habakkuk in the old testament gives some good practical thoughts at how we can tune into GOD in a better way. he has shown us that we must withdraw, wait, and now watch. in other words let GOD give you a mental picture.
the third thing habakkuk said is, chapter 2.1 (tev), ...i will look to what HE will say to me...
he says, i will look to see what HE will say to me.
now it seems to me that it makes more sense to say i listen to what GOD says. you listen to what people say, you don't look at what people say. why did he say this?
well an important key to hearing GOD is to understand that GOD's voice is often visual. GOD often wants to speak through a mental picture. there are hundreds of examples of this in the scripture where people were praying and GOD gave those people a mental picture or vision. it's all through scripture
it is the primary way GOD contacts people – through impressions in your mind. HE gives you a mental picture or image or vision inside your head.
examples: abraham, jacob, job, david, isaiah, jeremiah, ezekial, daniel, hosea, joel, amos, obediah, jonah, micah...new testament: peter, john, paul.
this is the number one way GOD speaks to people, by giving them a mental picture. i think that's the reason why JESUS says several times, watch and pray. there is a visual element to prayer.
some of you have no idea what i'm talking about, but if you'll grasp it, it will open up a new area of your life in your relationship to CHRIST.
just a thought from the front porch…
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