counselors, there is safety (Prov. 15:22).

So make sure
you walk in meekness and seek out and receive input I tossed and turned in bed, unable to
fall asleep. The thought kept
Key: God’s voice in your heart often
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from your spiritual advisors. This step must not be going through my mind: “What if I died tonight? I’m
skipped! not ready to go to heaven.” Since I could not shake spontaneous thoughts.
the thought, I got up, went downstairs and waited for
The four keys appear again in Revelation: John used my parents to come home from their meeting. When Habakkuk knew the sound of God speaking to him
the same four keys that Habakkuk did. In Revelation they did, I announced that I wanted to get saved, and (Hab. 2:2). Elijah described it as a still, small voice (1

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1:9-11 we find he was in the spirit (stillness), he heard they took me straightway to the pastor’s home where Kings 19:12). I had always listened for an inner audible
a voice behind him (tuned to spontaneity), saying, he explained the plan of salvation and led me in the voice, and God does speak that way at times. However,
“Write in a book (journaling), what you see (vision).” sinner’s prayer. I was 15 years old when I accepted Jesus I have found that usually, God’s voice comes as
So in both Old and New Testaments we find the same Christ into my heart as my Lord and Savior. spontaneous thoughts, or flowing thoughts.
four keys being used to receive God’s voice. Don't

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worry about the order of the keys. Just make sure you It was God’s voice that was speaking to me that night, For example, haven’t you ever been driving down the
are using all four keys. calling me into His kingdom. His voice came as a road and had a thought come to you to pray for a
spontaneous thought inside my head. However, I didn’t certain person? Didn’t you believe it was God telling
As a PACKAGE these four keys work (Stop! Look! define this as the primary way God’s voice is heard until you to pray? What did God’s voice sound like? Was it
Listen! Write!): They get the job done! People hear. We I had completed a desperate 10 year search to hear an audible voice, or was it a spontaneous thought that

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guarantee that if you will use these four keys together, Him clearly. lit upon your mind?
they will work for you and you will hear God’s voice.
Try them as a bundle, and see how they work for you. Christianity is unique among religions, for it alone Experience indicates that we perceive spirit-level
We have free downloadable music you can listen to as offers a personal relationship with the Creator communication as spontaneous thoughts, impressions
you journal. It is available at cwgministries.org/galilee. beginning here and now, and lasting throughout and visions, and Scripture confirms this in many ways.
The first part of the recording takes you for a visionary eternity. Jesus declared, “This is eternal life – that they For example, one definition of paga, a Hebrew word for
walk with Jesus along the Sea of Galilee, and guides you may know God” (Jn. 17:3). Unfortunately, many in the intercession, is “a chance encounter or an accidental
into using all four keys together. We encourage you to Discover Church miss the great blessing of fellowship with our intersecting.” When God lays people on our hearts,
give it a try! May you be restored to taking walks with Lord because we have lost the ability to recognize His He does it through paga, a chance-encounter thought
the Lord in the garden in the cool of the day. May you
four keys voice. Though John 10:27 promises us that “My sheep “accidentally” intersecting our minds. We consider
experience the fullness of a personal relationship with to consistent, hear My voice,” too many believers are starved for that it chance encounter in that we didn’t reason it up,
our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. May communion powerful, intimate relationship that alone can satisfy the desire however it is purposeful, because God sent it to us.
with God be deepened in your life, and may His healing life-giving of their hearts.
and creative rays fill you through and through. Therefore, when you want to hear God’s voice,
conversations I was one of those sheep who was unable to identify you tune to chance-encounter, spontaneous or
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evil thoughts come from evil spirits.
