Four%20Keys%20to%20Hearing%20God

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Four Keys to Hearing Gods Voice ??????????
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I will stand at my guardpost I will keep watch
and see What He will speak to me...
??????? Then the Lord said, Record the
vision ?????????? Habakkuk ???21,2
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As exemplified in Habakkuk ??????
Key ?? 1 I will stand at my guardpost ???????
Stated briefly ????
Quiet yourself in the Lords presence ????????
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As exemplified in Habakkuk ??????
Key ?? 2 I will keep watch and see ???????
Stated briefly ????
Look for vision as you pray Fix your eyes on
Jesus ??????? ??????
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As exemplified in Habakkuk ??????
Key ?? 3 What He
will speak to me... ??????????
Stated briefly ????
Gods voice often comes as spontaneous thoughts
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As exemplified in Habakkuk ??????
Key ?? 4 Then the Lord said, Record the
vision... ???????????
Stated briefly ????
Write out the flow of thoughts and visions within
you (two-way journaling) ????????????
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Biblical Safeguards for Hearing Gods
Voice ??????????????

• You are a born-again Christian, having accepted
  Jesus Christ into your heart as your Lord and
  Savior, and having had your sins washed away by
  His cleansing blood.
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Biblical Safeguards for Hearing Gods
Voice ??????????????
1.????????,?????????????,????????????. 2. You
accept the Bible as the inerrant Word of God.
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Biblical Safeguards for Hearing Gods
Voice ??????????????
1.????????,?????????????,????????????.
God. 2.?????????????? 3. You demonstrate your
love and respect for God by your commitment to
knowing His Word. ?????????,?????????????
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Biblical Safeguards for Hearing Gods
Voice ??????????????
1.????????,?????????????,?? ??????????.
2.?????????????? 3.?????????,????????????? 4.
You have an attitude of submission to what God
has shown you from the Bible.
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Biblical Safeguards for Hearing Gods
Voice ??????????????
1.????????,?????????????,?? ??????????.
2.?????????????? 3.?????????,????????????? 4.
???????????????? 5.You have two or three
spiritual advisors to whom you go for input on
a regular basis. ??????????,?????????
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A Letter to Your Beloved????????
Dear Jesus,?????
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Key??1
Key??1
Recognize Gods voice as spontaneous thoughts
which light upon your mind ????????????????
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Key??1
Gods Voice ???? (Rhema) Is Sensed as a
Spontaneous Thought, Idea, Word, Feeling or
Vision ??????????? ???????????
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• Thoughts from my mind are analytical.
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• Thoughts from my heart are spontaneous.
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• Biblical meditation combines analysis and
  spontaneity.
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• II Timothy?? 215

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Biblical support for the concept that spontaneous
thoughts are the voice of the spirit world
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1. Not all thoughts in our minds originate with
us. ?????????????? (II Cor.?? 103-5)
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2. Paga the chance encounter
??????? The Hebrew word for intercession is
paga, which literally means to strike or light
upon by chance, or an accidental intersecting.
???????? paga ,??? ?????????????
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3. The river of the Holy Spirit flows within the
believers heart. ???????????? (John?
737-39 NKJ)
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4. Naba, the Hebrew word for prophesying.
????????? NABA
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Prophecy ??
False Prophecy ???
Hebrew ????
Ziyd
Naba
Definition??
Bubble up ??
Boil up ??
He boils up his prophecy.????? He cooks up his
prophecy. ?????
His prophecy bubbles up. ???????
Expanded Meaning ????
His prophecy gushes up. ???????
Fix eyes on Jesus and tune to spontaneous flow.
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Fix eyes on selfs desires and devise a word or
vision. ?????????? ?????????
Inner Poise ?????
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5. We are a temple of the Holy Spirit ???????
(I Cori.?? 619 NKJ)
6. The Christians spirit is fused to the Holy
Spirit ???????????? (I Cori.?? 617 Prov.?2027a)
7. We are a branch grafted into a vine.
???????????? (John ? 1515 NKJ)
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Other support for the concept that spontaneous
ideas are the voice of the spirit
world ???????????????????????
1.The experience of creative flashes
???????? 2.The experience of destructive flashes
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The Following Qualities Will Characterize Gods
Thoughts Interjected into Your Heart ?????????????
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1.They are like your own thoughts, but
spontaneous, not analytical.
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2. They can easily come as God speaking in the
first person. ?????????????
3. They are often light, gentle, and easily cut
off by any exertion of self (own thoughts, will,
etc.). ?????????,???????????????
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4. They will have an unusual content they will
be wiser, more loving and motive-oriented than
your thoughts. ?????????,???????????,????,????
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5. They will cause a special reaction within your
being (e.g., a sense of excitement, conviction,
faith, life, awe and peace).
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6. When embraced, they carry with them a fullness
of strength to carry them out, and a joy in doing
so. ????????? ???????????????
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7. Your spiritual senses are trained as time goes
on, and it becomes easier to hear God.
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Remember God is speaking to you all the time,
and you do hear his voice. Formerly, you were
just grouping all thoughts together and assuming
they were yours. ??? ???????,????????????????,??
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Personal Application Journaling
Exercise ???????????

