Our plans may or may not please God. Our good ideas might not be God’s ideas. Our daily lives will only be pleasing to God if we walk through the day “obeying the voice of the Lᴏʀᴅ.”

God has a voice. We have all seen the passages that begin with the words, “And God said.” How did they know it was God speaking? Should we be worried if we haven’t heard God’s voice ourselves?

God has a voice, and he still speaks to his children today, just as he did throughout the days of biblical history. God’s voice was and is somehow audible to whomever he is speaking but usually inaudible to others. His voice is real and his message is clear to the one who stands ready and willing to listen. Do you recognize the voice of God in your life?

God speaks today primarily through the words of Scripture. God will never speak a word to us that doesn’t align with biblical truth. We call our Bibles “God’s word” for a reason. Every time we read our Bibles, we are listening to the voice of God. But God also wants to remain in daily conversations with us as we live our lives. Our thoughts and prayers are often the way he “directs our paths.” 

Those who walk with the voice of the Lord are those who walk in obedience to his Spirit. “Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to listen than the fat of rams.” It is always a mistake to think that we can obey God apart from his daily leadership in our lives. And we can’t please God if we do not obey his voice.

When my mom calls, she doesn’t have to say, “This is mom.” She just starts talking and I immediately know her voice. The same can be true of God. When you spend a great deal of time listening to someone, their voice becomes very familiar.

Wisdom is pleasing God. Our Bibles are God’s voice and God’s wisdom. We need only trust and obey his words to walk in his Spirit and please him. We will learn to recognize his voice as we learn to listen. Nothing would please God more.