When we are discerning the voice of God in our hearts, we must check the fruit of the voice. The fruit of the voice will bear witness by our own Spirit dwelling inside of us. Does this voice lead me to repentance or to a deep depression? Is this voice tearing me down to build me back up again, or to destroy me? Am I being forgiven of past sins as I confess them with my mouth or am I constantly being reminded of my past sins and failures? Is the voice telling me what I can become or is it telling me what I used to be? Does the voice talk about me being a "new creation" or "just human"? Does the voice lead me to obedience to God's word or to disobedience? As we ask these questions we should see the fruit of the voice that we are hearing in our heart and our head. Always remember, "Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love", (1 John 4:8).
"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails", (1 Corinthians 13:4-8a). Along with the host of attributes that our God has which includes but not limited to; Holy, Sovereign, Omnipotent, Omnipresent, Just, Merciful, Graceful, Infinitude, Self-Existent, and Self-Sufficient is Love. If that voice that speaks does not hold up to the definition of Love given in first Corinthians, rebuke it in the name of Jesus Christ!!! That voice has to come from the one who does not know Love which is the evil one!!! The biggest discerning factor of weather the voice is from the Spirit of your Heavenly Father or from the evil one is FEAR. If the voice invokes fear then it is from the evil one and not from God. "There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love", (1 John 4:18). Today, discern the voice of your Father and rebuke the voice of condemnation from the enemy!!! Be encouraged!!! Have a wonderful life of experiencing no condemnation on purpose!!!!!
Romans 8
Life Through the Spirit
1 Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, 2 because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death. 3 For what the law was powerless to do because it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh to be a sin offering. And so he condemned sin in the flesh, 4 in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fully met in us, who do not live according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.
5 Those who live according to the flesh have their minds set on what the flesh desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires. 6 The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace. 7 The mind governed by the flesh is hostile to God; it does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so. 8 Those who are in the realm of the flesh cannot please God.
9 You, however, are not in the realm of the flesh but are in the realm of the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, they do not belong to Christ. 10 But if Christ is in you, then even though your body is subject to death because of sin, the Spirit gives life because of righteousness. 11 And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies because of his Spirit who lives in you.
12 Therefore, brothers and sisters, we have an obligation—but it is not to the flesh, to live according to it. 13 For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live.
14 For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God. 15 The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship. And by him we cry, “Abba, Father.” 16 The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children. 17 Now if we are children, then we are heirs—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory.
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