How do you hear God’s voice — and how do you know when it’s really Him?
In this episode of the Wandering Soul Podcast, we explore 5 biblical principles that can help you hear God, recognize His guidance, and discern the difference between the voice of fear… and the voice that leads to wisdom, peace, love, and life.
If you have ever prayed…
“God, what do You want me to know?”
…and then wondered whether the thought, feeling, peace, warning, Scripture, or quiet prompting that followed was actually God speaking to you…
this episode is for you.
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Many of us expect God’s voice to arrive like thunder.
A supernatural sign.
A vision.
A voice from heaven so unmistakable that doubt becomes impossible.
But what if God doesn’t always speak louder than the storm?
What if He speaks deeper than the fear?
Through wisdom.
Through peace.
Through Scripture.
Through conviction.
Through relationship.
And sometimes through a quiet invitation to simply take the next step.
Because perhaps the problem isn’t that God has stopped speaking.
Perhaps we have forgotten how to listen.
In this episode of Wandering Soul Podcast, we explore five biblical principles for learning how to hear God’s voice:
• Ask God for wisdom
• Trust the goodness and character of God
• Become quiet enough to listen
• Respond when God leads
• Develop discernment through relationship
And near the end of the episode, we’ll walk through a simple listening prayer you can practice whenever you are facing fear, uncertainty, stress, an important decision, or a season when you desperately need God’s direction.
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00:00 — Is God Speaking? The Sound Beneath the Noise
Why God’s voice may not always be louder than the storm — and why hearing Him may begin with becoming quiet enough to listen.
01:30 — How to Ask God for Wisdom
God doesn’t always begin by changing our circumstances. Sometimes He changes the way we see them.
02:40 — Why Trusting God Helps You Hear His Voice
If we believe God is angry, distant, disappointed, or waiting to condemn us, fear can distort what we hear. Understanding God’s goodness changes the way we listen.
03:55 — How to Listen for God’s Voice
Samuel answered God with four extraordinary words:
“Speak; for thy servant heareth.”
Hearing God may begin not with a louder voice from heaven…
but with a quieter heart on Earth.
05:05 — Hearing God Requires Obedience
Jesus said:
“My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.”
God may not reveal the entire staircase.
Sometimes He simply gives us the next step.
06:20 — How to Know If It’s God Speaking
Discernment develops through relationship.
Does the prompting produce good fruit?
Is it rooted in love?
Does it carry peace?
Does it lead toward life?
Does it reflect the nature and character of Jesus?
07:20 — Listening Prayer: Ask God to Speak
Bring one burden, fear, decision, or uncertainty before God.
Become still.
Then ask:
“Lord… what do You want me to know about this?”
Listen.
Then ask:
“Lord… what do You want me to do?”
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📖 Proverbs 8:33
“Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.”
📖 Jeremiah 33:3
“Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and show thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.”
📖 John 7:37–38
“If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink…”
📖 1 Samuel 3:10
“Speak; for thy servant heareth.”
📖 John 10:27
“My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.”
📖 John 15:4–5
“Abide in me, and I in you… I am the vine, ye are the branches.”
📖 Matthew 11:15
“He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.”
📖 Galatians 5:22–23
Love. Joy. Peace. Patience. Kindness. Goodness. Faithfulness. Gentleness. Self-control.
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