How to hear God's Voice

Episode eighteen of season two of Fr. Jake's video series "Faith in Life" is now available. In this episode, Fr. Jake outlines actions we can take to improve our ability to hear God's voice.
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[@skittles3791]

Adoration provides us with excellent opportunity to be in close proximity to Christ!!

[@lgrady1018]

This is so good! Precise, to the point, doctrinally accurate....contemporary Aquinas! Thank you, Fr. Jake!

[@simonslater9024]

Spend time with Jesus in the blessed sacrament adoration on KZbin! God bless. Praise Jesus and Mary always!!!

[@Catholicity-uw2yb]

ST. TERESA OF LISIEUX: “How great a joy it is to know that God makes allowances for our weaknesses and understands perfectly the frailty of our humanity. God our Father loves us always, absolutely, unfailingly, eternally.”

[@taylorrowe2002]

How would I know I am not making voices up in my head?

[@taylorrowe2002]

How would I know I am not making voices up in my head?

[@taylorrowe2002]

How would I know I am not making voices up in my head?

[@MM22272]

Please make a video about recognizing spiritual blind spots like less obvious idols such as prejudices and desires that are so faintly noticeable, but yet are substantial obstacles to listening to God. Subscribed.

[@priyamartha2502]

Yeah..right....

[@Donna-cc1kt]

St Teresa of Avila (as I recall) asked God why He doesn’t answer some, while they pray a lot. He answered her, they don’t stop to listen. Thank you. Listen folks.

[@peggybruening4415]

Love the truthfulness of this priest! Thank you, Father excellent information.

[@stevensonrf]

Excellent points made in this video👍 let us pray that those attending the Synod will be motivated to listening to the authentic voice of God and not their own selfish desires?

[@veronica_._._._]

Or the Zeitgeist!

[@JesusChristlovesyouverymuch]

God speaks to us through His Word. He guides us through The Bible, and The Holy Spirit interprets it for us, that is how He speaks to us.

[@simonslater9024]

How do you know you have the right interpretation? It’s because protestantism rejects the infallible Magisterium of the holy Catholic Church that you have 40,000+ man made protestant CULTS NOT churches! Only Jesus can found a Church! The Bible is a Catholic book the protestant Bible is an incomplete and corrupted Catholic book for proof watch Steve Ray’s excellent testimony! (Steve Ray belonged to the Baptist CULT until he saw the true beauty of Catholicism which is everyone’s true home!). To reject the holy Catholic Church IS to reject Jesus Christ himself! Please watch Don’t call protestant’s Christian. The Papacy can NOT be destroyed. The warning or illumination of conscience by Christine Watkins. Following padre Pio - who show’s the true beauty of Catholicism! God bless. And there’s NO salvation outside the holy Catholic Church because it’s the ONLY CHURCH.

[@gloria9777]

👏👏👏

[@jaygebauer]

Amen, let's begin every day with God, reading His word, meditating on His word, praying, asking for wisdom.

[@stephengomes-gd8yx]

Your name is great And Your heart is kind For all Your goodness I will keep on singing Ten thousand reasons For my heart to find✝️✝️

[@DWChase]

Excellent presentation FR. Accessible, attainable and repeatable...cant wait to hear more

[@user-xu3oj4uj5c]

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[@PetespeakswithGrace]

Love your everyday take on the Catholic life.

[@eduardohoover2127]

St Teresa of Ávila says of locutions, if they produce an air of pride they are from the evil one. Don't be taken away by spending hours of prayer hoping to hear an answer but be persistent in prayer like St Monica for instance.

[@taylorrowe2002]

How would I know I am not making voices up in my head?

[@taylorrowe2002]

How would I know I am not making voices up in my head?

[@eduardohoover2127]

@@taylorrowe2002 I think you would know. If it really bothers you try consulting a psychiatrist. Some medications will stop the voices if it a mental illness issue.

[@taylorrowe2002]

@@eduardohoover2127 but how do I know if it is God speaking to me? Often I think it is and in addition I feel a peace over me a presence over me which I don’t believe is demonic. Sometimes the best description I can give is like electricity but not really.

[@eduardohoover2127]

@@taylorrowe2002 as long as you are humble it's a good thing. If you seem puffed up and prideful it's not good.

[@Artchopin]

Excellent thank for Advise ✝️❤️

[@michaelhudecek2778]

🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@user-qp8xe3sx6h]

❤❤❤❤❤amen😊😊😊😊😊🎉🎉🎉🎉beloved father pray for me

[@mgw9562]

❤

[@kennethprather9633]

How many of you hear Jesus speak to you constantly? Do you pray fervently? I have seen Jesus twice and spent more than an hour speaking to him.

[@savedbygrace8337]

If you want to hear GOD’S voice recite the Bible out loud!

