For Christians, hearing the voice of God should be a normal, everyday occurrence, yet so many Christians don’t even know how to listen to Him. God wants to be involved in our everyday lives, providing us with knowledge on everything that pertains to life and godliness (2 Peter 1:2–4). You can live your life without ever hearing God, but doing so will keep you from His full plan for you.
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>> WELCOME TO GOSPEL TRUTH
WITH ANDREW WOMMACK,
A TEACHING MINISTRY
THAT FOCUSES ON
GOD’S UNCONDITIONAL
>> LOVE AND GRACE.
> IF IT WASN’T FOR
ANDREW’S TEACHINGS, I WOULD
NEVER BE WHERE I AM TODAY.
I WOULD NEVER HAVE VICTORY.
I WOULD BE LIVING
> A LIFE OF DEFEAT.
> IT WAS ANDREW’S TEACHING
THAT ALLOWED ME TO DEVELOP
> THAT FAITH.
>> AND NOW, HERE’S ANDREW.
WELCOME TO OUR TUESDAY’S
BROADCAST OF THE GOSPEL TRUTH.
TODAY I’M CONTINUING A SERIES
THAT I STARTED YESTERDAY
TALKING ABOUT
HOW TO HEAR GOD’S VOICE
AND I HAVE A CD ALBUM ON THIS
AND ALSO A DVD ALBUM
THAT WAS TAKEN FROM
OUR TELEVISION PROGRAM
AND I JUST STARTED THIS SERIES
YESTERDAY AND BASICALLY
WHAT I WAS DOING YESTERDAY
WAS JUST TRYING TO EMPHASIZE
HOW IMPORTANT IT IS FOR US
TO HEAR GOD’S VOICE.
YOU KNOW I DON’T BELIEVE
THAT THE LORD REALLY CREATED US
TO FUNCTION ON OUR OWN.
NOW HE’S GIVEN US THAT PRIVILEGE
AND WHEN ADAM AND EVE CHOSE
TO DISOBEY GOD
AND THEN GO EAT
OF THE FORBIDDEN FRUIT
AND STUFF,
THEY STARTED FUNCTIONING
INDEPENDENT OF GOD
AND I WOULD SAY
THAT THIS IS THE WAY
THAT MOST PEOPLE LIVE.
BUT I BELIEVE THAT
GOD ACTUALLY CREATED US
TO BE DEPENDENT UPON HIM.
LET ME READ THIS VERSE TO YOU
OUT OF JEREMIAH, CHAPTER 10,
AND I HAVEN’T GOT TIME
TO GO THROUGH THE WHOLE CHAPTER
AND GIVE YOU
ALL OF THIS BACKGROUND,
BUT JEREMIAH IS PROPHESYING
THAT THE NATION OF ISRAEL
WOULD GO INTO CAPTIVITY
AND THEY WOULD BE CONQUERED
BECAUSE THEY HAD REBELLED AT GOD
AND SO HE’S PRONOUNCING
ALL OF THESE JUDGMENTS ON THEM.
AND IN THE MIDST
OF SAYING THESE THINGS
HE BASICALLY STARTS SAYING
HOW COULD THIS HAPPEN
TO THE PEOPLE WHO WERE ONCE
GOD’S PEOPLE,
WHO WERE BLESSED
ABOVE ALL PEOPLE UPON THE EARTH.
THEY WERE THE APPLE OF HIS EYE.
HOW IS IT THAT…
THAT PROBLEMS LIKE THIS
COULD COME INTO A NATION,
AND YOU COULD PUT IT
ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS.
HOW…HOW IS IT THAT PEOPLE
WHO GOD CREATED TO EXPERIENCE
THIS…THIS WONDERFUL WORLD
THAT HE’S CREATED
AND TO CREATE…
TO LIVE A GLORIOUS LIFE,
YOU KNOW, LIKE JESUS SAID
THAT I AM COME TO GIVE YOU LIFE
AND TO GIVE IT TO YOU
MORE ABUNDANTLY.
HOW IS IT THAT PEOPLE
THAT WERE CREATED FOR ABUNDANCE
AND JOY AND PEACE
AND ALL OF THESE THINGS
CAN GET THEIR LIVES
IN SUCH A MESS?
HOW IS IT THAT THIS HAPPENS?
AND THEN HE ANSWERS
HIS OWN QUESTION.
LOOK AT WHAT HE SAYS RIGHT HERE
IN JEREMIAH, CHAPTER 10,
IN VERSE 23, HE SAYS, O LORD,
I KNOW THAT THE WAY OF MAN
IS NOT IN HIMSELF:
IT IS NOT IN MAN THAT WALKETH
TO DIRECT HIS STEPS.
SO AS HE’S SAYING
HOW COULD THIS HAPPEN,
HOW COULD PEOPLE
GET INTO THIS SITUATION,
HOW COULD A NATION
COME TO THIS PLACE.
HERE’S THE REASON.
IT’S BECAUSE GOD DID NOT
CREATE US TO OPERATE
INDEPENDENT OF HIM.
HE’S GIVEN US THAT CHOICE
AND SAD TO SAY
MOST PEOPLE HAVE MADE
THE WRONG CHOICE
AND THEY LIVE THEIR OWN LIFE
AND THEY LEAN UNTO
THEIR OWN UNDERSTANDING,
AND THEY ONLY TURN TO GOD
WHEN THEY MAKE A MESS
OUT OF THINGS,
AND THAT IS TYPICAL,
BUT THAT’S NOT THE WAY
THAT GOD INTENDED IT TO BE.
IT SAYS, THE WAY OF MAN
IS NOT IN HIMSELF.
