In these last days it's more important than ever for us to fine-tune our spiritual ears to hear the Lord's voice. God is constantly speaking to us. He's trying to warn us of things to come. So many times we simply shrug it off. We think, "That's just me." But it's not. It's the Holy Spirit's voice.

How Can I Be Sure It's God ?

One difficulty I've seen in the Body of Christ is an inability to recognize the voice of the Lord. It's extremely difficult to follow God's instructions if you don't know when He's speaking to you. Many think they are hearing God's voice when they are actually listening to the voices of others or even to the voice of their own desires.

Remember when the Lord spoke to the boy Samuel and he did not recognize His voice? (See 1 Samuel 3:1-10.) Samuel thought the prophet Eli was calling him.

Finally Eli said to the young boy,

"Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, Lord; for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and lay down in his place. And the Lord came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speak; for thy servant heareth" (1 Samuel 3:9–10).

The spirit of man is the light bulb of the Lord. God will guide us through our spirits. Each of us has to fine-tune our spirit to hear the Holy Spirit's voice. Romans 8:14 says, "For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God." In Proverbs 20:27 we read, "The spirit of man is the candle of the Lord, searching all the inward parts of the belly." When explaining this scripture, my father-in-law, Kenneth E Hagin, would say, "The spirit of man is the light bulb of the Lord. God will guide us through our spirits."

The spirit of man is the light bulb of the Lord. God will guide us through our spirits.