[@Donna-cc1kt]

Now there’s a great thought. Yes it is certainly a way. Nice observation!

[@savedbygrace8337]

@@Donna-cc1kt got it from JUSTIN PETERS !

[@IsaiahManning-jw5uu]

How Do I Hear God’s Voice

[@stevensonrf]

Quick question father? Are you a military chaplain?

[@christopherkelley845]

Good talk. How do I know when its Jesus and when its my imagination? Prepare the way of the Lord. Then what?

[@steffenirgens7022]

Much of the bible is esoteric and/or historic stuff. I think it's not best to dwell too much on it if you don't understand the context, and people say all different stuff about it. Make it a priority to commit to understand rather, not by bending it to your own will, but your willingness to understand. I think what rings true in your heart at a deeper level, is true to you for your individual purpose here... We often understand things in context to what we have heard because we are desperate for (outside) answers, but in reality I personally believe that we are born with God's spirit and are then corrupted by the world, by our own willingness to sin. Do not be conformed by this world... In my personal experience, from what I believe to be the voice of God - is a quiet and gentle voice. I've had that voice in periods of my life, when I have felt God's grace... It is often obscured by confusing thoughts or feelings (about how to navigate in the world from all that we are told to do or believe), it is distant when I'm sinning, or even replaced the voice of "the evil one" if I sin too much or have been influenced by some dubious people. Evil one = Tempter, accuser, vices... Good one = Protector, advocate, virtues... If the question is about if when it's imaginary - it's always "imaginary"... Ask, and you shall receive... Believe as if you have already received it... Two can move mountains... From an evil heart, evil manifests... But what is the root of this imagination? I think it's better to develop a steady relationship with the voice, rather than wanting it for a couple of instances based on your immediate desires. In that case, you will too easily be caught off guard. Seek the Kingdom of God first... Traditional Christianity says that it's to do charity, not to sin, etc. I don't believe that to be true at all... I think when you sin - you miss the mark, and are headed in the direction of the evil one. Jesus says that the kingdom is within you... Then he makes a bunch of parables about the kingdom that are often in opposition to what we are told... Call one your teacher. Call one your father. Do good works in the name of the father... But if you do good works in someone else's name (your father, your desires, your desires to be deemed clean, society, etc.) - that is vanity, isn't it? Then you are not the blood stained sheet that has been made pure by the hands of God... It might be worth looking into exactly what Jesus is saying, and I think it would be best if you understand what kind of beam you have in your eye first, I believe... Make some sort of confession on your own, and hang it in front of you like a cross. Not a sinful act - but a sinful spirit... Personally, I'm too rebellious, proud and self-pitying - so then I might meditate on that (in fact - I will just do that), and maybe then a voice will appear when I have shown commitment to change my spirit. Then that voice will probably tell me what I can do about it (like it has been before), instead of searching high and low for answers to the left and right on the internet about my problems - because in reality - it is because I'm at some level wallowing in self-pity, and it's making me just more confused... Because being individualistic can be a good thing, being assertive also, and recognizing that you suffer is probably a good thing. And if you ask other people, they will most likely be overly sympathetic or overly critical to it, to what is true in your case before God... All of my sinful acts and thoughts are rooted in this split, by the spirit of which I have. I don't have any definitive answers, and I don't have this voice with me right now, but this is what I believe from my experience...

[@joshuadeshaies7266]

Oh great unfortunately I use headphones everyday.I play some stuff loud to. I need to change things so I can hear the Heavenly Father so I can do his will for me before I run out of time. I love you Lord and Savior 🙏❤️🙏

[@TboneWTF]

I'm sorry isn't that why we have two ears? We hear sounds with our ears. How else are we supposed to hear voices?

[@steffenirgens7022]

Matthew 10:27

[@TboneWTF]

@@steffenirgens7022 LOL. What are you trying to say my friend? Can you not express your own thoughts with your own words?

[@steffenirgens7022]

@@TboneWTF You can hear internal voices. Internal Family Systems, i.e. explains this... We often don't recognize it as a voice however, because our minds are so busy and we often act on the voices rather than listening to them. It's called a "spirit" in Christianity. As for the quote, I assumed you were a Christian, so I provided a quote in regards to hearing Jesus...

[@TboneWTF]

@@steffenirgens7022 LOL. What?! Are you saying you hear voices telling you what to do? Seriously? I suggest you seek mental health counseling at once my friend. Audible hallucinations are not natural or healthy. Good luck my friend.

[@steffenirgens7022]

@@TboneWTF Audible hallucinations are very common, according to science. What separates inner voices from hallucination is the perception that it comes from the outside... If you don't hear your thoughts as voices, it is regarded as a disorder, according to science. I suggest that you seek spiritual counseling based on your spirits. I know from personal experience that the way you're walking now will end in destruction, whether you're a believer in anything or not. It's better to be prepared... Good luck!

