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    Is God Speaking to Me?: How to Discern His Voice and Direction
    Is God Speaking to Me?: How to Discern His Voice and Direction
    Is God Speaking to Me?: How to Discern His Voice and Direction
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    Is God Speaking to Me?: How to Discern His Voice and Direction

    By Lysa Terkeurst

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    Living with a deeper awareness of God’s leading isn’t just for a select few…it’s for you too! Have you ever wondered if God still speaks to us today? Or do you worry that what you’re perceiving as God’s voice is really just your own thoughts? You’re not alone.
    In Is God Speaking to Me?, Lysa TerKeurst shares her own wrestling with these questions and how God has taught her to more clearly discern His direction in her everyday life.
    Using Scripture, encouraging personal stories, and practical application, Lysa will help you:
    • Stop merely going through the motions of life by learning how to recognize and respond to the Lord’s divine appointments for you.
    • Uncomplicate the idea of listening to God as you use five key questions to help you determine if what you’re discerning is from Him or not.
    • Discover the joy of truly walking with the Lord as you learn how to live in expectation of hearing from Him.
    Is God Speaking to Me? is both an invitation to a life of adventure with the Lord and the tender reminder that we serve a God who loves us deeply and longs to speak to us personally.

     
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarvest House Publishers
    Release dateSep 1, 2020
    ISBN9780736982634
    Is God Speaking to Me?: How to Discern His Voice and Direction
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    Lysa Terkeurst

    Lysa TerKeurst is president and chief visionary officer of Proverbs 31 Ministries and the author of six New York Times bestsellers, including Good Boundaries and Goodbyes, Forgiving What You Can’t Forget, and It’s Not Supposed to Be This Way. She writes from her family’s farm table and lives in North Carolina. Connect with her at www.LysaTerKeurst.com or on social media @LysaTerKeurst.

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    Is God Speaking to Me? - Lysa Terkeurst

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    A Soul That Longs for More

    Whatever God says, do it.

    It all started several years ago on the day God told me to give away my Bible.

    I was exhausted from traveling and speaking. All I wanted to do was to get to my assigned seat on the plane and settle in for a nap. Imagine my absolute delight at being the only person seated in my row. I was just about to close my eyes when two last-minute passengers made their way to my row and took their seats.

    Reluctantly, I decided to forgo my nap. The last thing I needed was to fall asleep and snore or, worse yet, wake up with my head resting on the shoulder of the guy beside me. No, I didn’t need another most embarrassing moment, so I pulled a manuscript out of my bag and started reading.

    What are you working on? the guy asked. I told him I was a writer and I was working on a book about leading women to the heart of God. He smiled and said he thought God was a very interesting topic. I agreed and asked him a few questions about his beliefs. Before long, I found myself reaching into my bag and pulling out my Bible, walking him through some key verses that dealt with the issues he was facing. He kept asking questions, and I kept praying God would give me answers.

    All of a sudden, I felt God tugging at my heart to give this man my Bible. Now, this was not just any Bible. This was my everyday, highlighted, underlined, written in, and tearstained Bible. My kids had even drawn pictures in this Bible. I started to argue with God in my head, but His message was clear. I was to give away my Bible.

    I emptied it of some old church bulletins and other papers, took a deep breath, sighed, and placed it in the man’s hands. I’d like for you to have my Bible, I said. Astonished, he started to hand it back to me, saying he couldn’t possibly accept such a gift. God told me to give it to you, I insisted. Sometimes the God of the universe pauses in the midst of all His creation to touch the heart of one person. Today, He paused for you.

    The man took my Bible and made two promises. First, he said he would read it, and, second, someday he would pass it on, doing for someone else what I had done for him.

    Before I knew it, the plane landed and we were saying our goodbyes. As I stepped into the aisle preparing to disembark, the woman on the other side of the businessman reached out and grabbed my arm. She had been staring out the window the entire time we were flying, and I thought she’d been ignoring us. But her tearstained face told a different story. In a tone so hushed I could barely hear her, she whispered, Thank you. What you shared today has changed my life.

    I put my hand on hers and whispered back, You’re welcome. Then a knot caught in my throat as tears welled up in my eyes. I didn’t have another Bible to give away, so I gave her one of my books and hugged her goodbye. It has been said that we are to tell the whole world about Jesus, using words only if necessary. I saw this powerful truth come to life. Though I never spoke to this lady about Jesus, she saw Him through my obedience. How humbling. How profound.

    As I got off the plane that day, I could barely hold back my tears. Three people’s hearts were radically changed. I believe the businessman came to know Jesus as his Lord and Savior. I believe the same is true for the

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