How Can I Know That It's Actually God's Voice?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 ธ.ค. 2024
- How can you discern if the voice you're hearing is genuinely God's? How can you be sure it isn't just your own thoughts or even something deceptive?
Fr. Mike offers insight into recognizing God's guidance by asking key questions: Does the voice contradict Scripture or the teachings of the Church? Who does the voice sound like, and what are the characteristics of God's voice?
He explains that divine guidance is often confirmed by its fruitfulness-bringing lasting peace, joy, and alignment with God's will. Fr. Mike encourages us to trust God step by step. He says it does not take blind leaps to see how even the most minor acts of faith can produce meaningful fruit over time.
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I was going through a divorce with two small children. I also lost my job and was behind on all my bills. I was crying and had decided that my children would be better off without me and had written notes to all my family members, and was ready to end my life. I then heard a voice that told me, "Don't give up." After the shock, and looking around the house for who said that (my children were at school) realized I was alone, I dropped to my knees and started praying to God, thanking him, for that message. That was 20 years ago.
Your comment brought tears to my eyes not only because of the pain you were going through but also because God spoke to His child to save you. That was beautiful. I hope you and your children are doing better. I will pray for you and your family God bless you. 🤍
I'm thanking God you are there telling us your story. Thank you. God bless you.
Yes dear❤. So glad you raised your children and are here
I’ve been there. My divorce was horrid. My ex was determined to make me lose everything; our house but we bought with my money, any savings, his attorney even wanted me to sell my car and give my ex half. He stopped working to not have to pay child support for our 2 boys more than the CA State min. I was a stay at home mom for 11y and gave up my career. I had no income. I was convinced my kids were better off just getting my life insurance. I prayed and just wanted justice in my divorce. Nothing crazy. Instead my ex succeeded in making me lose everything. The judge just pushed every decision she could make “until the trial.” Trial? We didn’t have assets to warrant a trial. But again, he wanted me to suffer and succeeded. I was raised Catholic, boys were raised Catholic, was sending the boys to Catholic school, prayed and prayed again. Never heard anything back. Never got justice.
Had to rebuild my life from scratch. The only light at the end of the tunnel was a got a job back in my former career 🎥 🎞️ with the worst shifts available (night and far away locations) but I didn’t care. I needed my union job back to pay for the 2 boys I was now supporting myself. That was 14 years ago and I am still struggling financially as a result of that divorce.
I am glad you didn’t go thru with your thoughts and are here for your kids and that you’ve been here another 20 years. 🩵🩵🩵
Praise the Lord! Thank you for sharing your story ❤️ I'll bring you and your family to Mass with me tomorrow and offer you all up for it so that He may bless and heal you all 🙏 I had a similar experience, I wasn't contemplating ending things, but my mind was hurting with anxiety and I didn't believe in God - up until I got down on my knees and said "if You exist, I need help". 8 months later, I'm now a devout Catholic and I'm so thankful to God for it all ❤️💙🙏
When I went through my divorce I couldn’t sleep or eat. One night in bed I was incredibly sad and crying and I asked God for some peace. I heard a very pleasant and strong voice say”S--, go to sleep. You will have your peace.” I immediately felt a warm comforting calm envelope me and I slept deeply. And I’m deaf. I hear nothing when I take my aid out at night.
That would be the Holy Spirit. He speaks to me that way too when He knows I really need it and discouraged and disheartened deep in my heart. This is why He is the Comforter
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I call it His Righteous Robe embracing me! It’s amazing! So happy to hear others are open to His Love and experiencing it too!
Wonderful….what a lovely blessing you rec’d!
Stay calm. God does not want any divorce. He will help.
I suffer from OCD with moral themes (scrupulosity), so I'm constantly bombarded with thoughts that rob my inner peace. Thanks be to God, I'm making strides in therapy and finding it easier to act on the truth instead of my fears.
praying for you my friend, I really can relate to this- I pray you have a wonderful support system that helps encourage you in the love of God!
Have you tried Fluvoximine? Praying helps and does wonders but along with prayer this medication has done wonders for my husband with OCD. So sorry you go through this.
