5 Ways to allow Jesus' voice to lead your life
The first step of a disciple is to follow Jesus. Jesus said that his sheep hear his voice and follow him. If we are going to follow his voice, then we need to actually make an effort to hear his voice and let it guide our lives. So here are five ultra-practical ways to allow the voice of Jesus to lead our lives.
1. Get to know him
Spend time reading the Bible. Read stories about him. Read what other authors who love Jesus have said about him. If you aren’t in the Word, then you aren’t allowing his voice in your life.
2. Listen for his voice
Spend time intentionally asking Jesus to speak to you. Jesus said he would send the Helper, who is the Holy Spirit, so that we can hear Jesus' voice in our life. Spend serious time in prayer, asking him to speak to you.
3. Limit the noise
Often it’s all the extra noise that drowns out the voice of God in our lives. We spend more time in front of screens than in front of the creator of the universe. We find time to binge watch every season of our favorite shows, but can’t find time to read The Gospels. Maybe it’s time to limit the noise in our lives in order to hear the still, small voice of God (1 Kings 19:12)
4. Stop letting excuses rule you
Often times we hear Jesus voice give us an opportunity to obey but we counter with an excuse. Peter and Andrew dropped their nets. They didn’t offer excuses by listing off all the important things they had to do. Often you must say no to lesser things, in order to do the ultimate things.
5. Journey with others
Share with your City Group how Jesus has been speaking to you. It’s amazing how verbalizing can help propel us forward in our calling. We cannot follow Jesus alone, that is why he gave us the people of the local church to walk alongside us, encourage us, and challenge us in our journey to follow him.
