Scripture & A Prayer To Help You Hear God’s Voice

“My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow Me.” – Jesus (John 10:27)

Among the noise surrounding you, how do you hear God’s voice? Here’s a story that will help shed some light on how to hear God’s voice.

Two men were walking along a crowded city sidewalk.

One of the men remarked, “Listen to the lovely sound of that cricket!”

But the other man could not hear the sound of the cricket at all. He asked his friend, “How can you hear the sound of a cricket amid the roar of the traffic and the sounds of the city?”

The first man, who was a zoologist, had trained himself to hear the sounds of nature. He didn’t explain to his friend how he could hear the sound of the cricket, instead, he reached into his pocket, pulled out a half-dollar coin, and dropped it onto the sidewalk. The two men watched intently as a dozen people began to look for the coin as they heard it clanking amid the sounds of the city traffic.

He turned to his friend and said, “We hear what we listen for.” 

Are you listening for God’s voice today? If you’re struggling, don’t beat yourself up. Our Savior is patient, kind, and eager to help us, so simply go to Him and ask for His divine assistance. Pray this prayer, and watch God work:

Dear Lord,

It’s hard to hear Your voice in the midst of all the distractions, obligations, competing voices, and the noisiness of my own mind. I pray that You will train me to differentiate Your words and messages in my life from the rest, no matter the form they arrive in. Day after day, moment after moment, I pray I will get better at hearing Your voice, knowing it’s You, and obeying with confidence.

I love You. In Jesus’ name I pray, amen.