[@user-kg7lr2mf1g]

Thoelogians make thing to complicated. God is love. So when we love him we dont want sin. Then as time goes on we feel love in our hearts. Then god can work in you. Then the love in your heart guides you. The it starts invading you. How ever when we who stop prayiny start to lose guidance. Yes with out it we our useless. Its god leading us . So with out jesus we our like ting little sead hopeless waiting for grace to guide us. God wants nothing more than pure love . Its loving obdience . We can follow him loving all the people . Yet we are still broken . We will still sin because we are broken . So have we hold tight to jesus . The sweet loving one. Try to convert to the best of situation that we are in. Everyone cross thats for sure. But simplying it is best way so we can live peaceful simple life. Yet still know it will be hard narrow path path with many crosses to go through daily.

[@Brendaleegeneau]

If you want to hear GOD's voice Read His Word out loud. Then apply it to your life.

[@IsaiahManning-jw5uu]

How Do I Hear God’s Voice

[@jonyivre4541]

Not with the Ears.

[@tony1685]

so tell me Sir, when Jesus clearly states _'If you love Me, keep My Commandments.'_ - John 14:15 do you purposely deny this or do you mean to ignore Them and go contrary Them?

[@frekigeri4317]

Catholics aren’t contrary to the 10 commandments, just your Pharisaical interpretation of the 10 commandments.

[@tony1685]

@@frekigeri4317 Exodus 20:4-6, this 'church' still makes and bows to statues, idols and body parts. Exodus 20:8-11, this 'church' is a day late, pretending sun worship day is the LORD's day, while Scripture is clear that the Sabbath is.

[@frekigeri4317]

@@tony1685 no, scripture is pretty clear about the Lords day being Sunday, sorry. You are a Pharisee, you are a blind guide.

[@tony1685]

@@frekigeri4317 actually friend, there is absolutely *ZERO* support for any change in any of His Commandments. see His Words on this in Matt 5:19 and Luke 16:17 - you're clearly violating Truth. Sabbath - here since Creation - Gen 2:2-3 Sabbath - kept in all the OT. Sabbath - kept in all the NT. Sabbath - kept by Jew and Gentile. Sabbath - kept by Paul. Sabbath - kept still be Jesus Christ - Luke 4:16, John 15:10 - which should be more than sufficient for any claiming Christianity. Sabbath - to be kept in Heaven to come - Isaiah 66:22-23 interestingly, the supposed 'change' was prophesied in Scripture. the system which did this, they even *ADMIT TO IT* - and sadly, most of this world still don't grasp this fact. *Happy Sabbath!!!* i pray church tomorrow morning is a blessing for you and yours, Sir! remember Exodus 20:8-11 is _'Truth'_ - Psalm 119:142, 151

[@frekigeri4317]

@@tony1685 sorry, but not true, I can read the Bible. 42 And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. Acts 2:42 When? 7 On the first day of the week, when we were gathered together to break bread, Paul talked with them, intending to depart on the morrow; and he prolonged his speech until midnight. Acts 20:7 The first day of the week is Sunday, which happens to be the day Jesus Christ rose from the dead, the Lords day. Saturday was when early Christian’s went to the synagogue and temple and converted Jews to Christianity, they weren’t worshiping, sorry.

[@colvinator1611]

Lost people cannot hear God's voice. They hear satan. 1 Peter 3 : 12, John 9 : 31, et al King James Bible.

[@frekigeri4317]

I read the KJV straight into the Catholic Church.

[@steffenirgens7022]

If you are a christian, you can feel that the voice is not that of the holy spirit... I guess it depends on how lost you are...

[@colvinator1611]

@@frekigeri4317 The vatican put a blanket ban on the King James Bible after the early 60's Council. They approved all the heavily corrupted Alexandrian minority manuscripts ' bibles ' including the jw book.They hate the truth of Almighty God. Especially regarding salvation through faith and grace. Ephesians 2 : 8-9 KJV They also hate the truth that temple worship and the priesthood were abolished by the Lord Jesus Christ at Calvary. Hebrews 7, 8 & 9 KJV. The catholic cult is satanic and full of witchcraft, maryolatory, the mass, purgatory fables et al. You can't be a catholic and a Christian. You're one or the other.

[@frekigeri4317]

@@steffenirgens7022 I’m Catholic and know the Holy Spirt just fine, unlike Protestants. You know Protestants with their 51% divorce rate, higher than even atheists. No fruit, that’s not the Holy Spirt than, plain and simple. 34 A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; even as I have loved you, that you also love one another. 35 By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another." John 13:34-35 Gods will is pretty clear on marriage and Protestants fail miserably.