I COULD SAY IT THIS WAY
THAT YOU AREN’T SMART ENOUGH
TO RUN YOUR OWN LIFE.
MAN, AND I KNOW THAT
THAT SOUNDS OFFENSIVE
TO SOME PEOPLE,
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT,
I FIND GREAT SECURITY
IN THE FACT THAT GOD,
I’M JUST NOT…
I’M NOT SMART ENOUGH
TO RUN MY OWN LIFE.
THE WAY OF MAN IS NOT IN HIMSELF
TO DIRECT HIS OWN STEPS.
THE RIGHT DECISION IS TO COME
TO GOD AND SAY GOD,
YOU KNOW LIKE S…SOLOMON
WHEN THE LORD APPEARED
UNTO HIM IN A DREAM AND SAID
SOLOMON, WHAT DO YOU WANT?
I’LL GIVE YOU ANYTHING YOU WANT.
HE SAYS GOD YOU’VE MADE ME
THE RULER OVER THIS YOUR PEOPLE
SUCH A GREAT PEOPLE
AND I’M A LITTLE CHILD.
I DON’T KNOW HOW TO GO OUT
OR TO COME IN.
NOW HE WAS THE KING
AND HE HAD LIVED UNDER DAVID
AND HE HAD LEARNED A LOT,
AND YET HE HUMBLED HIMSELF
AND HE SAYS I’M NOT SMART ENOUGH
TO RUN THIS KINGDOM.
I NEED YOU.
I ASK YOU FOR WISDOM,
AND MAN THAT PLEASED GOD.
THAT’S A GODLY ATTITUDE
AND THAT OUGHT TO BE
THE ATTITUDE THAT ALL OF US HAVE
THAT GOD WE NEED YOU.
WE NEED YOU
TO DIRECT OUR STEPS.
SEE WHAT I’M TRYING
TO IMPRESS ON US HERE
IS THAT GOD WANTS TO SPEAK
TO US.
GOD WANTS TO SHOW YOU
THE RIGHT WAY TO GO.
I USED THESE VERSES YESTERDAY
OUT OF ISAIAH, CHAPTER 30,
VERSE 18, THAT YOU’LL HEAR
A VOICE BEHIND YOU SAYING,
THIS IS THE WAY WALK THOU IN IT.
IN PSALMS, CHAPTER 32,
I’M GOING TO INSTRUCT YOU
AND GUIDE YOU IN THE WAY
YOU SHOULD GO
BUT DON’T BE LIKE A HORSE
OR A MULE
THAT HAS TO HAVE PAIN,
HAS TO HAVE SOME KIND OF
A RESTRAINT
BEFORE YOU WILL FOLLOW
WHAT HE’S SAYING.
HE’S WANTING US
JUST TO HEAR HIS VOICE
AND THEN RESPOND
AND BE LED BY HIM.
GOD HAS A PLAN FOR OUR LIFE.
LOOK AT THIS VERSE
IN JEREMIAH, CHAPTER 29,
VERSE 11,
FOR I KNOW THE THOUGHTS
THAT I THINK TOWARD YOU,
SAITH THE LORD,
THOUGHTS OF PEACE,
AND NOT OF EVIL,
TO GIVE YOU AN EXPECTED END.
AGAIN, IF YOU TOOK THIS
IN CONTEXT,
DID YOU KNOW THAT THE VERSE
RIGHT IN FRONT OF THIS
IS THE VERSE
WHERE HE PROPHESIED
ABOUT THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL
GOING INTO CAPTIVITY
FOR 70 YEARS?
AND THIS WAS ONE OF
THE MAJOR PROPHECIES.
DANIEL INTERPRETED THIS
IN THE 8TH, 9TH, 10TH, CHAPTER
OF THE BOOK OF DANIEL,
AND GOD GAVE HIM REVELATION
AND THIS IS ONE
OF THE MAJOR PROPHECIES
OF THE OLD TESTAMENT,
BUT IT WAS ABOUT THEM
BEING CONQUERED
BECAUSE THAT NATION HAD
TURNED AWAY FROM GOD.
AND RIGHT IN THE MIDST
OF PRONOUNCING THIS JUDGMENT,
HE COMES OUT,
BUT THIS IS NOT WHAT I WANTED.
I KNOW THAT THE THOUGHTS
I THINK TOWARD YOU,
SAYS THE LORD,
THOUGHTS OF PEACE,
AND NOT OF EVIL,
TO GIVE YOU AN EXPECTED END.
I THINK IT’S THE NIV TRANSLATION
THAT SAYS,
TO GIVE YOU A HOPE
AND A FUTURE.
AND THAT’S GOOD,
BUT I LIKE THE WAY IT’S STATED
HERE IN THE KING JAMES
TO GIVE YOU AN EXPECTED END.
IN OTHER WORDS,
THERE’S A LOT OF PEOPLE
THAT YOU KNOW THEY HOPE
THAT WHEN THEY GET OLDER,
THEY WILL HAVE ENOUGH MONEY
FOR RETIREMENT.
THEY HOPE THAT THEIR HEALTH
WILL STAY WELL.
THEY HOPE THAT THEY DON’T
GET ALZHEIMER’S
AND THAT THEY ARE ABLE
TO FUNCTION MENTALLY
UNTIL IT’S TIME TO GO HOME
TO BE WITH THE LORD.
THEY HOPE ALL OF THESE THINGS,
BUT THEY DON’T HAVE
ANY CONFIDENCE.
BUT THE LORD SAYS THAT
NO, MY THOUGHTS TOWARDS YOU
ARE SO GOOD THAT IF YOU WOULD
COOPERATE WITH ME AND FOLLOW,
YOU CAN HAVE AN EXPECTED END.
