How Does God's Voice Actually *Sound*? St. Teresa of Avila's Rules for Discerning Locutions

[@EllenMongan]

I hear God in the silence! I see God in my everyday life. I learn about God through my journey. I know God more and more each day as I read His Word, receive the sacraments, and sped time with His people. Great podcast ! 😊

[@Seraphicallia]

Thanks for sharing!!

[@williambrennan9662]

Just ordered your Prepare your Heart candle really looking forward to receiving it. I’ve had a couple of locutions from God.Very powerful and moving and have changed my life Thank you for this Stacey May God Bless You and Your Family 🙏❤️🌹

[@Seraphicallia]

Beautiful! Thank you so much for ordering a candle- I hope you love it! And thanks for sharing your perspective William. Would love to hear more about specifics of those locutions if you want to share! This is a fascinating area of study for me and I'm looking for anectodal evidence. Please feel free to comment here or reach out on my website if you want!

[@williambrennan9662]

@@Seraphicallia I was suffering from severe depression back in October I just had knee surgery in June and I was told I needed another surgery for a bad infection and my temporary disability had just run out. I was not able to work (Union Pipefitter) and was in a very dark place. I was raised Catholic and attended Catholic school but drifted away from the church after a very bad divorce. So I started praying a lot and ordered a bible. The bible was delivered on Friday and I read it for hours.The next day I went to sleep and was awakened at exactly 3am and God spoke to me and told me to return to church I prayed and fell back asleep. My alarm went off at 6am without ever setting it ( I hadn’t worked in months) I got up and went to 730 mass and haven’t missed mass since. I even attend week day mass. My depression was gone and I haven’t felt this good and content in my entire life. Also your Surrender Prayer really affected me. I thank the Lord every day for waking me up

[@Seraphicallia]

@@williambrennan9662 WOW that is incredible... I'm sorry you went through such hard times but AMAZED how God has worked through those hard times to bring you his peace. Absolutely beautiful testimony William, and he's going to use those hard times to speak to others in future too... I can't wait to see how your story continues unfolding!

[@myfakinusername]

Good stuff Stacey!! I've had a couple of locutions myself but, interestingly, never visions. And every one of those locutions came in a slightly different manner, just as you described...

[@Seraphicallia]

Thank you so much for sharing! I'm curious; are you a visual learner? or more audio (learns by hearing)? I am so excited to learn more about how God communicates to us through our love languages and learning styles...

[@myfakinusername]

@@Seraphicallia Definitely an audio learner, even when I pray I close my eyes most of the time 😌 And as you mentioned, what God spoke to me, in one of the locutions, may not mean much to another person. God is that intimate with us, He takes a very individual approach with each one of us. Side note, my mom has had a few visions and only one audio locution and she's a very visual person... Hope I helped in your research, if you have any more questions feel free to ask!!

[@Seraphicallia]

@@myfakinusername Yes, thank you so much! I'm a visual learner but I often "see" visions in my mind's eye- except they're clearer than a memory. And often it's a voice for me too. I really appreciate hearing your persepctive!

[@myfakinusername]

@@Seraphicallia No problem! Keep doing what you're doing!