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in Habakkuk 2:1, 2, which unlocked the treasure of
built around hearing various names: Comforter, Counselor, Teacher, Giver
His voice. Using the four keys together allowed me to
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destroy. His thoughts condemn and bring despair, Habakkuk said, “I will keep watch to see,” (Hab. 2:1,2). From Genesis to Revelation God gave dreams and I call the process “two-way journaling,” and I have
rejection, fear, doubt, unbelief and in general, misery. Habakkuk was actually looking for a vision as he visions, and He specifically said that in the last days He found it to be a fabulous catalyst for clearly discerning
Satan’s thoughts bring jealousy and selfish ambition prayed. Since I believe the Bible is meant to be lived, I would pour out His Spirit and we would see dreams God’s inner, spontaneous flow, because as I journal
(James 3:14,15). decided that I, too, would begin looking with the eyes and visions (Acts 2:1-4, 17). I am able to write in faith for long periods of time,
of my heart into the Spirit world to see what I could simply believing it is God. I know that what I believe
Key: Become still so you can see. We must look if we want to see! Daniel saw a vision I have received from God must be tested. However,
in his mind and said, “I was looking...I kept looking...I testing involves doubt and doubt blocks divine
sense God’s flow of thoughts. Do what King David did! A good way to begin using kept looking” (Dan. 7:2,9,13). So I needed to repent for communication, so I do not want to test while I am
the eyes of your heart is by doing what King David did: not looking, and begin presenting the eyes of my heart trying to receive (Heb. 11:6). With journaling, I can
Habakkuk said, “I will stand on my guard post...” (Hab. “For David says of Him, ‘I SAW THE LORD ALWAYS to the Lord, and looking. As I pray, I look for Jesus, receive in faith, knowing that when the flow has ended
2:1). Habakkuk knew that to hear God’s quiet, inner, IN MY PRESENCE; FOR HE IS AT MY RIGHT HAND, SO and I watch and listen as He speaks to me, doing and I can test and examine it carefully, making sure that it
spontaneous thoughts, he had to first go to a quiet THAT I WILL NOT BE SHAKEN” (Acts 2:25 NASB). The saying the things that are on His heart. Many Christians lines up with Scripture (1 Thess. 5:21).
place and still his own thoughts and emotions. Psalm original Psalm makes it clear that this was a decision will find that if they will only look, they will see
62:5 encourages us to silence our souls before God. of David’s, not a constant supernatural visitation: “I flowing pictures, in the same way they receive flowing Remove doubt: Doubt may hinder you at first, but
There is a deep inner knowing (spontaneous flow) in have set (literally, I have placed) the Lord continually thoughts. throw it off, reminding yourself that recording God’s
our spirits that each of us can experience when we before me; because He is at my right hand, I will not be words and visions is a biblical concept, and that God is
quiet our flesh and our minds. If we are not still, we will shaken” (Ps. 16:8). Because David knew that the Lord Jesus is Emmanuel, God with us (Matt. 1:23). It is as present, speaking to His children. In the Bible, satan is
sense only our own thoughts. was always with him, he determined in his spirit to see simple as that. You can see Christ present with you constantly casting doubt by saying, “Did God really tell
that truth with the eyes of his heart as he went through because Christ is present with you. In fact, the vision you…?” (Gen. 3:1 GNB).
Loving God through a quiet worship song is one very life, knowing that this would keep his faith strong. may come so easily that you will be tempted to reject
effective way to become still. (Note 2 Kings 3:15.) After it, thinking that it is just you. But if you persist in Learn to relax! When we cease our labors and
I worship and become silent within, I open myself for We say, “A picture is worth 1000 words.” I believe that recording these flowing pictures, your doubt will soon enter His rest, God is free to flow (Heb. 4:10). Sit
that spontaneous flow. If thoughts come of things I is because pictures are the language of the heart. We be overcome by faith as you recognize that the content back comfortably, take out your pen and paper (or
have forgotten to do, I write them down so I can do notice that Jesus used pictures constantly as He taught of them could only be birthed by Almighty God. computer or iPad), smile, and turn your attention
them later. If thoughts of guilt or unworthiness come, I (Matt. 13:34). When I use pictures in my prayer time, toward the Lord in praise and worship, seeking His face.