YOU CAN SAY THAT
WHEN IT COMES TIME FOR ME
TO LEAVE THIS EARTH
AND TO GO TO BE WITH THE LORD,
I DON’T HAVE TO DIE SICK.
I DON’T HAVE TO DIE
WITH DEMENTIA.
I DON’T HAVE TO DIE POOR.
YOU CAN HAVE AN EXPECTED END.
GOD HAS GOOD PLANS FOR YOU,
BUT IT’S ALL DEPENDENT UPON
YOU BEING ABLE TO HEAR HIS VOICE
AND FOLLOW HIS LEADERSHIP.
OUR PROBLEMS COME
WHEN WE DON’T RECOGNIZE
THAT WE ARE DEPENDENT UPON HIM
AND WE DO THINGS OUR OWN WAY.
YOU KNOW FRANK SINATRA
SANG A SONG ABOUT THIS,
I DID IT MY WAY,
AND PEOPLE THINK
THAT’S GOOD.
THAT’S TERRIBLE.
THERE IS A WAY
THAT SEEMETH RIGHT UNTO A MAN,
BUT THE END THEREOF
ARE THE WAYS OF DEATH.
IT SAYS THAT TWICE IN SCRIPTURE.
AND I CAN GUARANTEE YOU
IF YOU ARE DOING THINGS
YOUR OWN WAY
THAT’S THE REASON THAT YOUR LIFE
IS HAVING PROBLEMS.
THAT’S THE REASON
YOU DON’T HAVE THE JOY
AND THE PEACE, AND ET CETERA,
ALL OF THE BENEFITS
THAT GOD WANTS US TO HAVE.
IT’S BECAUSE WE’VE DONE IT
OUR OWN WAY.
GOD’S THOUGHTS TOWARD US
ARE THOUGHTS OF PEACE,
AND NOT OF EVIL.
GOD HAS A PLAN FOR YOUR LIFE,
BUT HE DOESN’T FORCE YOU
TO FOLLOW THAT PLAN.
YOU HAVE COMPLETE FREEDOM
TO ACCEPT OR REJECT IT.
BUT GOD’S PLANS ARE
THOUGHTS OF PEACE,
AND NOT OF EVIL
TO GIVE YOU AN EXPECTED END.
YOU KNOW, THIS HAS BECOME
A FAIRLY POPULAR PASSAGE
OF SCRIPTURE
JEREMIAH, CHAPTER 29, VERSE 11,
BUT VERY FEW PEOPLE PUT IT
IN ITS CONTEXT.
LOOK AT THE NEXT VERSE
IN VERSE 12, IT SAYS,
THEN SHALL YE CALL UPON ME,
AND YE SHALL GO
AND PRAY UNTO ME,
AND I WILL HEARKEN UNTO YOU.
AND YOU SHALL SEEK ME,
AND YOU SHALL FIND ME,
WHEN YOU SHALL SEARCH FOR ME
WITH ALL YOUR HEART.
REMEMBER, WHAT I’M TALKING ABOUT
IS ABOUT HOW TO HEAR GOD’S VOICE
AND ONE OF THE VERY FIRST THINGS
THAT I THINK IS NECESSARY
IS THAT YOU HAVE TO SEEK
TO HEAR GOD’S VOICE,
AND NOT JUST SEEK PASSIVELY.
NOT JUST YOU KNOW,
I’VE GOT FIVE MINUTES
BEFORE MY FAVORITE
TELEVISION PROGRAM
AS THE STOMACH TURN…
TURNS COMES ON TELEVISION
AND SO GOD, IN FIVE MINUTES…
HERE’S FIVE MINUTES,
IF YOU CAN SPEAK TO ME
AND TOTALLY CHANGED MY LIFE
IN THE NEXT FIVE MINUTES FINE.
YOU AREN’T GOING TO
HEAR GOD’S VOICE
ON A CONSISTENT BASIS LIKE THAT.
IT SAYS HERE
THAT YOU SHALL CALL UPON ME,
AND YOU SHALL GO
AND PRAY UNTO ME,
AND I WILL HEARKEN UNTO YOU.
AND YOU SHALL SEEK ME,
AND FIND ME,
WHEN YOU SHALL SEARCH
WITH ALL OF YOUR HEART.
YOU HAVE TO SEARCH FOR THIS
WITH ALL OF YOUR HEART.
ANOTHER WAY OF SAYING THIS
IS AS LONG AS YOU CAN LIVE
WITHOUT HEARING GOD’S VOICE
AND BEING DIRECTED BY HIM,
YOU WILL.
AS LONG AS YOU ARE CONTENT
TO THINK WELL, I’LL…I’LL DO IT
MY WAY, ME AND FRANK SINATRA,
WE’LL DO IT OUR WAY.
I’VE GOT A PLAN FOR MY LIFE.
THIS IS WHAT I WANT TO DO,
AND SO, YOU ASK GOD
TO BLESS YOUR PLANS.
AS LONG AS YOU CAN LIVE
THAT WAY,
YOU WON’T HEAR GOD’S VOICE.
GOD IS NOT GOING TO FORCE IT
UPON YOU.
GOD IS A GENTLEMAN.
HE HAS TO BE INVITED.
HE HAS TO BE SOUGHT.
YOU DON’T…
HE DOESN’T FORCE HIMSELF
UPON YOU.
AND SAD TO SAY, THIS IS WHY
MOST PEOPLE DON’T HEAR
THE VOICE OF GOD
IS BECAUSE THEY AREN’T SEEKING
WITH ALL OF THEIR HEART.