I also struggle with this. Hard to have peace when u feel like everything ur doing is imperfect 🙁 But I like ur profile, Case Closed ❤️
God bless you! Keep up the good work I know God’s walk’n with you every of the way
NO WAY, SAME, I HAVE OCD TOO AND I CANT TELL IF ITS GOD'S VOICE OR ITS THE THOUGHTS 😭
I was feeling like a failure and asked God “ How can I be successful for You God “? I heard a voice in my gut say “ Go to the basics “!
I thought ‘ Hmmm, what would God’s basic be ‘? So immediately I thought of , The first commandment!!!
So I decided to concentrate on Loving God with my whole mind , heart , and spirit and for that minute I’m 100% successful for God. That moment. Those moments add up and the more I love God. The more I love everything!
I love this! I am right here with you- the more I learn and love our God, the more my heart grows for His creations.
This is the advice I have been seeking and have been feeling God lead me to. I get easily discouraged when things get tough and lost my stubbornness to continue over the years.
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@@Justyouraverageguy172 when ever I get stressed I say “ Thank you Jesus, thank you God, I’m right here right now “. ! I would say that whenever I had a flashback of trauma. I hated medicine so if I had a full blown panic attack, I’d do a rosary, and it ALWAYS WORKS ! In some ways I thank God for difficulties because I am 100% dependent of God. So that’s a good solution to old problems. It made me finally understand why Jesus embraced His cross. Prayers today and each moment. Xxoxo.
I tried 3 times to take my own life and spent time in a coma - and now I know that God has saved me in more ways than one for His purposes and glory! Oh if only I knew the Truth back then! God is good, all the time!
one night, i prayed the Holy Rosary alone, after that i said in a low voice, "Ok, now Lord, let me pray the Divine Mercy chaplet." then there's a very clear voice inside my head that says, "KNEEL."
i was confused at first but obeyed. now i always pray the chaplet kneeling. ✝️🙏
🤔 My faith is in the blood of Jesus Christ. What is your faith in?
Romans 3 KJV 🩸
25 Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;
🩸all🩸
1 John 1 KJV
7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
♥️all♥️
Colossians 2 KJV
13 And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;
♥️know♥️
1 John 5 KJV
13 These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.
Do you obey the gospel? 🤔
1 Corinthians 15 KJV ✝️🩸
1 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;
2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.
3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
🤔 What happens if you don’t obey the gospel? 👀
2 Thessalonians 1 KJV 🔥
8 In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:
9 Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;
♥️ Remember, Paul’s gospel is going to judge you one day.
Romans 2 KJV
16 In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel.
Psalms 29 KJV 4 The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is full of majesty.
Psalms 12 KJV
6 The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.
7 Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.
👑 KJV is the 7th bible translated into English.
1 John 1 KJV 🩸
7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
I recently got my Mass times mixed up after a fairly long absence. I was sitting in front of the Adoration, not knowing what time anything started and a clear message to start the Rosary came to me several times. I took out my Rosary and after nearly a decade, Mass began in the small room of the Chaplaincy. I was convinced I had turned up late and this was some kind of 'test' - I was half an hour early and God's presence helped me to wait and come back into the fold of the Church.
Today was a most blessed day for me, I was welcomed through confirmation into the Catholic Church and finally took the blessed sacrament of the Eucharist! I am full of the Holy Spirit and I thank God for calling me to begin my journey in January 2024. Praise be to God! ❤
Praise indeed! ….and Welcome!
Started my journey in November of 2023
Awesome 👍
Good for you! Im starting next month :) God bless!!!
Praise God. We are looking forward to being confirmed.
I read the title and before clicking on the video went "oh thank God!". 😂 I've been struggling with this for weeks, feeling super disoriented. Thank you Fr. Mike
♥️ 1 John 5 KJV 13 These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.
The first time I ever tried fasting was coincidentally the same day I attended a wake. This person committed suicide.
While reading about this person in his obituary and his faith in God, I started praying “Lord, Lord, I don’t care about any benefits of this fast, I just want him to be saved.” I repeated this three times. Halfway through the forth time a voice interrupted me and told me “It had been done!” It was loud and quiet, commanding but gentle, it was everything good. My hairs on my arm stood up and I got a chill down my spine and heard something like wind chimes after he said it. A wave of intense emotions ran over me but yet I felt incredibly at peace.
This was the first time I had ever heard the voice of our Holy God. God is good everyone.
Did you actually hear him with your ears?