repent thoroughly, receive the washing of the blood of fixing my eyes on Jesus, I am speaking the language of A lifestyle: Jesus demonstrated the ability of living Write down, “Good morning, Lord! I love You. What
the Lamb, putting on His robe of righteousness, seeing my heart and that moves me quickly into heart/spirit out of constant contact with God, declaring that He do You want to say to me?” Then become still, fixing
myself spotless before God (Is. 61:10; Col. 1:22). realities getting me beyond my mind. did nothing on His own initiative, but only what He your gaze on Jesus. You will suddenly have a very good
saw the Father doing, and heard the Father saying (Jn. thought. Don’t doubt it; simply write it down. Later, as
Clear focus provides the purest flow: To receive the Use godly imagination: So I choose to do what King 5:19,20,30). What an incredible way to live! you read over your journaling, you will be blessed to
pure word of God, it is very important that my heart David did and I develop “godly imagination,” which I discover that the content is amazing and that you are
be properly focused as I become still because the define as “picturing things God says are so.” Obviously Is it possible for you to live out of divine initiative as indeed dialoguing with God!
intuitive flow comes out of the vision being held before if I am picturing that Jesus is NOT with me, that would Jesus did? Yes! It is called “abiding in Christ” (Jn. 15).
one’s eyes. If I fix my eyes upon Jesus, the intuitive flow be picturing a lie, which is unwise. I can’t imagine any Fix your eyes upon Jesus. The veil has been torn, giving Hear God through illumined Scripture: Knowing
is pure and comes from Jesus. But if I fix my gaze upon reason I would want to picture unscriptural things. So access into the immediate presence of God, and He God through the Bible is a vital foundation to hearing
some desire of my heart, the intuitive flow is affected I see Jesus at my right hand, always. I add to this Paul’s calls you to draw near (Lk. 23:45; Heb. 10:19-22). “I pray His voice in your heart, so you must have a solid
by that desire. To have a pure flow I must become still prayer for God to enlighten the eyes of my heart (Eph. that the eyes of your heart will be enlightened” and commitment to knowing and obeying God’s written
and carefully fix my eyes upon Jesus (Heb. 12:2). 1:17,18). Then I tune to the flow of the Holy Spirit, and you will see His visions. They are His gift to you, freely Word. We are commanded to meditate on Scriptures
He brings the scene alive. I find I can step from these given (Acts 2:17). (Josh. 1:8). As we pray over Scripture, we find verses
Again, quietly worshiping the King, and receiving out of godly imaginations, into a divine vision. leap off the page and hit us between the eyes. This
the stillness that follows quite easily accomplishes this.
Beginning my prayer time as Jesus taught us to pray is Key: Journaling, the writing out of your is another very powerful way that God speaks to us.
It is amazing, simple and child-like! Of course it would Regular scriptural meditation is commanded by God
expedient: “Our Father Who art in heaven, hallowed be need to be, as we are told that to enter the kingdom prayers and God’s answers, and is a must for the effective Christian life.
Thy name…” Jesus taught us to begin prayer by lifting we must become as little children. My 6-year-old brings great freedom in
our eyes up to our Father and beholding Him. We don’t granddaughter can do this and she shares with me her
start prayer with our issues. We start our prayer by hearing God’s voice. Utilize spiritual advisors: It is also very important for
journaling and the visions of the angels standing on your growth and safety that you be related to solid,
gazing upon Him! both sides of her protecting her and watching over her. spiritual counselors. All major directional moves that
God told Habakkuk to record the vision (Hab. 2:2). This
You will find your young children can do these four was not an isolated command. The Scriptures record come through journaling should be confirmed by your
Key: Fix your eyes upon Jesus keys easier than you can! Try it with them and see. many examples of individual’s prayers and God’s replies counselors before you act upon them. The Bible says
and ask to receive visions. (e.g. the Psalms, many of the prophets, Revelation). in the mouth of two or three witnesses every fact is to
be established (2 Cor. 13:1). Also, in the multitude of