I’VE ACTUALLY HAD PEOPLE
COME TO ME BEFORE
WHEN I WAS TALKING TO THEM
ABOUT THE LORD
AND THEY WOULD SAY,
WELL I ASKED THE LORD
TO INTERVENE IN MY LIFE,
BUT THEY DIDN’T EXPERIENCE
ANYTHING RIGHT AWAY
AND THEY SAID
IT JUST DIDN’T WORK.
GOD DIDN’T RESPOND TO ME.
THIS SAYS HE RESPONDS,
THAT WHEN YOU SEEK HIM
YOU FIND HIM
WHEN YOU SEARCH
WITH ALL OF YOUR HEART.
IT’S NEVER GOD WHO FAILS
TO RESPOND.
IT’S US WHO FAIL TO SEEK
WITH ALL OF OUR HEART.
GOD IS NOT GOING TO LET YOU
JUST DO YOUR OWN THING,
GET INTO PROBLEMS,
MAKE A MESS OF YOUR LIFE
AND THEN WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN
YOU RUN INTO THIS WALL
AND THINGS AREN’T WORKING,
YOU SAY OH GOD,
WHAT SHOULD I DO?
AND HE TELLS YOU
AND YOU TAKE THAT
TO GET OUT OF THAT PROBLEM,
BUT THEN YOU GO RIGHT BACK
INTO THE SAME MINDSET
TO WHERE YOU’RE JUST
RUNNING YOUR OWN LIFE,
DOING YOUR OWN THING,
AND YOU WAIT
UNTIL THE NEXT PROBLEM.
IF GOD WAS TO JUST BAIL YOU OUT
EVERY TIME YOU GOT INTO TROUBLE
AND JUST ANSWER YOUR, YOU KNOW,
YOUR QUESTION,
WHAT DO I DO HERE,
AND HE…AND IF HE DID THAT
FOR YOU AND THEN YOU WENT RIGHT
BACK INTO YOUR WAY,
IN A SENSE HE WOULD BE
SUBSIDIZING YOUR LIFESTYLE.
HE WOULD BE PROMOTING IT.
HE WOULD BE ALLOWING IT.
HE WOULD BE AN ENABLER.
NO, THE LORD ISN’T GOING TO
WAIT UNTIL YOU JUST
GET INTO TROUBLE AND CALL OUT
AND THEN HE’LL BAIL YOU OUT.
YOU NEED TO SEEK
WITH ALL OF YOUR HEART.
IT DOESN’T NEED TO BE JUST GOD,
GET ME OUT OF THIS PROBLEM
SO THAT I CAN GO BACK
TO LIVING THE WAY I WAS BEFORE
THAT GOT ME INTO THIS PROBLEM
IN THE FIRST PLACE.
YOU NEED TO GET TO WHERE
YOU SEEK WITH ALL OF YOUR HEART.
NOT JUST ASKING FOR DELIVERANCE
FROM A LITTLE
MOMENTARY SITUATION,
A MOMENTARY PROBLEM
THAT YOU’VE GOT,
BUT IT NEEDS TO BE A LIFESTYLE.
IT JUST NEEDS TO BE SEEKING HIM
WITH ALL OF YOUR HEART.
IF YOU PUT THIS TOGETHER
WITH MATTHEW, CHAPTER 7,
AND IN VERSE 7, IT SAYS,
ASK, AND IT SHALL BE GIVEN YOU;
SEEK, AND YE SHALL FIND;
KNOCK, AND IT SHALL BE OPENED
UNTO YOU.
AND THEN IN VERSE 8,
IT SAYS, FOR EVERY ONE
THAT ASKETH RECEIVETH;
AND HE THAT SEEKETH FINDETH;
AND TO HIM THAT KNOCKETH
IT SHALL BE OPENED.
IN OTHER WORDS,
HE’S…THIS IS A PROMISE
THAT IF YOU SEEK
AND PUT THIS TOGETHER
WITH JEREMIAH, CHAPTER 29,
AND VERSE 13,
WHEN YOU SEEK
WITH ALL OF YOUR HEART,
THEN YOU FIND.
WHEN YOU ASK
WITH ALL OF YOUR HEART
THEN YOU RECEIVE.
WHEN YOU KNOCK
WITH ALL OF YOUR HEART
THEN THE DOOR IS OPENED
UNTO YOU.
SO, I’M APPLYING ALL OF THIS
TO HOW TO HEAR GOD’S VOICE.
YOU HAVE TO DESIRE IT.
YOU HAVE TO SEEK IT.
IT HAS TO BE A FOCUS.
AS LONG AS YOU ARE DOING
YOUR OWN THING
AND YOU ARE CONTENT TO DO
YOUR OWN THING AND YOU CAN LIVE
WITHOUT HEARING GOD’S VOICE,
THEN YOU WILL.
BUT WHEN YOU GET TO A PLACE
THAT YOU SAY THIS IS SOMETHING
THAT I DESIRE
MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE,
AND WHEN YOU SEEK
WITH ALL OF YOUR HEART,
THEN YOU’LL FIND.
SO THE VERY FIRST THING…
I KNOW SOME OF YOU
ARE WANTING ME TO MOVE ON,
ALRIGHT, GIVE ME SPECIFICS
HOW TO DO THIS AND THAT.
I’M GOING TO GET INTO
SOME SPECIFICS
AND SHARE SOME THINGS WITH YOU
THAT HAVE JUST REVOLUTIONIZED
MY LIFE,
BUT I…IT WOULD BE USELESS
FOR ME TO SHARE THESE THINGS
WITH YOU
IF YOUR HEART ISN’T RIGHT.