• Lord, do You love me?
• ???,??????
• Lord, how do You see me?
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• Lord, what would You like to say to me?
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Praying With An Idol ??????????
Idol?? (Issue??)
The answer comes back through the idolYes.
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Praying Without An Idol ?????????
Issue??
The answer comes back from JesusYes or No
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The Principle The intuitive flow comes out of
the vision being held before ones eyes.
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Personal Application ?????
Journaling Exercise Lord, what do You want to
say to me concerning praying with an idol in my
heart? ?????? ??,???????????? ????????
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Key??2
Quiet yourself so you can hear Gods
voice ?????????
My soul, wait in silence for God only, For my
hope is from Him. ?????????????????????????????
?? Psalm? 625 NASU
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Removing Outer Noise ???????
1. Get away from phones and children
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2. Remove tension by sitting comfortably ????????
????? (I Chron.??1716)
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3. Tap into the quietness of the world in the
early morning/evening ????????????????
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Problem ??

• Thoughts of things to do
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Solution ??

• Write them down so you dont forget them
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Problem ??
2. Thoughts of sin-consciousness ????
Solution ??
2. Confess your sin and clothe yourself with the
robe of righteousness ?????,???????
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Problem ??
3. Mind flitting about ????????
Solution ??

• Focus on a vision of Jesus with you
• Do any right-brain activity
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Problem ??
4. Need to get in touch with your heart
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Solution ??

