The Beginner's Guide to Hearing God (Beginner's Guide To...

by James W. Goll

Does God really speak today? Will He speak personally to me? If I listen, will I understand what He says? For those desiring to hear God, this book will show how anyone can both listen and speak to God. To grow in our relationship with God, we must draw near to Him, trusting that He wants to speak to us personally. Find out how in The Beginner's Guide to Hearing God. In this hands-on guide, Jim Goll clearly lays out biblical principles for listening to God with real-life illustrations that will inspire and excite readers to listen more closely with expectant hearts. Discover how to move from a hard-to-receive (HTR) position to one Goll calls easy-to-receive (ETR). Learn how to overcome personal obstacles that block God's voice and avoid being misled by words that aren't truly coming from Him. For beginners and those who have been listening to God for years.

Genres: Christian

176 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 1, 2004

About the author

James W. Goll, formerly known as Jim Goll, is the Director of Prayer Storm (founded 2009), Coordinator of Encounters Alliance, and author.

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Reviews

[Benjamin Allen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Better than I expected.

[James · Rating 3 out of 5]

James Goll is a charismatic prophet who came to faith in the Jesus people movement of the 1970s. This offers a simple guide to hearing God, in every manner He speaks: in scripture, in prayer, in dreams, through other people, etc. He talks about the prophetic without a lot of sensationalism and this book will give you a longing to hear God better.

This wouldn't be my top recommendation of this kind. I highly recommend Joyce Hugget's classic Listening to God(IVP, 1987) and Brad Jersak's Can You Hear Me?(Fresh Wind Press, 2003). Hugget's book is more about listening prayer and Jersak's covers much the same ground as this one. Still as a simple guide, this one is pretty good.

[Curtis · Rating 4 out of 5]

As a beginning guide I thought this book offered many helpful tools for active listening to God's voice. It provides a brief framework for the ability to hear God today and provides practical steps for engaging God in prayer and daily life. The book presumes a knowledge and familiarity with Christian living and Biblical material. I would find it difficult to recommend to a new believer or someone without walking through each of the chapters with them. I personally found the study guide helpful as a practice to walk through slowly.

[Elaine]

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