GOD SPEAKS TO US
HEART TO HEART,
NOT HEAD-TO-HEAD,
AND IF YOUR HEART IS WRONG,
IF YOU’RE DOING YOUR OWN THING,
IF YOU ARE SELF-CONFIDENT,
SELF-PROMOTING,
IF YOU…IF GOD’S WANTING YOU
TO GO THIS WAY,
BUT MAN YOU’RE WANTING TO GO
THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION
AND YOU ARE JUST WANTING
TO USE GOD
AND HAVE GOD FINANCE IT
AND APPROVE OF IT,
APPROVE OF YOUR PLANS,
YOU’RE GOING TO MISS GOD.
YOU’RE…YOU AREN’T GOING TO
EFFECTIVELY HEAR GOD’S VOICE.
YOU NEED TO HUMBLE YOURSELF.
YOU NEED TO COME TO A PLACE
TO WHERE YOU SAY GOD,
JUST LIKE IN JEREMIAH,
CHAPTER 10, VERSE 23,
IT’S NOT IN MAN TO DIRECT
HIS OWN STEPS.
I’M NOT SMART ENOUGH
TO RUN MY OWN LIFE.
GOD, I NEED YOU.
I WANT YOU TO SPEAK TO ME.
JUST LIKE SOLOMON SAID,
I’M A CHILD.
I DON’T KNOW HOW TO GO OUT
AND COME IN.
HE WAS THE MIGHTIEST MAN
IN THE NATION AND YET HE SAYS,
I DON’T KNOW HOW TO RUN THIS
ON MY OWN.
I NEED YOUR HELP.
MAN, THAT’S A GODLY PLACE TO BE.
YOU KNOW I’VE…I’VE SHARED
THIS STORY BEFORE
BUT RIGHT BEFORE MY MOTHER DIED,
SHE DIED IN 2009,
SHE WAS 96 YEARS OLD.
AND RIGHT BEFORE SHE DIED,
SHE WAS ASKING ME
TO TELL HER AGAIN
ABOUT WHAT THE LORD HAD DONE
AND ABOUT THE MINISTRY.
SHE WAS A BIG SUPPORTER
OF THE MINISTRY.
SHE WORKED FOR US
AND OPENED OUR MAIL
FOR PROBABLY 15 OR 20 YEARS,
AND SHE JUST LOVED
WHAT GOD WAS DOING
THROUGH THE MINISTRY
AND SO I WAS TELLING HER
AND I WAS TELLING HER ABOUT
ALL OF THE FOREIGN MINISTRY
AND THE OFFICES THAT WE HAD
AND THINGS,
AND SHE WAS BLESSED BY IT
BUT SHE LOOKED RIGHT AT ME
AND I MEAN SHE WAS GETTING FRAIL
AT THIS TIME AND SHE STUCK HER
LITTLE BONY FINGER
RIGHT IN MY FACE, AND SHE SAID,
ANDY, YOU KNOW THIS IS GOD
DOING THIS.
AND I SAID, YES, MA’AM,
I KNOW IT’S GOD.
AND THEN SHE STUCK HER FINGER
IN MY FACE, AND SHE SAYS,
YOU AREN’T SMART ENOUGH
TO DO THIS.
AND BOY, I TELL YOU
THERE’S NOTHING LIKE YOUR MOTHER
TO PUT YOU IN YOUR PLACE,
BUT I AGREED 100%.
I…I ADMITTED, I SAID,
IT’S ABSOLUTELY TRUE.
YOU KNOW I COULD SPEND
A LONG TIME TELLING YOU ABOUT
WHAT GOD HAS DONE IN MY LIFE
AND HOW HE’S BLESSED ME
AND HOW HE’S ENABLED ME
TO IMPACT OTHER PEOPLE
AND OTHER PEOPLE’S LIVES
ARE BEING CHANGED.
IT’S JUST AWESOME,
AND I AM NOT SMART ENOUGH
TO DO THIS.
I’M TELLING YOU I DIDN’T…
I DIDN’T SEE EXACTLY
WHERE WE ARE TODAY.
I DIDN’T SEE THIS IN THE PAST.
I KNEW THAT GOD WAS…
I HAD A VAGUE PICTURE
OF WHAT GOD WAS GOING TO DO,
BUT THE DETAILS OF IT
I DIDN’T KNOW HOW DO THIS STUFF.
IT’S NOT MY WISDOM.
YOU KNOW I WAS JUST WITH
SOME PEOPLE YESTERDAY
AND I WAS ENCOURAGING THEM
IN SOME THINGS, AND I SAID,
YOU GUYS ARE MORE TALENTED
THAN I AM.
YOU HAVE MORE SKILL
IN ADMINISTRATION AND THINGS
THAN WHAT I DO,
AND I SAID, BECAUSE OF THAT
IT’S EASIER FOR YOU
TO DEPEND UPON YOURSELF.
BUT I TOLD HIM, I SAID,
MAN, I JUST DON’T HAVE…
I DON’T HAVE THE BUSINESS SENSE.
I DON’T HAVE
THE ADMINISTRATION SKILLS
THAT IT TAKES TO RUN A MINISTRY
LIKE OURS
WHERE WE HAVE 650 EMPLOYEES
AND…AND OFFICES
ALL OVER THE WORLD.
I THINK WE HAVE 16 OR 17 OFFICES
AND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE OVERSEAS
THAT WE EMPLOY.
I’M NOT SMART ENOUGH
TO RUN THIS THING.
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?