Yes, he was behind me. I’ve had thoughts that were put into my head from God and this was completely different. It sounded like he was whispering and speaking loudly at the same time.
@@bryantenorio368 Most of the time you won't hear the voice of god literally, the words just come into your mind, from outside of your mind.
@@ItsOttisCan confirm. I have only “heard,” once.
Yup me too! Just as ItsOttis described. But I have heard people hearing a voice as if it's in the room.
I’m not “Catholic” but I believe in Jesus, that he was/is the son of God and is 3 in one and this is such a good lesson!!! Thank you for sharing because definitely in my youth, I needed to hear this.
God is calling you to him to the church ❤ I'm a convert and best decision made. God loves you
@@nilanikrishnarajah3359 thank you, what a sweet response. I am technically. “ protestant” I believe in the resurrection, and I believe in taking of the last supper, baptism and of repentance of sin. I, through the help of the Holy Spirit to try to seek a holy life. 😊
@ambermum21 May God bless you and let the holy spirit lead you. I would highly recommend trying out the adoration which we catholics have. God bless ✝️
@@ambermum21I pray God leads you towards the fullness of the faith. The Catholic Church holds the fullness of the faith. The Holy Spirit will continue to move you.
@@Sumbaddy129 thank you for your prayers 😊 I pray for the Holy Spirit to fill me every day and I pray God continue to create in me a pure heart and renew the joy of his salvation 🥹
I heard a voice last week while praying about the relationship with my estranged daughter. Message Her. I asked my priest, and he agreed it likely was. He said it would be an opportunity time to plant a seed of reconciliation. The voice was pleasing and reassuring.
Did you contact her and if you did what was the outcome please? I'm also praying for my estranged daughter and grandchildren.
I pray you reconcile. God bless and keep you.
@2new2this I sent her an email and no response yet. I had Let Go and Let God for several months. While the seed may not take root immediately. I don't believe that God would have given me the nudge to at least extend and so a seed of reconciliation if he did not have bigger plans down the road..
@@rusty33393 I will say a pray for you and her. 🙏 God works in mysterious ways. Peace
Sometimes a rock requires more than a few strikes of the pickaxe to break. It may be worth asking God if you should try again.
God bless you and I pray you will reconcile! 🙏
I’m always confused on whether the Lord has spoken or not but I’ll never forget during my board exam to become a physician, I got distracted and was like “wow God thank you, look at me now etc” just distracted and I felt a voice in my chest say “look at the time” like a command and I had 19 minutes left to finish more than half of my block so I had to hurry up immediately. It’s such a fond memory because I get distracted so easily and God really was there with me while I took my examination
♥️know♥️ 1 JOHN 5 KJV 13 These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.
John 10 KJV
14 I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.
John 10 KJV
27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:
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1 John 1 KJV
7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
🩸 Keep the faith 🩸
Romans 3 KJV
25 Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;
Our Guardian Angel guides us, too. ❤
I've heard Him, it's very simplistic and beautiful. He spoke to me and comforted me during some very difficult times. He told me "everything will be ok." I knew wholeheartedly without question it was God. Those 4 simplistic words literally calmed my entire being.
Years ago, I read the verse in Isaiah where God says “My thoughts are not your thoughts nor are your ways My ways.” I started thinking about all of the divisive topics in America. I, like most everyone else, had strong opinions about pretty much everything. And, I realized, when forming my opinions, I never once prayed about any of them. What if His thoughts were different than mine? So, one by one, I started taking each topic to God in prayer. I’d say “This is how I feel about (insert topic), but, expand my view and broaden my perspective and help me to see it the way You do and make my heart like yours.” I was surprised and amazed at how quickly God answered those prayers. When I prayed about abortion, I was so humbled and surprised at the insight He gave me…to the point where He showed me that even I had blood on my hands. It wasn’t the insight I expected - but I was so grateful to know how my own actions unknowingly contributed to this horrible act. I knew it was God’s voice because it wasn’t accusing. Just merely opening my mind to something I was unaware of. And, that’s how it went with every topic. Not accusing at all - but very informative. I pray like this all the time now! He never disappoints! Thanks Father Mike for a great video!
What were the acts that you unknowingly committed?
