And when you have promptings like these and your natural mind immediately justifies why you shouldnвЂ™t do that thing (because itвЂ™s hard, or will cost you something, or will cause you to step out of your comfort zone) then you can usually guarantee that was a prompting from God! When you decide to live each day expecting God to speak to you, you will begin to recognize when your seemingly random thoughts are actually God prompting you to call a friend, encourage a co-worker or give to a stranger. At that point, I knew my вЂњrandom thoughtвЂќ was not just a coincidence, it was God nudging me to reach out to this couple.

This вЂњthoughtвЂќ kept mulling around in my head for a while and then one day we learned that this couple just experienced a tragedy in their lives and really needed some support. Thinking this was just my own random idea, I pushed that idea to my вЂњwe should do this somedayвЂќ mental list (which is unfortunately a lot longer than I would like to admit). For instance, recently there was a couple at our church that my husband and I were getting to know better and I really just felt like we should have them over to our house for dinner to get to know them better. There are so many times in my life where IвЂ™ve had what I assumed was just a random thought, but later I realized it was actually God speaking to me.

God spoke to Elijah in a still small voice, which actually leads many people to ask 'How are we supposed to hear GodвЂ™s voice in our lives if itвЂ™s so quiet and subtle?' IвЂ™ve personally found that when I'm actively expecting to hear GodвЂ™s voice, IвЂ™m then more open to hear it.

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