Has God Spoken To You?

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easygoing

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I personally have never heard a voice speaking to me but often when i pray i may ask the lord for help in a certain area or for an answer and most times, not every time though, the answer comes to me as i am praying. sometimes almost immediately.

I also have something i would like to see if anyone else has encountered. I have constant feelings of my having "been here before" or dejavu as it is known. This is not something that just started recently, it has gone on through much of my life. It actually happens so often that i am not suprised by it anymore. Please keep in mind that these are not dealing with anything particular but maybe i have a conversation with someone and it hits me that i have seen this already and now it is playing out, other instances deal with having seen something and a little while later, maybe even years later it comes to pass. I don't always remember the dreams i have until i am in the actual setting and it is happening. Some of these have been bad experiences, some have been good, and some are just there with no good or bad. I don't really know how to explain it other than perhaps the lord is communicating in a way i don't fully understand yet and possibly never will. If there is anyone that has the same experiences please feel free to share them because i would love to hear any that you have.
The lord works in mysterious ways.
 

olivetree32

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well, lets see what the bible says on this....1Cr 10:12Therefore let him who thinks he stands take heed lest he fall.

none of us are withought sin, the bible is clear on that. Even Peter denied Jesus three times, and God still used him. Does this mean peter did not love God? of course not, but to say a person can loose there salvation. WE are NOT in the Place of God. There are people who are not saved, and continue to sin, and have never known the one and only Jesus! Let us pray for those people so they can be with us in heaven one day.
and for those of you who are saved, we are not perfect and somtimes fall,and stumble, and sin, but we know we can ask for forgivness, and are sins are thrown as far as the east is to the west and remembered no more.


2Ti 2:11[This is] a faithful saying: For if we died with [Him], We shall also live with [Him].

2Ti 2:12If we endure, We shall also reign with [Him]. If we deny [Him], He also will deny us.2Ti 2:13If we are faithless, He remains faithful; He cannot deny Himself.



Phl 1:6being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete [it] until the day of Jesus Christ;


Phl 2:12Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling;
 
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I also have something i would like to see if anyone else has encountered. I have constant feelings of my having "been here before" or dejavu as it is known. This is not something that just started recently, it has gone on through much of my life.
Happens to me sometimes but not all the time. Usually it is nothing significant that I can think of.
 
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It's a shame really. I meet a lot of folks who possess intimate knowledge of the Word of God yet do not seem to intimately know the God who gave the word to us.
All I am saying is this... If all your personal relationship with Christ exists of is reading and memorizing scripture, then all you really need to search your heart and seek His face because all you have is religion and not relationship.

Matthew 5:20 - "For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven."

He is the bridegroom, we are His bride. The Holy Spirit isn't called "the comforter" for nothing....
 
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roaringkitten

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Naz, I wasn't talking about that at all.......I believe everything you just said 100%......I know it is about a relationship with God......(which is why I said the Holy spirit is given to us to discern truth/convict, etc...)....And it leads us in a deeper relationship with Christ.....I was referring to people prophesying and speaking in tongues......The Word lays out how one is to speak in tongues clearly(in orderly fashion)....Although I dont believe it is for today.......

I've learned much discernment throughout many yrs as a Christian....As the Holy Spirit has guided me, convicted me, layed burdens on my heart.....The Holy Spirit is indeed a wonderful comforter!!!
 

olivetree32

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my previous post was in regards to another topic in here, so i will try to stay on the subject. I think somtimes you guys, the things that God speaks to each one of us is so personal, and if He allowes you to share, than amen. I love each of your testomonies, and i love your's Merryheart about God confirmining your husband to you. I really belive He does that with us. so we are so blessed to be able to hear From our Father, and hear His voice, not like in the OT when God spoke through his anointed and the profits, but we are so blessed to come into His presence and throne room of Grace. I know you gys know that, and im sure you are greatful as i am.
 

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All I am saying is this... If all your personal relationship with Christ exists of is reading and memorizing scripture, then all you really need to search your heart and seek His face because all you have is religion and not relationship.

Matthew 5:20 - "For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven."

He is the bridegroom, we are His bride. The Holy Spirit isn't called "the comforter" for nothing....
hahahahahahahah............Naz is the only person I know that answers his own posts .....
 
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NazariteNation

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hahahahahahahah............Naz is the only person I know that answers his own posts .....

*lol* Dad... just finishing up on a point... besides you think that's funny you should see some of the folks I work with...
 
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NazariteNation

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Naz, I wasn't talking about that at all.......I believe everything you just said 100%......I know it is about a relationship with God......(which is why I said the Holy spirit is given to us to discern truth/convict, etc...)....And it leads us in a deeper relationship with Christ.....I was referring to people prophesying and speaking in tongues......The Word lays out how one is to speak in tongues clearly(in orderly fashion)....Although I dont believe it is for today.......

I've learned much discernment throughout many yrs as a Christian....As the Holy Spirit has guided me, convicted me, layed burdens on my heart.....The Holy Spirit is indeed a wonderful comforter!!!
The reason why you all don't believe in prophecy is simply because you do not understand it. It's not all about foretelling the future as you may think. It's definitely not about trying " add to" or "take away from" scripture. It has more to do with God using someone to confirm to you something that God has already laid upon your heart.

Often times, when you are dealing with something very hard, the Lord can and does talk through someone else to provide comfort and encouragement, sometimes even instruction... confirming something that the Lord has already put in your heart that you may have been struggling with. Very few people truly operate in this manner. It's is a God given gift born out of love and compassion for others but also the heart of God himself.
 

