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Are You REALLY Hearing Gods Voice?

Dr Dharius Daniels

Change Church • Feb 1, 2024 • 14 min

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Take this message with you through a journey of Scripture, reflection, and prayer.

Summary

In this message, Dr. Dharius Daniels addresses the critical challenge of discerning whether we are truly hearing the voice of God or merely following our own emotional impulses. While God speaks through inaudible promptings, intuition, individuals, and experiences, our strong or good feelings can easily deceive us. To guard against spiritual pride and deception, believers must evaluate every spiritual impression through a biblical filter: asking if it is holy, healthy, and helpful.

Themes

Spiritual DiscernmentHearing God's VoiceBiblical BlueprintEmotional vs. Spiritual LeadingHumility in Faith

Pastor's Points

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1. Is it Holy?

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2. Is it Healthy?

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3. Is it Helpful?

Key Points

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1. Is it Holy? – Determine whether the impression aligns with scripture, avoiding anything explicitly forbidden, unadvised, or contrary to biblical principles.
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2. Is it Healthy? – Evaluate whether the prompting promotes spiritual, relational, parental, and emotional health, knowing God will not call you to build an empire while destroying your household.
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3. Is it Helpful? – Assess whether the directive adds true value to your life or positions you to serve and add value to others.
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God speaks through multiple avenues, including inaudible promptings in our vocabulary, intuition submitted to God, other individuals, and life experiences.
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A feeling being strong does not mean it cannot be wrong, and an idea being good does not automatically make it God.
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Hearing what God said does not automatically mean understanding what God meant; improper interpretation can lead believers off course.
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According to , the Word of God is necessary to divide soul from spirit because emotional impulses frequently mimic spiritual leading.

Sermon Moments

“Just because what you feel and hear is strong, that doesn't mean it can't be wrong.”

“Just because it's good doesn't mean it's God.”

“Just because I heard what God said doesn't mean I know what God meant.”

“The Bible is the blueprint to your best life.”

“Your soul, which includes your emotions, can feel so much like your spirit that sometimes the only thing that lets you know it's not the spirit is the scriptures.”

“God's not going to require and call you and me to build an empire and destroy the castle.”

“Rolling your neck don't make you right, raising your voice don't... sweating, it still don't mean you're right.”

This Week

Filter every impression or internal prompting through God's written Word before taking action.

Ask 'Is it holy?' by checking if your intended decision violates or compromises any scriptural principle.

Ask 'Is it healthy?' by examining how a potential choice impacts your family, emotional state, and spiritual life.

Ask 'Is it helpful?' by determining if your actions will serve and build up others rather than merely seeking to please them.

Practice epistemological humility by remaining open to correction and realizing that passionate feelings do not guarantee spiritual accuracy.

Invest time daily in studying Scripture so that you develop the spiritual knowledge required to recognize God's voice.

When you feel God giving you a word or direction, pause to seek clarity on proper interpretation and application before acting.

Remember This

Just because an impression feels strong or good does not mean it is from God, so every prompting must be tested through the scriptural filter of being holy, healthy, and helpful.

A Challenge for You

Put every internal voice, prompt, and impression through the filter—is it holy, is it healthy, and is it helpful?—so that you can walk in spiritual clarity and avoid being led astray.

These are personal sermon notes shared to help you remember the message — not a replacement for Scripture, your church, or your pastors.