• Begin singing and listening to the spontaneous
  song bubbling up from your heart
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Problem ??
5. Need for additional time to commune when your
mind is poised and still ???????,????????????
Solution ??
5. Realize that times when you are doing
automatic activities (driving, bathing,
exercising, routine jobs, etc.) are ideal times
for hearing from God ???,??????????????? ??
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Identifying the State of Being Still ?????????
Physical Calm ????
PhysicalTension????
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Identifying the State of Being Still ?????????
Focused Attention?????
Distraction ?????
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Identifying the State of Being Still ?????????
Letting Be ????
Over-control ????
0
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Identifying the State of Being Still ?????????
Receptivity????
Activity ????
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Identifying the State of Being Still ?????????
Spontaneous Flow ????
AnalyticalThought ?????
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Other Characteristics of the State of
Stillness ???????????
1. Cease striving let go relax (Ps. ?4610
NASB) ????????
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1.???????? (Ps.? 4610 NASB) 2. Not doing-but
BEING (in touch with) ??????, ????
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1.???????? (Ps.? 4610 NASB) 2. ??????,???? 3.
Living present tense ????
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1.???????? (Ps.? 4610 NASB) 2. ??????,???? 3.
???? 4. Experiencing Him in this moment (I AM)
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1.???????? (Ps.? 4610 NASB) 2. ??????,???? 3.
???? 4. ???????? 5. The key emotion is Love
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1.???????? (Ps.? 4610 NASB) 2. ??????,???? 3.
???? 4. ???????? 5. ??????? 6. It cannot be
forced or hurried ????????
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1.???????? (Ps.? 4610 NASB) 2. ??????,???? 3.
???? 4. ???????? 5. ??????? 6. ???????? 7. It is
allowed to happen ??????
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1.???????? (Ps.? 4610 NASB) 2. ??????,???? 3.
???? 4. ???????? 5. ??????? 6. ???????? 7.
?????? 8. In your stillness God takes over and an
active flow wells up within you ???????
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1.???????? (Ps.? 4610 NASB) 2. ??????,???? 3.
???? 4. ???????? 5. ??????? 6. ???????? 7.
?????? 8. ??????? ?????? 9. Its called being in
spirit (Rev.?110) ????????
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1.???????? (Ps.? 4610 NASB) 2. ??????,???? 3.
???? 4. ???????? 5. ??????? 6. ???????? 7.
?????? 8. ??????? ?????? 9. ?????? 10. Its
called being in spirit (Rev.?110) ????????
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Personal Application Journaling Exercise ????
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• Lord, please talk to me about becoming still.??,
  ?????????
• What avenues are most effective in bringing me to
  inner stillness?
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• What are Your thoughts concerning stillness?
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Key??3
Look for vision as you pray ????????
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Vision is the key that unlocks the door to the
inner world ????????????
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383 References to Dream, Vision and Seer 383?
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Range Genesis 11 to Revelation
2221 ? ?????????
1.Dream ?? 2.Vision ?? 3.See ? 4.Look ?? 5.Eyes
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Subjects ? ?
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Then He said, Hear now My words If there is a
prophet among you, I the Lord, make Myself
known to him in a vision, and I speak to him in
a dream. ????????????,????????,?????????????,?
???????? Numbers? 126 NKJ
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O Lord, God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel,
our fathers, keep this for ever in the
imagination of the thoughts of the heart of thy
people, and prepare their heart unto Thee.
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? I Chronicles?? 2918 KJV
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Then Jesus answered and said to them, Most
assuredly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing
of Himself, but what He sees the Father do for
whatever He does, the Son also does in like
manner. ??????????????????????????,????????
,?????????,?????? John? 519
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And it shall come to pass in the last days,
says God, that I shall pour out of My Spirit on
all flesh your sons and your daughters shall
prophesy, your young men shall see visions, your
old men shall dream dreams. ????????,?????????
???????????????????????????????? Acts? 217 NKJ
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Defining Kinds of Vision ???????
1. Spontaneous vision on the screen within your
mind ??????????????
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Defining Kinds of Vision ???????
2. Spontaneous vision while in prayer
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Defining Kinds of Vision ???????
3. Seeing a vision outside of yourself
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Defining Kinds of Vision ???????
4. Vision while in a trance
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Defining Kinds of Vision ???????
5. Visionary encounter through experiencing
dreams ?????? (Acts? 169-10)
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Principles of Visionaries ??????
1. Make it your goal to be like Jesus, Who was a
constant visionary. ?????????,?????? (John?
519,20 838).
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Principles of Visionaries ??????
2. We are to look for vision ???????
(Habakkuk? 21,2).
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Principles of Visionaries ??????
3. We are to look in the vision until the
vision has stopped flowing ?????????,?????? ???
(Dan? 410,13 72,9,13 NASB).
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Principles of Visionaries ??????
4. We must realize that we can have encounters
with Jesus, God, and angels in visions in our
minds, and that these are actual spiritual
encounters ??????,????????????????????,??????????
?? (I Kings?? 35-15 Dan.? 44,5,10,13,14
71,13-16 Matt.? 120 212,19,22)
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Principles of Visionaries ??????
5. A natural way to present the eyes of our
hearts before God is to visually enter a Bible
story and allow God to move in it as He wills,
or to fix our eyes upon Jesus, asking Him to
meet us and shower us with His
grace ??????????????????,??????????????
,?????????,????????????????????,????????,?????????
(Hebrews? 121,2
Revelation? 41,2)
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Allowing God to Restore Your Visual
Capacity ????????????
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Problem ??
Disdaining the Visual and Idolizing the
Rational ????,????
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Healing this problem ?????,??
1. Repent for not fully honoring and using the
gift and capacity of vision which God has placed
within. ??????????????,????????????
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Healing this problem ?????,??
2. Repent for idolizing logic and cognition.
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Healing this problem ?????,??
3. State commitment to honor and use visual
capacity as greatly as analytical capacity.
?????????????? ???,???????????? (anointe
d reasoning)
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Healing this problem ?????,??
4. Ask God to breathe upon and restore visual
capacity. ??????????????
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Healing this problem ?????,??
5. Begin practicing and exercising the visual
capacity. ?????????????, ??????????????
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Healing this problem ?????,??
6. Present the eyes of your heart to God to
fill. ????????????? ?????????
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Suggestions for Becoming Open to Seeing in the
Spirit ???????????????
Enter a Bible story using vision. ????????????
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Suggestions for Becoming Open to Seeing in the
Spirit ???????????????
When interceding, picture the person youre
praying for, then picture Jesus in the scene,
near the person. ??????,?????????,?????????
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Suggestions for Becoming Open to Seeing in the
Spirit ???????????????
Listen to your dreams. ?????
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Suggestions for Becoming Open to Seeing in the
Spirit ???????????????
During worship, open the eyes of your heart to
see what you are singing and allow the Holy
Spirit to carry the vision where He wants.
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Suggestions for Becoming Open to Seeing in the
Spirit ???????????????
Picture things you know are biblically true.
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Problem ??
Fear of entering into cultism ?????????
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Problem ??
Cutting off the visual capacity in order to
avoid the sin of lust or to avoid an unpleasant
scene ???????????????????????
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Problem ??
Distorted images ?????
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Personal Application Journaling
Exercise ????????