@@WarriorPrincess717 I appreciate your question but what He showed me was personal for me. I hope you understand. It wasn’t anything that seemed bad at all to me compared to the way some people behave - but in the light of His truth, it was glaring. I’m not sure how else to explain it. I think it’s just important for all of us to remember to take everything to God in prayer. To ask Him to give us insight no matter how sure we feel about our positions. And also to ask Him to show us the areas our lives that He might not be pleased with so we can grow. His answers will be different and personal for all of us. But as long as we’re sincere in our asking, He will answer! I’ve learned that much for sure!!
Wow…..beautiful.
I definitely pray and ask for help! The Holy Spirit and our Guardian Angel are always there to help us to discern.
Thank you, Father Mike!
Thank you, Father Mike! God bless you. Praying for you and everyone here!
It's amazing where God sends us. He always has a reason 👏
In adoration I often hear the voice of God as my inner voice, like the voice I use to speak to myself in my head. It sounds like me, like something I would say, but if I’m asking a question, the answer pops into my head even before I finish thinking the question. And then I have to go back and re-say the answer to myself to make sure I got it. But that’s how God ha taught me how to hear his voice. I’m sure it’s different for everyone
Thank you for posting this! This is exactly how I experience His voice too, but I've always privately wondered if I'm just talking to myself and wanting it to be God because it's so comforting. Thank you!
@@R.87.M Same for me here. I'm asking myself this question too. Glad to know I'm not the only one 😊
@@R.87.Msame for me!
Its so quick youre stunned. Need to up the frequency
This reminds me of my kids grade 1 catechism teacher. She always says there are no coincidences. God's in control of all. ❤
Ehm… so we dont have free will?
💙 when we commit to live by the truth, rejecting lies & deceit, we are shielded from doubt, fear and temptation! 💙
I never heard a voice, but one night while rocking my daughter to sleep I was so upset about things that have happened to me that were really fogging up my brain and thinking. It-- was consuming me. Well, I finally said (in my head talking to God) "why did i have to go through all that?" And just like that I'm my mind the words "to get to the other side" came to me and from that night on, I've been released from all of that. So it wasn't a voice, but God ANSWERED my cry! He is Amazing! God Blessn all of you!!
I don’t think there could be a better description….your prayer was a simple question and your mind was open to listen. A perfect moment! Note….you will never lose this ability now that you know how to listen. It’s a learning process, but it will stick with you. A wonderful post from you! ❤
I find that the voice of the enemy always brings up the mistakes of others whenever things go wrong. It makes me feel like the victim while causing me to cry. Unlike God's voice that soothes me and calms me. He makes me better and more understanding. God reminds me of the forgiveness people have shown me and how I should do the same to others.
Years ago, I was crying so hard in my sons bedroom. I was going thru hard times with my sons father and having difficulties with my mother and family, and a voice came out of nowhere and I heard it clear as day. The voice said “I must return to the Church “. 🙏🏼
I'm really relieved to hear that it is okay to ask for guidance on seemingly small matters. I'd been worrying that I should not, but I receive such help from doing so that I want to keep on. I feared that it might be wrong. Now I think I can let that particular fear go. Thank you!
I love this man. Even with the mess that is the Church in Rome, I can't help but be drawn to sincerity, truth, and God's love. I've been an atheist my whole life, but between my wife's example, and Father Mike guiding me through the BIY... I'm very nearly ready. When we've finished the BIY, I'm going to get in touch with my local Catholic Church and take the plunge. 50 years to overcome my stupid pride. SMH
God bless you!
Want to thank our Catholic priests for coming out on TH-cam for us, to give guidance on such topics. We need it. Thank you, Fr. Mike.
This is great Father Mike. Yes, there is always confusion in my mind about whether it is my voice or God's voice. I find out sometimes, when things don't turn out the wsy I thought they should, that it was my voice. I need to listen more to God's voice. Help me do that Lord.
One of your best videos, Fr. Mike.
God bless you and everything you do.
I'm a deaf man and have gone through periods of being separated from God and not going to Mass or Adoration. One day, while praying, I heard a voice inside saying "Go to Adoration tonight" and so I did. While in the pew, I picked up the Missal to go over the Mass readings I missed the day before. And lo and behold, the Gospel reading was Mark 7:31...When Christ cured a deaf man! As they say, "God doesn't arrive when you want him to, but He always arrives on time."
