Does God speak to us through the Holy Spirit?

He also speaks to us through the glory of His creation. Additionally, He speaks to us through His Holy Spirit and through dreams, visions and our thoughts. Further, God will use events and circumstances to speak with us. More often than not, God uses the people He has placed in our lives to speak to us.
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How does the Spirit of God speak to us?

Through His still, small voice inside our hearts

This is the best way to describe God's voice in our lives. God's voice is profoundly audible, though it isn't always distinguishable by our physical ears. God doesn't have to speak loudly, because He lives in our hearts. He doesn't want to intimidate us.
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What are the 5 ways God speaks to us?

The Bible speaks of six ways that God speaks to us:
  • God speaks to us through scripture. ...
  • God speaks through gifted teachers whose source is the Bible. ...
  • God speaks to us through difficulties. ...
  • God speaks through the Holy Spirit. ...
  • God speaks through his creation.
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What does it feel like when the Holy Spirit speaks to you?

For some people, the Holy Ghost may cause them to feel overwhelmed with emotion and moved to tears. For others, tears rarely or never come. And that's okay. For them, the Holy Ghost may produce a subtle feeling of gratitude, peace, reverence, or love (see Galatians 5:22–23).
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What happens when the Holy Spirit comes upon you?

Acts 1:8 says, “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere—in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” This power that comes from the Holy Spirit allows you to stand strong for the things of God.
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How do I allow the Holy Spirit to take control?

How to Begin
  1. “Seek heavenly guidance one day at a time. ...
  2. “Sincere desire and worthiness invite the spirit of revelation into our lives.”
  3. “(1) Sincerely desire to receive the Holy Ghost, (2) appropriately invite the Holy Ghost into our lives, and (3) faithfully obey God's commandments.”
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Is praying in the Spirit the same as praying in tongues?

The apostolic injunction to “pray in the Holy Spirit” does not vary, modify or cancel out this model prayer as that would violate the unity of Scripture. “Praying in tongues” exists but it is distinct from “praying in the Holy Spirit.”
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Is the Holy Spirit the same as God?

For the majority of Christian denominations, the Holy Spirit is the third Person of the Holy Trinity – Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and is Almighty God. As such he is personal and also fully God, co-equal and co-eternal with God the Father and Son of God.
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How do you hear God speak to you?

How to practice listening prayer
  1. Come to God with your request for guidance. ...
  2. Wait in silence for God to speak for 10-12 minutes. ...
  3. Jot down any Scripture, songs, impressions, or pictures God gives you. ...
  4. Share how God spoke to you with your prayer partners and follow God's will.
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What does God's voice sound like?

The Bible more often portrays God's voice as sounding ordinary and meek than as booming and thunderous.
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What are the three things that God calls us to do?

Theology Thursday: What God Asks of Us
  • To Do Justice. The first thing God desires of His people, is that they do justice. ...
  • To Love Kindness. The second thing God desires is that His people love kindness. ...
  • To Walk Humbly With Our God. Finally, God desires His people to walk humbly with Him.
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How does the Holy Spirit interact with us?

He is the source of personal testimony and revelation. He can guide us in our decisions and protect us from physical and spiritual danger. He is known as the Comforter, and He can calm our fears and fill us with hope. Through His power, we are sanctified as we repent, receive saving ordinances, and keep our covenants.
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What are the 7 powers of the Holy Spirit?

The seven gifts of the Holy Spirit are an enumeration of seven spiritual gifts first found in the book of Isaiah, and much commented upon by patristic authors. They are: wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety, and fear of the Lord.
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Do you cry when you feel the Holy Spirit?

Certainly the Spirit of the Lord can bring strong emotional feelings, including tears, but that outward manifestation ought not to be confused with the presence of the Spirit itself” (in Preach My Gospel: A Guide to Missionary Service [2004], 99).
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What should you not do when praying?

God can seem far away when I pray. It can feel like I'm beating my head against a wall.
...
Four Hindrances to Prayer
  1. Ignoring God's Word. If one turns away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer is an abomination. ( ...
  2. Loving Sin. ...
  3. Desiring Wrongly. ...
  4. Doubting God.
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Can you pray without believing in God?

One does not need to believe in God for prayer to work. Despite being an atheist, Sam Harris has unapologetically spent time meditating with and learning from Hindus and Buddhists. This makes sense because you do not need to subscribe to any particular religion or believe in any God to meditate.
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Does speaking in tongues come from God?

The idea of speaking in tongues is mentioned in the Bible in 1 Corinthians:12 as a spiritual gift that a baptized person who has accepted Christ could receive from God and the Holy Spirit. This gift allows a person to speak a foreign language they otherwise have no knowledge of.
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When I pray in tongues do I pray to God?

For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my mind is unfruitful. So what shall I do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will also pray with my mind; I will sing with my spirit, but I will also sing with my mind.
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Does speaking in tongues come from the Holy Spirit?

Speaking in tongues is an initial evidence, or sign, of the baptism of the Holy Spirit. “And they were filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance” — Acts 2:4.
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How does one receive the Holy Spirit?

The path to receiving the Holy Ghost is to exercise faith in Christ unto repentance. We can become clean through qualifying for the effects of the Savior's Atonement. The covenants offered in baptism by authorized servants of God bring that cleansing.
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Can you be filled with the Holy Spirit more than once?

We cannot expect to stay filled with the Holy Spirit with a “one time” filling. Life tends to drain our spiritual reservoir. Challenges of daily living require fresh fillings. We must learn how to keep our hearts thirsty for more of the Spirit and our hands open to receive.
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How do you discern the Holy Spirit?

Seven steps to vocational discernment
  1. Prayer. What shall I do, Lord? (Acts 22:10). ...
  2. Understanding. But then it becomes like fire burning in my heart, imprisoned in my bones; I grow weary holding it in, I cannot endure it. ...
  3. Information. ...
  4. Reflection. ...
  5. Decision. ...
  6. Action. ...
  7. Spiritual direction.
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What are the two signs of the Holy Spirit?

The symbols of the Holy Spirit are: Dove, Fire, Oil, Wind and Water. The Dove: This can be seen in the description of the baptism of Christ (Matt. 3:16; Mark 1:10; Luke 3:22; John 1:30-34). A dove symbolises peace (Psalms 55:6; Song of Songs 2:12); purity (Song of Songs 5:2; 6:9); innocence (Matt.
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