I CAN HEAR GOD’S VOICE
AND GOD SPEAKS TO ME
AND GOD HAS BROUGHT PEOPLE TO ME
AND I’VE PUT PEOPLE IN POSITIONS
OF AUTHORITY WHO DO HAVE
THE SKILLS THAT I DON’T HAVE,
AND I MEAN GOD WILL JUST
MAKE YOU LOOK GOOD.
I’M TELLING YOU I’M IN…
I’M SPEAKING TO SOME PEOPLE.
I JUST KNOW IN MY HEART
THAT GOD IS SPEAKING TO PEOPLE
RIGHT NOW WHO YOU KNOW
THAT THERE IS MORE FOR YOU
THAN WHAT YOU’RE EXPERIENCING.
YOU KNOW THAT WHAT’S HAPPENING
IN YOUR LIFE IS NOT GOD’S WILL
AND YET YOU DON’T KNOW
HOW TO GET OUT OF THE SITUATION
YOU’RE IN.
YOU DON’T KNOW
HOW YOU GOT INTO THE SITUATION.
IT JUST SEEMS LIKE
YOU ARE AT A LOSS WHAT TO DO.
WHAT I’M SHARING WITH YOU
HOW TO HEAR GOD’S VOICE
IS A BIG PART OF YOUR ANSWER.
GOD RIGHT NOW KNOWS
HOW TO GET YOU
OUT OF THE SITUATION YOU’RE IN
AND INTO HIS PERFECT WILL,
BUT YOU’RE GOING TO
HAVE TO FOLLOW HIS DIRECTION.
FIRST OF ALL, YOU’RE GOING TO
HAVE TO HEAR WHAT HE HAS TO SAY.
YOU NEED TO QUIT TRYING
TO GET GOD TO BLESS YOUR PLANS
AND YOU NEED TO THROW
YOUR PLANS AWAY,
AND YOU NEED TO SAY
GOD, WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS
FOR MY LIFE?
WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO?
AND THEN YOU NEED
TO HEAR FROM GOD,
AND YOU NEED TO RESPOND
AND FOLLOW GOD.
I CAN PROMISE YOU IF YOUR LIFE
IS IN A MESS
IT’S BECAUSE YOU DID IT
YOUR WAY.
THE ONLY EXCEPTION
I COULD SEE TO THAT
IS IF YOU’RE FOLLOWING GOD
AND THE PROBLEMS
THAT YOU’RE HAVING
ARE PERSECUTION.
THEY AREN’T SELF-MADE.
THEY’RE SATAN ATTACKING YOU
AND IT IS TRUE THAT…
ALL THOSE WHO LIVE GODLY
IN CHRIST JESUS
SHALL SUFFER PERSECUTION.
2 TIMOTHY, CHAPTER 3, SAYS THAT.
AND SO YOU COULD BE PERSECUTED,
BUT MOST OF THE THINGS
THAT WE DEAL WITH
IT’S NOT PERSECUTION.
IT’S NOT EVEN DEMONIC.
OF COURSE, SATAN MIGHT HAVE BEEN
INVOLVED IN TEMPTING US
WITH SOMETHING
AND SO WE CHOSE TO FOLLOW
HIS DIRECTION.
BUT MOST OF OUR PROBLEMS
ARE SELF-CREATED.
IT’S BECAUSE WE DID THINGS
OUR OWN WAY
BECAUSE WE DIDN’T FOLLOW
THE WILL OF GOD.
SO I’M TELLING YOU,
HEARING GOD’S VOICE
IS ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL
AND THE POINT I’M TRYING TO
GET ACROSS TODAY
IS THAT YOU HAVE TO SEEK
WITH ALL OF YOUR HEART.
THE FIRST STEP
IN HEARING GOD’S VOICE
IS YOU HAVE TO KNOW
THAT IT’S POSSIBLE
AND YOU HAVE TO SEEK IT.
YOU HAVE TO DESIRE IT.
IF YOU PURSUE
HEARING THE VOICE OF GOD,
YOU WILL.
IF YOU DON’T PURSUE IT,
YOU WON’T.
IT’S THAT SIMPLE.
AND SO LITERALLY YOU CAN
DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT
YOU HEAR GOD’S VOICE
BY JUST SEEKING
WITH ALL OF YOUR HEART
AND WHEN YOU DO,
GOD WILL BEGIN TO REVEAL HIMSELF
TO YOU.
NOW, I’M GOING TO SHARE
SOME THINGS WITH YOU
THAT GOD HAS TAUGHT ME
OVER 53 YEARS OF MINISTRY
AND THESE THINGS
THAT I’M GOING TO SHARE WITH YOU
WILL HELP YOU AND I…
I BELIEVE THAT YOU WILL BEAR
WITNESS IMMEDIATELY
AND THIS WILL HELP YOU
TO GAIN CONFIDENCE
THAT THIS IS GOD SPEAKING TO ME.
AND I BELIEVE IT WILL BE A HELP,
BUT ALL OF IT IS TO NO AVAIL
IF YOU FIRST OF ALL
DON’T HAVE THE RIGHT ATTITUDE
IN YOUR HEART,
IF YOUR HEART ISN’T RIGHT.
IF YOU AREN’T SEEKING
WITH ALL OF YOUR HEART,
IT’S NOT GOING TO WORK FOR YOU.
SO THE VERY FIRST STEP
IS THAT YOU’VE GOT TO SEEK
AND YOU SHALL FIND.
YOU GOT TO ASK
AND THEN YOU’LL RECEIVE.
YOU GOT TO KNOCK
AND THEN THE DOOR
WILL BE OPENED UNTO YOU.
AND I TELL YOU MANY OF US
HAVE JUST ADJUSTED
TO NOT BEING LED BY GOD,
TO DOING THINGS OUR OWN WAY.