So amazing to stumble upon this video. I've been fasting on Wednesdays and Fridays. This morning I woke up STARVING! I was thinking about what I could have for breakfast and it dawned on me that today is Wednesday. I had been thrown off by the Labor Day holiday. Needless to say, today was a struggle! I was thinking in my mind...maybe i can eat after noon and do a partial fast...half a day is okay...all of a sudden i heard in my mind, "the flesh is weak". It was the push I needed to endure my hunger better. Thank God for words of encouragement 💛
Praise to you God and Lord Jesus Christ😇🙏❤
That simple story about Father Scott spoke volumes. Thank you!
Thank you Father! I think God called me to listen to this…I woke up to last weeks mass and then this video played after. I needed to hear both, thank you Holy Spirit.
Thank you Father Mike and all the beautiful testimonies in the comment. I am encouraged and am more hopeful. I have never actually heard the voice of God. But I know that He has saved me countless times. Many times I was so close to accident that could've cost me my life but He saved me each and every time. I hope one day I will be able to hear God's voice like everyone else who has written beautiful testimonies in the comment section. Regardless, I am so grateful for God's presence in my life. Bless you all.
Thank you, Fr. Mike!
I have struggled with this for a long time. When it is not Scripture, Tradition, and / or who it may sound like, I say, "For the love of Jesus, I renounce all evil!" 3x
Thank you Father Mike! Very, very helpful. The Good Lord answered me through you. His Grace is sufficient, His Will be done. Amen.
When I hear Gods voice it's either really clear and direct but loving, or so get loads of instructions that I just follow. He's never let me down.
Thank you, Father Mike!
You are such a gift to all of us!
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Jesus has talked to me since I was six years old. Now..when I want to hear Him I become Still and go to my heart space. Sometimes He just downloads information that I need later. God can Speak any way He Wants to 😊❤
I wish I had heard this message 12 to 15 years ago.
It’s never too late. There’s the time for everything, and it’s not according to ours. Lord will show you and guide at the right time!
Fr. Mike thank you only today i spoke to one of my daughters about listening and knowing the difference between the voice of God and the evul one in disguise. Thank you for sharing this 🙏
You help lift me out of my funk and make me try to be better human being every time I listen to you. Thank you Father Mike.
Thank you so much, Fr. Mike, for this wonderful explanation. I haven’t heard God’s voice often but I do know it when I hear it in my mind. Praise the Lord! ❤❤❤✝️✝️🙏🏻☮️
I'd like to think that it's grace that brought me here, and I'd like to believe that I hear God's voice while listening to you Fr. as I have been praying to Him to speak to me despite my being sinful. It's a challenge to know whether it's God you are hearing amidst all the challenges.
It has been part of my prayer and meditation for our good Lord to give me the grace to know what He wills of me. As of right now, I am on seminary break, and I am still discerning for priesthood. I have so much love to serve the Church and God's people, but it is all His grace.
Let's pray for each other, if you have intentions be free to respond to this comment. Thank you and God Bless. 🙏
Ive heard a mans voice tell me to start seeing my dad once a week. Ill be acting on it. The voice said to do right by my earthly father and my heavenly father will reward me. This same voice also comforts me when down, corrects me when im wrong or said sn unkond word. He quotes scripture too. I believe Its the voice of God.
Last year I heard a voice that woke me. It was a specific Verse of the bible that directly answered a question I had been praying about. It was crazy. I did talk to my Priest about it.
Father thank you soooo much for this. Can’t tell you how much it helped me with a struggle I’ve been having.. Your explanations are so clear.. so very helpful.
God Bless you always 🙏🏻✝️🌹
Thank you, Father! I specially loved the part: “sometimes we don’t find what we want, but we find what God wants us to find”👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 God bless you, Father!
Yeah. First three steps of discernment are safe. So, acting safely on that discernment is logical. Thanks Father Mike. Blessings!
Big AMEN - I visited your video by accident (ok; not an accident) while investigating something political, and after your talk, I saw a cell video of prayer music. I was drawn to click on it as I've been trying to learn the cello for the last three years and life keeps interrupting me. Now, I know that my musical skills need to embrace this instrument for the glory of God.
right before coming to the Catholic faith. i prayed before writing in my bible. i bought bible pens and highlighters that wont bleed through. i woke up the next morning to a mighty voice, telling me not to write in my bible. now i understand why, because i needed His Church to have the fullness of truth. thank you, Lord Jesus! to waking me up from being led astray. Amen!
