How do you know if God can hear you?

Through the scriptures, we are taught that God will always hear our prayers and will answer them if we address Him with faith and real intent. In our hearts we will feel the confirmation that He does hear us, a feeling of peace and calm.
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What does it feel like when God speaks to you?

So the way that God speaks is different for everyone, but a lot of the times it's a still small whisper, it's a gut feeling, you just know in your knower. For some people it's a thought that just rushes in and it's nowhere close to what you had been thinking about. Sometimes it's a dream.
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Does God hear us when we pray?

The simple answer is yes, God hears your prayers. An ever-present, all-knowing God will hear every word from your mouth, thought in your mind and whisper of your heart.
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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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Can God speak to you in your thoughts?

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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Is it better to pray silently or aloud?

It's not healthy to hold in our emotions, and sometimes silent prayer just doesn't give full expression to the things we're feeling. Praying aloud can relieve our burdens and release our emotions in healthy ways.
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What are the 5 ways God speaks to us?

Five Ways God Speaks to Us
  • FIVE WAYS GOD SPEAKS TO US.
  • Through His still, small voice inside our hearts.
  • Through the rhema word of God.
  • Through a sense of peace.
  • Through open and closed doors.
  • Through other people.
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How do you hear when God speaks?

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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How does the Holy Spirit speak to you?

The voice of the Spirit is described in the scriptures as being neither loud nor harsh, not a voice of thunder, neither a voice of great tumultuous noise, but rather as still and small, of perfect mildness, as if it had been a whisper, and it can pierce even the very soul and cause the heart to burn.
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Does God listen to sinners?

In John 9:31, the Bible says, “Now we know that God does not hear sinners; but if anyone is a worshiper of God and does His will, He hears him.” Many have latched onto this statement as though it was an absolute truth – i.e., that God will NEVER hear a sinner's prayer.
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Does silent prayer work?

But prayer does not always require words. In fact, Jesus cautioned that using “many words” in prayer could become like babbling (see Matthew 6:7). Being still, without using words, can help us reflect on the majesty, power, beauty, love, and other characteristics of God.
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Does God hear our cries?

God Hears You

He hears our cries of unhappiness, pain, frustration, exhaustion, and fear. We can be honest with Him. His listening ear is always open to our prayers. His loving heart wants to embrace us as we cry on His shoulder.
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What to do when God is testing you?

By Lisa Ross, LisaRossInspiration.com
  1. STOP! Don't panic! ...
  2. After stopping, begin PRAYING. Prayer is the portal to God. ...
  3. FAST. When we need to hear from God quickly and we desire answers directly and expeditiously—we must FAST and pray. ...
  4. PRAISE. ...
  5. Surround yourself with PRAYER WARRIORS. ...
  6. GRATITUDE. ...
  7. TAKE CARE OF YOU.
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How do you know if your blessing is near?

Here are a few signs that a spiritual breakthrough is nearer than you imagine.
  • Harmful things and people leave your life.
  • Challenges come one after the other.
  • Your commitment to praying has increased.
  • You feel like being pushed to the edge.
  • Your prayers are not being heard.
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How do you know if God has forgiven you?

We are forgiven as we accept the mercy offered by Jesus Christ. It is in this way that our natures can be changed. In ancient times, the rituals and sacrifices of the law of Moses pointed the Israelites to the Savior's Atonement.
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How do I find my calling from God?

TAKING PRAYERFUL ACTION STEPS TO DISCOVER YOUR CALLING
  1. As you look at the steps, determine your starting point in the journey of discovering and living your calling. ...
  2. Allow yourself to envision a God-sized calling. ...
  3. Learn how to make good decisions within God's will for your life and gifts. ...
  4. Take prayerful action!
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What is the voice of God called?

Originally, however, such Divine communication was also in the Hebrew called kol (voice) as is shown by the Biblical phrase "There fell a voice from heaven" (Daniel 4:28 [A. V. 31]); and occasionally in the Talmud it is briefly given as kol (voice).
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How to see vision from God?

Reflect on God's shaping work in your life

It grows from your past and all God has done to shape you. Vision is revealed as you let your life speak. As you “listen” to your life and what God is saying to you through it, the Holy Spirit will show you what you need to see and understand.
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What to do when God seems silent?

pour out your heart before him;

Speak to him, be honest before him. Trust that he hears you, take refuge in his faithfulness, and know that behind every heavy silence is a mighty God who loves you.
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How does God answer prayers?

The Lord has assured us that whenever we call upon Him, He will answer us. If we pray according to God's Will, He will give answers to our prayers in Jesus name. Isaiah 65:24 says, “And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.”
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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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What are the 3 powerful prayers?

The prayer of protection. The prayer of transformation. The prayer of restoration.
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