Pastor Dale Walker

Do you have to "give your name" when you call your spouse? When your children call do you have to ask them what their name is? If your best friend said something to you even if it was in a completely dark room, you would recognize their voice wouldn't you? Jesus said in John 10, My sheep know My voice. Many people struggle with the idea of hearing the voice of the Shepherd. I believe that the Lord is trying constantly to show us the way to walk. He is not hiding His plans from those whose heart is to do what He shows them to do. We begin hearing the voice of the Lord in the very first days of accepting Him as our Lord. We develop our confidence in hearing Him as we begin obeying the little things we think He is telling us to do. There are times we make mistakes but just like a child who falls down while learning to walk and whose parents keep coaxing it to get back up and try again, so the Lord is encouraging us to "try again" to hear and obey His voice. The longer we follow the Lord and the more we "listen" the more confidence we will have making decisions that please Him. You still may miss interpret His directions at times but take heart, as long as you have the desire to know and do His will, He is encouraging you to try again to hear Him!