Thank you father Mike! Thank you Lord ✝️ ❤❤AMEN!!
What an amazing story about the hinge. As you began to tell the story about Fr. Scott, my first thought was: well this could be more important for a priest to have God tell him whether to go to Home Depot or Menards. Maybe not so much for me. I guess you don’t know, do you? God is amazing!
we are all capable of letting God speak through us, and we are all called by him to evangelize. God bless
In my experience God feels really solution oriented and calm. ❤️
Thanks Fr. Mike, I’ve been praying on this subject since the beginning of 2024 and asking God “how do I know your voice” after all Jesus says “my sheep know my voice” and this video pops up. I suppose God used you as a vessel to answer this question for me and for all who have been thinking and praying about this.
Thank you for this video and you can make all the mistakes you want. lol. No need to cut and edit.
This past July, out of the blue there was a TH-cam feed about St Anne’s novena, so I did the novena and became interested in knowing more about Jesus’ grandmother. I work with children with special needs in schools, my agency had no shift since our British school holidays were starting. Monday 2nd September to cover at St Anne C of E primary school from 3rd, so I agreed thinking it was way too far from my area. At the end of my 1st day of work I felt the burning need to look up from a sign out iPad and there in front of me was a statue of St Anne with Mother Mary staring at me which shocked and took my breath away, yet made me feel at peace…and I remembered the novena and that God will lead you to where He wants you.
Thank you so much for this video Father Mike! I truly just told God today was that you God or was that me? Then hours later this video of you popped up! All in God's Divine Timing. Thank you for being obedient to Jesus Christ God bless you
I really needed to listen to this…Amen.🙏
THIS is the question I have never known the answer for! Thank you! Excellent video.
Thanks!
Thank you Father Mike for your insightful reflection. The idea that we can know God's voice by acting on it is inspiring.
Ahh.. so I started hearing “ God” when I was a 3 year old in a terrible living situation.. there was no other voice and form that ever felt like that in my world.. the warmth and peace that surrounded protecting me.. I’ve stayed connected . I’m 50 now… I realized when I was about 20 that it was Archangel Micheal with the sword and the warmth and the light that sat with me under the table when I was 3 ,the adults were in there own sickness.. I Love knowing God is always with each and everyone of us. Peace and safety to you all. Thank you father Mike .. your no nonsense sharing is so honest .
Amen, Praise God, thank you for explaining on how to hear God's voice.
In times like these today, I needed to hear this message. Thank you Fr. Mike. 🕊🙏🏼♥️
Thank you Father Mike, God bless 😇
Thank you, Fr. Mike! This was very helpful. I think I have been missing that critical 4th step. And the 3rd was also something I hadn’t really considered or given much thought. I feel like I have the whole picture now and a process I can actually implement to better discern God’s voice.
Powerful. Absolutely powerful. Great advice Father, I will take this teaching to heart and share it with others.
Thank you, Farther Mike. This is truly a blessing that led me to this video. May the grace of God always be with you.
When I heard the voice of Jesus while praying before the crucifix at Mass, it was internal but very different than my own thought. I knew right away that it was Him. He doesn’t mince words but gets right to the point. I was praying for the recovery of my son who was paralyzed while active duty from an auto immune disorder caused by vaccinations at boot camp. I was worried that he might not fully recover and be discharged, which would have crushed him because all he wanted to do was serve our Country as a Navy Corpsman. He had barely started and now things didn’t look good at all. Jesus simply said to me “I am writing his story.” Those words say so much in such a short statement! Indeed, He is writing all our stories and He was letting me know He knew what He was doing! I was surprised at this answer to my prayer as it was unexpected, I had never ‘heard’ Jesus speak to me so directly. My son did eventually recover and served for 5 years. Jesus is still writing his story and mine too.
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If I'm going to Church and come across a person who is hit by a car/bike then I would first take them to the hospital, instead of going to Church †
By doing this I listen to God's voice and Scripture Teaching or Good Samaritan Parable. My prayers will be done after doing action.