THAT’S THE WAY IT WAS MODELED
TO US BY OUR PARENTS.
THAT’S THE WAY
IT’S BEING MODELED
IN OUR SOCIETY.
AND SAD TO SAY
EVEN IN THE CHURCH TODAY
THERE’S A LOT OF PEOPLE
THAT ARE JUST DOING
THEIR OWN THING.
THERE’S A LOT OF PEOPLE
THAT WILL SEE SOMEBODY ELSE
WHO’S SUCCESSFUL
AND THEN THEY’LL JUST GO
AND TRY AND MIMIC THEM.
THEY WILL GO
TO THESE CONFERENCES
AND THEY’LL JUST TAKE
WHAT THEY’VE DONE
AND THEN THEY’RE GOING TO
FOLLOW THAT,
AND I’M TELLING YOU EVEN THOUGH
YOU CAN GAIN WISDOM
AND MAYBE YOU CAN BE INSPIRED
IN SOME WAYS BY OTHER PEOPLE,
YOU NEED TO HEAR GOD’S VOICE
FOR YOU PERSONALLY.
YOU’RE AN INDIVIDUAL.
GOD WILL SPEAK TO YOU
DIFFERENTLY
AND LEAD YOU DIFFERENTLY
THAN OTHER PEOPLE.
YOU KNOW IF I HAD TIME,
I COULD GIVE YOU EXAMPLES
IN MY LIFE OF THINGS
THAT GOD HAS LED ME TO DO
THAT HE HASN’T LED OTHER PEOPLE
TO DO BECAUSE IT’S ME,
IT’S NOT THEM.
AND I’VE JUST GOTTEN USED
TO THIS.
I’VE GOT…I DON’T SIT HERE
AND TRY AND MIMIC OTHER PEOPLE.
I’M WHO GOD MADE ME TO BE.
I’M NOT PERFECT IN THIS AREA.
I HADN’T ARRIVED, BUT I’VE LEFT,
AND I’VE JUST GOTTEN CONFIDENT
THAT I’M DOING
WHAT GOD HAS TOLD ME TO DO
AND OTHER PEOPLE
I DON’T JUDGE THEM.
THEY CAN DO
WHATEVER GOD TELLS THEM TO DO.
BUT I TELL YOU WE MAKE A MISTAKE
JUST TRYING TO, YOU KNOW,
BE A COOKIE CUTTER AND…
AND FOLLOW WHAT EVERYBODY ELSE
HAS DONE AND MODEL OUR LIFE
AFTER EVERYBODY ELSE.
GOD HAS A UNIQUE PLAN FOR YOU
AND ACCORDING TO THESE VERSES
THAT I WAS USING TODAY,
JEREMIAH, CHAPTER 29, VERSE 11,
THEY’RE THOUGHTS OF PEACE.
IT’S…IT’S NOT EVIL,
AND IT’S SO THAT YOU CAN HAVE
AN EXPECTED END,
SO THAT YOU CAN FINISH
YOUR COURSE WITH JOY.
NOT ONLY START BUT FINISH.
GOD WANTS TO GUIDE YOU.
HE WANTS TO SPEAK TO YOU.
THERE NEEDS TO BE A VOICE
THAT YOU HEAR SAYING,
THIS IS THE WAY,
WALK THOU IN IT.
AND IF YOU CAN HEAR GOD’S VOICE
AND LEARN TO RESPOND TO IT,
I CAN GUARANTEE YOU
GOD’S PLANS FOR YOU
ARE NOTHING BUT GOOD,
AND HE WILL LEAD YOU TO A PLACE
THAT I GUARANTEE YOU
IT WILL BE A BLESSING TO YOU.
MANY OF YOU
AREN’T IN THAT PLACE RIGHT NOW,
BUT YOU CAN BE
AND THAT’S WHAT
THIS WHOLE TEACHING IS ABOUT.
LET ME ENCOURAGE YOU TO PLEASE
GET THIS TEACHING.
THIS IS A DVD SET THAT WAS TAKEN
FROM MY TELEVISION PROGRAMS.
THIS IS A CD SET.
I HAVE BOTH OF THESE
DIFFERENT FORMATS AVAILABLE
FOR YOU TO BE ABLE TO GET IT.
IF YOU’LL LISTEN
TO OUR ANNOUNCER,
HE’LL GIVE YOU MORE INFORMATION
ABOUT HOW YOU CAN RECEIVE
THIS TEACHING
ON HOW TO HEAR GOD’S VOICE
AND I ENCOURAGE YOU
TO PLEASE GO TO THE EFFORT
OF REQUESTING THIS MATERIAL.
I PROMISE YOU
IT WOULD BE A BLESSING TO YOU.
AND JOIN ME AGAIN TOMORROW
FOR THE GOSPEL TRUTH.
>> ANDREW’S COMPLETE TEACHING,
HOW TO HEAR GOD’S VOICE,
IS AVAILABLE AS A CD
OR DVD ALBUM
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WHEN YOU CONTACT US.
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BECAUSE THERE IS A BLESSING
IN GIVING,
BUT IF YOU’RE SIMPLY UNABLE
TO AFFORD IT,
ANDREW AND HIS PARTNERS
WILL PROVIDE TODAY’S TEACHING
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IF YOU HAVEN’T YET
PARTNERED WITH US,
I WOULD LIKE TO ENCOURAGE YOU
TO PRAY ABOUT IT
AND THEN IF THE LORD SAYS SO,
JOIN WITH US.
