants to say? Let me assure you it's not a new teaching!! I agree with being wise around potential new teachings, though I can confirm this isn't, see the above article. Another biblical resource is the reputable Pete Greig's book How to Hear God. Anyway, this is super long so I'll stop there. Hope that's helpful, and again thank you for your response - it really honours me to know you care enough to reply.

Amen! Missio Dei Leadership and Theological College, the AoG one in Manchester. Thanks, and absolutely!

Thanks, I appreciate it 😊

Sorry for only just responding, I'd missed your comment! Let me clarify what I meant. It's all based off 1 John 4:7-8, which says "Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love." I had actually explained this when recording, but didn't think I worded it well enough to make it into the final cut. In hindsight I should have included it. So, the context of the video is to encourage people who are struggling with the nasty and unkind things people have said to them. If someone is saying horrible stuff, and 'rejecting me' in that context, and 'judging me' in the sense of being judgemental, they are so far from walking in love (Eph 5:2), kindness and gentleness (Gal 5:22-23), humility and bearing with others (Col 3:12-14 - I could go on with scriptures like these), the person is therefore living in outright sin, and as per 1 John 4:7-8 their words and actions prove that they don't know God, or as I worded it, they're not living in relationship with God like they could be. (I said the person would be living outside of relationship with God, and then corrected myself as that couldn't be true for a Christian, so said if they're a Christian, they're not living in relationship with God like they could be - I worded it sloppily but quickly corrected myself. My bad.) Another scripture that's relevant to the context of the video is Eph 4:29 - "Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear." So in context, I wasn't talking about us being in error and others challenging us. I deffo didn't mean to not listen to those who are correcting us and keeping us accountable - I have people who speak challenging words into my life and I so appreciate it! 1 Cor 5:12 says we're called to challenge and correct and keep each other accountable, so I wholeheartedly agreed with you about this! Let me know if that clarifies.

Thanks Hills, and amen. Having to trust Him more rather than less is all part of the fun!

Hi, thank you for faithfully praying for me. For the moment I feel led to share about how the move is going and what I’m learning in this season, although I have had conversations seeding the Gospel and showing God’s love, and I’d love prayer for more opportunities too! There’s a potential ministry opportunity coming up, and I’ll share about that if and when that all works out - please pray for that too, as I’d be able to be a real blessing there.

Thanks Ruth, appreciate it!

Amen, thank you Simon. I’m definitely experiencing more of God’s grace in this season, and more aware of my need for it!

Hahaha, I’ll be praying for you for clarity and guidance!

Hey, thanks for the request! I’ll deffo be sharing how God is using me 😊. Yeah I’m sure there’ll be more stabilisers I’ll discover further down the line, and amen that God always has more for us to grow in!

Nope, Manchester. Guess it looks similar!

Thank you, really appreciate that 😊 it’s deffo been stretching my faith!