As Holy Saini Paul Said: As the body is dead without Spirit, so is the Faith without Act. Amen
Excellent Teaching Father, God Almighty keep showering His Blessings Upon You 😇🙏
Thank you Fr Mike Yes I always My Angel of God to come with me when I go anywhere 🙏🏻
i feel like if i were to confess my sins to father mike, he'd turn that wonderful smile and attitude upside down.
Another timely message 😊 Thank you Fr Mike! 🙏
If the voice is filled with pride it is yours, if it is filled with peace then it is God's voice. More often than ever God is peacefully silent because it is His works that are loud.
When you say "voice" do you mean Audibly? If that is not what he means, can someone please tell me what is meant by "voice"? I have never heard any sounds during prayer. My mind comes up with a lot of potential scenarios, but there is no voice. Is he talking about mind ideas? If so, why do people keep saying "voice" or "hear God"? This has been bothering me for years, and I am not getting any clarification
I do not hear a voice audibly but often an idea/concept/answer pops into my mind during prayer or, more commonly, during post-prayer contemplative silence. It's like I've received a piece of information, colloquially I'd call that a 'voice'.
Often it's hard to discern the source of said 'voice' (internal vs external) but when I get lucky I have a clear feeling that it is coming from outside of my mind. From my experience, such times are the times it seems like God is speaking to me because those times have lined up with love, compassion, and wisdom in hindsight. That said, I always try to test such a 'voice' in a similar way Fr. Mike prescribes.
In my experience, submerging oneself in silence and attempting to 'listen to the silence' (within your mind, not literally thru your ears) has brought me closer to God. The "Unity Prayer" received as a private revelation of Elizabeth Kindelmann (allegedly composed by Jesus) contains the line "May our ears listen to the silence together."
In my experience:
The Holy Spirit engages most frequently, but not in words. Can be images, impressions or feelings and most of them are gentle “course corrections” to my train of thought. Even in long seasons when I don’t “hear” from Abba Father or Jesus, the Holy Spirit is still near. I thank the Lord for sending the Spirit at Pentecost and can’t imagine Christian life without Him.
However, especially when I was a brand-new believer, the Lord’s words would cut through my train of thought like a PA system. Not audible; but not my own thoughts. The single phrase (like words cut into stone, all caps!) was usually repeated once, because I was so startled the first time.
Most rare, the words of my Lord Jesus. He doesn’t speak in all-caps, but He is still “gently firm.”
The thing is, if you are praying and studying the Scriptures and so forth, you won’t need as much counterintuitive, new perspective correction like that. It’s special, but usually as an experienced Christian your conscience is formed to the point where you only need a nudge from the Spirit.
@@whatasdf Thank you for your reply. So its not an actual voice, but rather an idea... I get so many ideas. I usually brush them all off, because I believe they come from my brain, and are not God talking, since I am not hearing anything. I will try this "listen to the silence" with my mind. That sounds very confusing. Would I be trying to not think of anything, or should I imagine my thoughts as noise, and then imagine cutting through the noise?
@@elizabethl6187 Thank you for your reply. I am a little bit confused. You say you are not hearing audible sounds, and that they are not your own thoughts. How are you hearing words that are not sounds or thoughts? Or am I mistaken, and they are thoughts, but you don't believe they are YOUR thoughts? When you say images, impressions, or feelings, are these like as if you were to imagine an image, or feeling? Or are you actually seeing and feeling the thing? I've been trying my whole life to hear God (whatever that means) and it frustrates me
@@bryantenorio368 Hello, Bryan. I want to provide as much helpful information as I can. I can understand your lifelong desire to hear from God!
I can hardly imagine a more perfect desire, and I am sure it pleases God, who also longs to hear from us.
The path to salvation doesn’t require personal messages, and we who do “hear” them would likely go astray if it were not for the primary means of Scripture and good teaching.
I am an adult convert, so I had to process the first messages to satisfy myself that I was not hallucinating. But these messages always had a surprising wisdom outside myself, and even commands were issued with a “take it or leave it” approach, so not really pestering me with intrusive thoughts. Remember that the prophets of old were usually misfits who were called far out of their comfort zone. They were ones who heard and obeyed (eventually), no matter what. It didn’t always feel special to hear from God!
As for your specific questions about what exactly is experienced, the important thing is that faith is a gift, and when we hear from God, somehow we just know it’s really God.
