Key Takeaways:

• The major obstacle to hearing God's voice is often our own pride and the state of our hearts.
• A childlike openness facilitates learning and receiving divine wisdom, as emphasized by Jesus’s teachings.
• Wealth, education, and status do not determine one's ability to hear God; rather, an open-hearted approach does.
• Success and power can create a reliance on temporal achievements over spiritual communication.
• Embrace humility and curiosity, akin to children, to foster a deeper spiritual connection.

Notable Quotes:

• "Our greatest obstacle to hearing God is ourselves and more specifically, the state of our hearts."
• "Jesus said we must become like little children to enter the kingdom of heaven."
• "More power, influence, wealth, and status act as temptations to pride."
• "The antidote to our pride is a childlike heart."
• "Children teach us that the key to hearing God is not based on age or experience or status, but only an open heart."

The God of the Bible is a talking God. All throughout the Scriptures, God is seen talking to people. First to the prophets, then most fully in Jesus and today through his Holy Spirit. When we choose to follow Jesus, the Spirit speaks to remind us of all that Jesus established and apply it to our lives.

So how does the Spirit speak? How do we know it’s God? And what happens afterwards? Join Rev Dr Tania Harris as she explores what the Spirit is saying to us. Everyday God Conversations will encourage you weekly to reflect on the God-conversations of Scripture, the ultimate God-conversation in Jesus and to hear from the Holy Spirit yourself. Remember, it was never meant to be a one-way conversation!

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