BECAUSE WE ARE TAKING THE GOSPEL
NOT ONLY THROUGH TELEVISION,
BUT WE’VE GOT OVER
70 DIFFERENT LOCATIONS
AROUND THE WORLD,
OFFICES I THINK
IN 16 DIFFERENT NATIONS.
WE HAVE PROBABLY 8,000 STUDENTS
GOING THROUGH
CHARIS BIBLE COLLEGE
AT ANY TIME,
WITH OVER 8,000 GRADUATES.
WE’RE PUMPING OUT
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OF FREE MATERIAL
THROUGH OUR WEB SITE,
OVER 200,000 FREE HOURS
OF MATERIAL ON OUR WEB SITE,
AND WE’RE JUST REACHING
ALL AROUND THE WORLD.
WE COULDN’T DO IT
WITHOUT PARTNERS.
AND SO I WOULD LIKE TO ASK YOU
TO PRAY ABOUT IT.
IF YOU WANT
TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE,
I BELIEVE THAT
THIS IS A GOOD MINISTRY.
YOU’LL GET A GREAT RETURN
NOT ONLY IN HEAVEN,
BUT IN THIS LIFE
YOU’LL RECEIVE A HUNDREDFOLD.
SO JOIN WITH US
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TODAY.
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>> IF GOD IS WITH US,
>> WHO CAN BE AGAINST US?
>> WE ARE NOT ALONE.
>> HE WILL HELP US TO FACE NERO.
>> LET HIM AMONG YOU
WHO IS WITHOUT SIN, LET HIM
>> THROW THE FIRST STONE.
>> TO ALL PERSONS SUSPECTED
OF FOLLOWING THE RELIGIOUS SECT
KNOWN AS CHRISTIANITY
>> WILL BE THROWN TO THE LIONS.
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>> CHARIS HYBRID IS A UNIQUE
BLEND OF INDEPENDENT STUDY
AND FACE TO FACE TIME
WITH INSTRUCTORS
AND WITH OTHER STUDENTS
WHO ARE DETERMINED
TO GO DEEPER WITH GOD.
YOU’LL STUDY COURSES AT HOME,
BUT THEN JOIN
YOUR FELLOW CLASSMATES
>> IN PERSON.
>> I LOVE THE NEW
HYBRID PROGRAM.
I THINK IT’S EXCELLENT
BECAUSE AS A FULL TIME
WORKING PERSON,
IT JUST MAKES MY SCHEDULE
>> MORE AVAILABLE.
> CHARIS OFFERS WEEK NIGHT
AND SATURDAY CLASSES
TO ACCOMMODATE
>> YOUR WORK SCHEDULE.
>> MOST PEOPLE HAVE TO WORK
EVERY DAY ALL DAY LONG
AND THIS WOULD DEFINITELY
MAKE IT A LOT EASIER FOR THEM
>> TO BE ABLE TO COME UP HERE.
> IT’S NICE TO COME HOME
AND CHANGE INTO MY PAJAMAS
AND CRAWL IN BED
> AND WATCH MY VIDEOS, YOU KNOW.
>> I HIGHLY RECOMMEND
THE HYBRID PROGRAM.
I THINK IT’S…IT’S FANTASTIC
AND IT’LL ACCOMMODATE
>> MANY, MANY SCHEDULES.
>> CHARIS HYBRID
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AND ALLOWS YOU TO EXPERIENCE
THE BEST OF BOTH CHARIS ONLINE
AND ON CAMPUS.
LEARN MORE AT
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>> WELCOME TO THE AWM MINUTE,
A QUICK LOOK
AT HOW THE FRIENDS AND PARTNERS
OF ANDREW WOMMACK MINISTRIES
ARE HELPING US BRING HEALING
TO PEOPLE ALL AROUND THE WORLD,
PEOPLE LIKE COLLEEN IAMMARINO.
FOR YEARS, COLLEEN STRUGGLED
WITH CRIPPLING PAIN
AND NERVE DAMAGE IN HER BACK,
THAT IS UNTIL HER DAUGHTER
INTRODUCED HER
>> TO ANDREW’S TEACHINGS.
>> WHEN I STARTED HEARING
SOME OF THE THINGS
THAT HE WAS SAYING
THAT IT’S NOT WHAT YOU DO
THAT ALLOWS GOD TO LOVE YOU,
IT’S WHO HE IS,
THIS DETERMINATION
STARTED COMING UP
ON THE INSIDE OF ME.
GET UP.
YOU DON’T HAVE TO STAY
>> WHERE YOU ARE.
>> EAGER TO HEAR MORE
ABOUT GOD’S UNCONDITIONAL
LOVE AND GRACE,
COLLEEN AND HER HUSBAND ENROLLED
INTO CHARIS BIBLE COLLEGE.
IT WAS HERE
SITTING UNDER THE WORD OF GOD
THAT SHE WAS ABLE TO WALK OUT
HER COMPLETE HEALING.
TO WATCH HER FULL STORY
>> VISIT AWMI.NET TODAY.
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I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW
THAT WE HAVE NOW STARTED
A CHARIS DAILY LIVE BIBLE STUDY.
WE’VE BEEN DOING A BIBLE STUDY
EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT
LIVE FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS,
BUT NOW WE HAVE
FIVE DAYS A WEEK.
WE’VE VARIED THE TIMES
SO THAT WE CAN ACCOMMODATE
ANYBODY’S SCHEDULE.
AND IT’S GOING TO
REALLY BE GOOD.
WE’RE GOING TO USE
OUR INSTRUCTORS
FROM THE SCHOOL,
AND IT’LL BE A BLESSING,
SO REMEMBER, WE NOW HAVE
A CHARIS DAILY LIVE BIBLE STUDY
FIVE DAYS A WEEK.
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