• Lord, how important is it to use the eyes of my
  heart?
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• How have I been using them?
• ????????????????
• How would You have me use them? ??????????

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Key??4
Journal (write) your prayers and
Godsanswers ??(??) ?????????
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Three Books of the Bible Which Clearly
Illustrate Journaling ??????? ???????????
Psalms ??Revelation ??? Prophets ??
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Ways in which journaling is extremely helpful in
your prayer life ????????????? ??????

• Frees you to write in faith, knowing you can
  test it later.
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Ways in which journaling is extremely helpful in
your prayer life ????????????? ??????
2. Enables you to receive whole pages, rather
than single phrases. ????????,???????
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Ways in which journaling is extremely helpful in
your prayer life ????????????? ??????
3. Keeps your mind occupied and therefore out of
the way. ????????,?????
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Ways in which journaling is extremely helpful in
your prayer life ????????????? ??????
4. Helps you recall the message after a period
of time. ???????????????
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Ways in which journaling is extremely helpful in
your prayer life ????????????? ??????
5. Helps you persevere during periods of
waiting. ????????
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Practical Suggestions for Journaling ?????
Journal when you are alert and ready.
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Practical Suggestions for Journaling ?????
Write in a notebook, type, or use a hand-held
tape recorder. ???????????????
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Practical Suggestions for Journaling ?????
Keep your journal secluded, and use codes when
necessary. ?????????, ???????
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Practical Suggestions for Journaling ?????
Grammar and spelling are not critical when
journaling. ??????,?????????
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Practical Suggestions for Journaling ?????
Date all entries. ??????????
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Practical Suggestions for Journaling ?????
Include your communion with God, dreams, visions,
interpretations, etc. ???????????????????
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Practical Suggestions for Journaling ?????
God will cause your journal to naturally focus on
faith, hope, and love ???????????????????????? (I
Cor.?? 1313)
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Practical Suggestions for Journaling ?????
Have a good knowledge of the Bible as you journal
so that God can draw upon that knowledge.
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Practical Suggestions for Journaling ?????
When you begin to journal, write down the
question you have. This will facilitate getting a
response. ??????,??????,???????????
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Practical Suggestions for Journaling ?????
As you are learning, you may want to journal
daily. ??????,???????
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Practical Suggestions for Journaling ?????
Skip a line when you move from God speaking to
you speaking, and vice versa. ?????????????????
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Practical Suggestions for Journaling ?????
Re-read your last entry before you begin your
next entry. ??????????, ??????????
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Practical Suggestions for Journaling ?????
Review entire journal when notebook is full and
write a brief summary. ????????,???????
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Practical Suggestions for Journaling ?????
Journal in the area God has given you authority
and responsibility. ????????????????????????
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Danger Warning! ?? - ??!
Restrict your journaling to the categories found
in 1 Corinthians 143 ???????????143??????

• Edification ??
• Exhortation ??
• Comfort ??

Avoid predictive prophecies unless you are
recognized in the office of a prophet. ???????????
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The Leaders Paradigm for Discovering Truth
Glorify God ???
INNERVOICE ????
SCRIPTURES ??
THOUGHTS ??
COUNSEL ?????
FRUITOFLIFE ?????
WITNESSIN ????
Foundation a working knowledge of the
Bible ?????????
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Balancing the Six Pillars in Various Situations
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Balancing the Six Pillars in Various
Situations ??????,?????????
1. Relational and counseling Mostly illumined
Scripture and journaling. ???????????,
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Balancing the Six Pillars in Various
Situations ??????,?????????
2. When seeking specific, directive guidance
Rely more heavily on peace in your heart,
counsel of others, and what experience of
life is saying back to you. ?????????
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Principle ?? All prophecy is conditional,
based on mans response ?????????????? (Ezekiel?
3313-16 Jeremiah? 187-10)
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Personal Application ????
Journaling Exercise ???? Lord, what do You want
to say to me concerning journaling? ??,
?????????????? How important is journaling in my
life? ?????????????? What time during my day is
it best for me to journal? ?????????????????
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who serve a copy and shadow of the heavenly
things, just as Moses was warned by God when he
was about to erect the tabernacle for, See, He
says, that you make all things according to the
pattern which was shown you on the mountain.
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Hebrews? 85