NoahsDad

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is it bad to keep revelations from God to yourself.......?
Like if God reveals something to you about a perticular person ...are you sposed to tell that person its pretaining to
Or can you just keep it to yoself?
This has happened to me twice now..I just dont have the heart to tell them......seems like it would hurt them
 
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... re: prophecy, I know people who have predicted the future and got it right. The Spirit would tell us of things to come that's scriptural (John 16:13). Happens to me on occasion when I know what isgoing to happen before it does.
 

olivetree32

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Dad, it deepends on what is being shown to you. I mean if the holy spirit has revealed somthing to you, than maybe you are just to pray for that person Dad. But i don't know what it is you have been shown. Somtimes i think we are just to pray when we see somthing in the spirit. You know, diserning the spirit. Aslo, we have to be carfull of all that, i mean we can hurt a person as well. But if God impresses it upon your heart to speak to that person and gives you a word for them, than do it and be obediant. All though it does not seem like that is the case. So maybe Just pray for the person, and ask God to show you what you need to do, pray, and speak, or just pray? thats what i would do anyways since the bible does say, pray withought ceasing.
God bless you.
 
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roaringkitten

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"Wherefore tongues are for a sign, not to them that believe, but to them that believe not: but prophesying serveth not for them that believe not, but for them which believe." 1 Corinthians 14:22

Tongues were properly used for evangelism, useful to the unbeliever("but to them that believe not"). Paul traveled around. He spoke his own language while the people that were preached to, heard it in their own native language.

Acts 2:4, "And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance."

Tongues were INITIATED by the Holy Spirit, not man himself.

If you carefully study 1 Corinthians 14, you will see the church here was ABUSING tongues.....All things in the church should be done to EDIFY!

Read 1 Corinthians 14: 4-10.....God clearly says that not all are given the SAME gifts....Those that teach the gift of tongues are for everyone is not teaching sound doctrine....

Now I will clarify what I said earlier.....I have heard an instance where an English preacher was preaching the gospel and when there was a situation that no one in the church could translate the message of salvation into their language, the person heard it in their own language as a church member explained the gospel in English(Holy spirit translated the message into their language)......God is always the initiator of this gift......I guess I should say many people abuse this gift today(It should ONLY be used for evangelism)...

And on prophesy, you can prophesy truth and teach(holy Spirit came to convict the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment)..That is valid.....There are those that have the gift of teaching so that validates prophesy.......What I was talking about is how certain movements abuse these gifts..I shouldn't say that these are not available, but God INITIATES the tongues.....And when one prophesy, they should confirm the scriptures, speak of something the Holy spirit is convicting on our hearts, speaking of the eventual return of Christ... etc....It would be logical that if God warned about false prophets, then there are valid prophets as well in operation today.....The point is, a prophet must be speaking the TRUTH as laid out in Scripture.....
 
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believin_in_him

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Revelation 3:5 He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.

I believe and have heard many men of God preach that you can be blotted out of the Book of Life. I believe that you must have a ongoing relationship with the Lord and that you are not saved by your works but that your works will be a outward showing of your salvation. Like the saying you will know a Christian not by judging but by the fruit they bare. Other scripture that leads me to the same belief is the 2nd chapter of 2 Peter. I am not one to argue and that is not my intention with this, just stating my belief and my opinion....God Bless...
 
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Paul traveled around. He spoke his own language while the people that were preached to, heard it in their own native language.
Is there any evidence for this? Or is that your assumption based on a spiritual gift which I presume you have never had or have no experience with?
 
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Is there any evidence for this?
Short answer, no. There's no records of any of the early missionaries going around preaching in tongues.

Even if it was for evangelism,tongues would not be useful in evangelism, because

a) what you speak you don't understand yourself , how do you know you are saying the right message? How do you know for how long to speak in tongues, 5 min preaching or 30 minutes?

b) no matter what you say, you will never be able to understand anything the foreigners say back to you. Tongues is only speaking in another language, not being able to understand the foreign language. You would never be able to understand a person say "yes, I believe, I want to be baptised".
You wouldn't be able to have two-way conversation with a foreigner in tongues.
 
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4given30

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while going through some feral depression i stood in a feild in the middle of nowhere and shouted to god "what is it you want with me, i want to hear what you have to say, speak as i am listening and i want to hear you so much i am open-what do you want.
It was the first time i plainly spoke to god and i wasnt sure what to expect.
2 Weeks later i was sitting on a train readin the word and in a clear voice or whisper he said 'i want your heart so i can give you mine"
Isnt it awsome how he speaks to us in ways we understand and need to hear
 
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STEPHAN

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I would like to know if you have had any reply's to what you have experianced what has been happening to me for the past two years has totally blown my mind at first Ieven went to see doctors I know my Holy Spirit now so much more and there's so much to be said about this and I will be very carefull as to what I say and to whom I tell my personal experiance to.
We belong to such an awesome Creator and our Father is going to totally blow the mind of those of that are taught and filled the wisdom of this world. Stephan
1 Corinthians Chapter 1:18-25
18 For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. 19 For it is written:


“ I will destroy the wisdom of the wise,
And bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.”[a]

20 Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the disputer of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of this world? 21 For since, in the wisdom of God, the world through wisdom did not know God, it pleased God through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe. 22 For Jews request a sign, and Greeks seek after wisdom; 23 but we preach Christ crucified, to the Jews a stumbling block and to the Greeks[b] foolishness, 24 but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. 25 Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
 
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A few days after getting done fasting from non-Christian heavy metal, I think it was God that told me that it wasn't because I was fasting from heavy metal that I was less nervous it was because I was spending more time with him.
 
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greatkraw

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i know God speaks thru his word and his ppl but there has been few tymes in ma walk wid him i heard him audiobly lyk once wen i was real depessed i heard this sound"don be afraid for am i wid u " and in visions few tymes daz abt it..
i mean audiobly hehe

I am concerned about your spelling and grammar, dude. Are you a product of our education system?
 
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