A New Direction
Elaine Tavolacci
New York USA
June 18, 2009
The Holy Spirit gave me this prophetic word for myself and it is also for many of you in the body as well.
The Lord said: I am leading you in a new direction. It will be a new direction for your life. Things may look unfamiliar to you as you go along but just trust in Me. I am leading you into the plans and purposes that I have for you. Don't fear and don't be dismayed in this new direction. Don't get distracted with what is around you as I am guiding you. All you have to do is follow the signs along the way of my leading. As I lead you there are things that may not look as you expected them to in the natural.
This new direction will surely usher you into your destiny that I have for you. As you walk in this new route I will bring you down new roads and through new doors. Don't deviate off this path that I have for you. My plans will shortly come to pass in your life.
Proverbs 16: 9
A man's heart plans his way, But the Lord directs his steps.
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“Hearing” ~ A Precious Gift"
I work with elderly people and this afternoon I took one of my lady clients who is ninety-five years old to an ear doctor for an adjustment on her hearing aide. While in the waiting room I noticed a diagram of an ear with the entire auditory system on the wall. The picture showed the sensory system for hearing. Above the diagram was a huge sign which read: HEARING – A PRECIOUS GIFT. When I read that sign the Holy Spirit quickened this word to me. The doctor explained to me that sometimes the voices and noises around the patient are amplified with the hearing aide and it interferes with them tuning in to the voice of the person that is speaking to them. All the clamour around them can be so loud and disturbing that they have to learn how to tune out the outside distractions to be able to hear the person who is speaking to them. I thought to myself, what an awesome analogy for Christians that are having difficulty hearing the voice of the Holy Spirit. Before we can hear His voice we need to first filter out the voice of our soul (Our own thoughts), the voices of the people around us and the voices of the enemy. We can all learn to hear the Holy Spirits voice. This is His desire for us but we must be willing to submit to Him and tune our ears to hear. Jesus said in the book of John that His sheep know His voice.
John 10: 4 - 5
And when He brings out His own sheep, He goes before them; and the sheep follow
Him, for they know His voice. Yet they will by no means follow a stranger, but
will flee from him, for they do not know the voice of strangers.
Hearing His voice is one of the most precious gifts that we can receive. Communication is always a two way street. It is important to keep a line of communication open with God. He can speak to us through a still small voice, an inner thought, an image, a dream or a vision, a feeling, a knowing, an impression, meditation (on Him) or whatever other way He chooses. The key is to be sensitive to the Holy Spirit and how He is speaking at the time because He speaks in so many ways.
Job 33: 14 - 16
For God may speak in one way, or in another, Yet man does not perceive it. In a
dream, in a vision of the night, When deep sleep falls upon men, While slumbering
on their beds, Then He opens the ears of men, And seals their instruction.
Hearing His voice is not some mystical or spooky thing. You may have heard some people claiming that God said certain things that were totally absurd but don't allow that to turn you off from the genuine. It is imperative that you know the Holy Spirits voice for yourself so that you don't get derailed from the truth. His voice will always line up with His word. Learning to hear Gods voice is not something we learn instantly but it is a process. It is imperative to spend quality time with reading the Word of God and prayer to cultivate a personal relationship with Him. A person will take on the aroma of whatever they spend a lot of time around.
Isaiah 30:21
Your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, "This is the way, walk in it,"
Whenever you turn to the right hand Or whenever you turn to the left.
The more intimate you become with Him, the easier it will become to recognize His voice. Although there are many voices out there that vies for your attention, tune in to His voice. The key is to become sensitive to The Holy Spirit. Ask the Lord to sensitize you to His voice and fine tune your hearing. Ask for clarification and discernment. He desires to commune with you.