We have different gifts and missions. It’s a challenge sometimes, not to envy someone else’s path. Some day, you will see Jesus and speak to Him. When you get there, it will be enough.
God bless you, and I hope that I didn’t sound patronizing.
I find that even when the thing I'm being urged to do isn't something I particularly want to do, (like for example forgiving somebody who doesn't appear to be in the least bit sorry, or doing something that is really out of my comfort zone etc) once I hear it and accept it, I get such an overwhelming sense of peace and that's how I know it is of God.
(When I remember to...) I pray for discernment; I also pray 'Sacred Heart of Jesus I place all my trust in thee'. I pray that the Holy Spirit removes all things from me that are not of Him.
Indeed inspiring reflection...much needed. Fr.Mike...Thankyou. God bless you 🙏
"Somebody once told me the world was gonna rule me. I aint the sharpest tool in the shed." once you said smash mouth. A voice kept singing this. Thanks for cheering me up father. Godbless
Thanks, Fr Mike. Interesting thoughts. God bless. Claire.
Interesting that hardware store question. About a week after one of my closest friends died, I had the strongest urge to go to Menards. Lo and behold, I ran into her son. We had a nice talk, I believe that God was telling me to go to Menard's.
What a beautiful testimony, may God bless Fr.Scott who turned Home depot into a chapel !💒❤💒
I hadn’t considered the external voices as much, but I’ve always had trouble with figuring out what voice was what. I have another one to deal with: OCD. I have obsessive compulsive disorder and specifically religious scrupulousity(over thinking/obsessing of topics concerning my faith. So it’s always been “is this God, is this my own voice, is it my OCD or is it the evil one?” And now I can throw in “is it something or someone in the world”
When you say voice, are you audibly hearing with your ears? I too obsess, and overthink(I don't think i'm overthinking, but people say that I am) things about the faith, and it causes me a lot of distress. I have never heard voices in prayer, and I get very confused when people talk as if they do, because they usualy say that they don't really hear things with their ears.
@@bryantenorio368 No I do not hear any audible voices. I use it in the same way he does in the video. The only audible voice in my head in mine, as in me thinking to myself.
I ask God for Him to talk to me. I'm still faithfully waiting.
I needed this. I have heard to stay put in my career. I must suffer and experience growing pains. Nothing is easy.
My daughter came to me when she was 8 years old. It was the middle of the night. She wanted to discern for herself if she had heard Mary, the Mother of God. She was coming up to receive the Sacraments of first confession and first communion. I asked her what she heard Mary say. My daughter said that Mary told her to "Stop doing that!" I asked her if she would agree to stop doing whatever it was Mary told her to stop doing. I believe that she had a real interaction with Mary. She went to confession and she has had a pretty solid relationship with Mary ever since. For that, I am grateful. When I "hear" God. It's more of a gut feeling. I have experienced God through some really great conversations with several good friends over the years, though. Thanks for this vlog, Father Mike.
This is really excellent...Thank you Fr. Mike! More & more, I see the Lord moving in my life this way... so many times I find myself smiling in wonder, looking up & saying, "I see what You did there!" ✝🔥😇 Haha... He is just SO COOL!!!
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He just sent me to Denver to a concert with my best friend on a whim and the experience was amazing ! But honestly it was like a calling to go and although the idea was ridiculous and not too prudent I took the chance and by God's grace I was blessed with his spirit ... Praise be to God 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
That home depot story was amazing and goes to show that even something we might consider an absolutely mundane thought, God will accept it and guide us in!
Nothing in his story indicates god even heard this question.
Had he gone to the other store, he may have saved the lives of 5 souls.
You don't think god should focus some attention to the situation in the middle east and Ukraine?
If listened to the "voice" that contradicts scripture numerous times and it has lead me to some of the most positive, cherished and important experiences of my life.
Thank you, Father. ❤
God really said ✨side quest✨ 🖤🖤
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Love u Padre 😊
this helps a lot
What a beautiful heartwarming story thank you so much for Mike and Ascension presents!!!
Wow! This aligned with a conversation I had today! God is talking to me… everyday!
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Thank you and Amen!
Thank U Fr Mike!❤❤❤❤❤
Thank you Fr. Mike! I needed this video today 🙏🏻
God bless you, Fr. Mike! I needed this message so much today
Jesus loves you and is with you God is for yo