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

FOR A GIFT OF ANY AMOUNT

WHEN YOU CONTACT US.

THIS ENTIRE SERIES

IS ALSO AVAILABLE

FOR AUDIO DOWNLOAD

ABSOLUTELY FREE

FROM OUR WEB SITE.

GO TO AWMI.NET

TO SEE ALL THE WAYS

YOU CAN GET THESE PRODUCTS.

THE INDIVIDUAL TOPIC

HIGHLIGHTED ON TODAY’S BROADCAST

IS AVAILABLE AS AN AUDIO CD

FOR A GIFT OF ANY AMOUNT

WHEN YOU WRITE OR CALL.

WE ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO GIVE

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

FREE OF CHARGE.

YOU CAN BECOME

A GRACE PARTNER

OR ORDER RESOURCES

THROUGH OUR WEB SITE

AT AWMI.NET.

WHILE THERE, YOU CAN DISCOVER

MORE PRODUCT DETAILS

AND DOWNLOAD ADDITIONAL

FREE RESOURCES.

OR YOU CAN CALL OUR HELPLINE

AT 719-635-1111.

OUR HELPLINE IS OPEN

MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY,

24 HOURS A DAY,

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>> MOUNTAIN TIME.

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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

MILLIONS AND MILLIONS

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

AND BECOME A PARTNER

WITH ANDREW WOMMACK MINISTRIES

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

ADAPTS TO YOUR BUSY LIFESTYLE

AND ALLOWS YOU TO EXPERIENCE

THE BEST OF BOTH CHARIS ONLINE

AND ON CAMPUS.

LEARN MORE AT

> CHARISBIBLECOLLEGE.ORG/HYBRID.

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>> DO YOU WANT TO CONNECT

WITH LIKE-MINDED BELIEVERS?

THEN CHARIS BIBLE STUDIES

IS THE PLACE FOR YOU.

FIND A BIBLE STUDY NEAR YOU

BY VISITING

>> CHARISBIBLESTUDIES.NET

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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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