[@steffenirgens7022]

@@frekigeri4317 I know from experience that you are right about many protestants. There is a reason why people are drawn to orthodoxy. I don't see it as any better sticking to a loveless marriage, just because of a superficial dedication to traditions either. I'm not advocating for divorce, but I think you should humble yourself in honesty then to why you chose to marry, in my opinion. Because children are greatly affected by the errors in judgment of the parents. If they do not gain clarity, they are forced to repeat the same errors, maybe in greater distress... Aside from that, I don't think God judges according to what religion you worship, but how you worship him.

[@Lili-Benovent]

When you tell me the story about your God that's all it is, a story, and it's not even a good story, neither compelling nor interesting. It's just a tale told to you by others and repeated by yourself, you don't know that it's true just because you are gullible enough to believe it. It's a fiction and like all fiction will remain just a story until such time as there is absolute proof of its authenticity. Blind faith and a need to believe is not proof of anything, all the words and stories in your bible have no more credence than any other story about magical beings in the sky and there are plenty of stories about different Gods, Ghosts, Fairies etc. told to us throughout history. You don't believe these stories because they are fanciful and don't make sense yet you believe in the God/Jesus story with your whole being, despite any absolute proof, you need to believe that unlike any other animal on Earth you will live on after your death, it's called wishful thinking and whilst your own wishful thinking to yourself does no harm it can cause all types of mental problems to others if it is pushed onto them as truth, especially children who are mostly trusting of the words of adults. It can, and does lead to deep seated anxiety, fear, guilt, paranoia and feelings of unworthiness, Feelings that are taken from childhood to adulthood just because of a fictional story written by people in the bronze and iron ages. Religion has a lot to answer for.

[@Lili-Benovent]

Looking back at the bible stories objectively there is every chance that Jesus Christ, if he ever existed, was just an olden days equivalent of modern day charlatans such as Benny Hinn, Creflo Dollar, Kenneth Copeland, Joyce Meyer etc. seeking to secure themselves and gain riches peddling a story about an invisible God about to strike down the unfaithful. Perhaps Jesus enhanced the story by performing a few party tricks such as you see with Benny Hinn, pushing people over and pretending to heal their ills, Starting off Jesus probably was happy with the easy life of preaching but as he became more famous he actually started to believe that he himself was a God and his ego became inflated with his new found fame, these days we call it schizophrenia, This fanatic eventually came to the attention of the authorities and was finally viewed as a threat and they decided to make an example of him and nail him up on a cross. Over the years we have seen many people who have elevated themselves to the status of a God and they usually come to a sticky end, it`s not unusual, but what is unusual is that as the years go by this Jesus story and fake philosophy has become readily accepted as a standard for controlling the masses and imposing guilt where there is no guilt. Luckily as science becomes more readily accepted Christianity is diminishing and will become so minuscule in the future that people will regard it as just another fanatical minor cult.

[@josephsullivan1612]

A great part the Bible is real history. It is as established as other parts of history. Jesus is a real person and his existence in history is well established.

[@Lili-Benovent]

And a great part of "Alice in Wonderland" is real history, We all live within the Milky Way Galaxy, there are approximately 200 Billion stars within the Milky Way, a lot of them have planets circling them, some of those planets are just like ours. There are two Trillion Galaxies within the observable universe. Light travels at 186,000 miles per second, calculate the number of seconds in a year, multiply that number by 186,000 and that is the distance light travels in a light year. Some stars are billions of light years away, when you are observing one of those stars in the sky the light you see was generated billions of years ago, you are looking into the past, yet we are assured that the universe and all the stars were created in six days, only 6,000 years ago. Dinosaurs roamed the Earth 165 million years ago yet the creationists will tell you with a straight face that dinosaurs existed in biblical times. There is not one story in the bible which would stand up to serious scrutiny, not one lesson to be learned, but if you have a powerful preacher telling you fairy tales then it is easier to believe than to question. Most Americans have had religion pumped into them from childhood whilst other countries are more secular and teach children to question anything that doesn't sound quite right, this is the 21st century and we all should have stopped believing fairy tales are truth by now, it's criminal to be brainwashing kids into believing stupid stories about talking snakes, miracles, a God who is watching everything they say and do and an eternity of torture in Hell. If you have been teaching your kids this nonsense then SHAME ON YOU. @@josephsullivan1612

[@alicealexandersaint]

Hahhah says the satanist worshipper of Lucifer next time when you're meditating on his name perhaps think about that witch. Go back to your woods with all your blood water stuff .You're corrupted and trying to corrupt others too. Go back infront of your mirror and let Satan take you to hell. It may feel so good right now but believe me it's nothing how you think it is. It's never too late to repent child. Jesus loves you go back to him. Lucifer isn't going to sing you lullabies in hell nor did he sang those when you were a child that seed is false. It's a tormenting place. He made with his minions. Satan he hates you. This is a sign repent child. Accept Jesus. Think about it and open your eyes.

[@josephsullivan1612]

@@Lili-Benovent You don't sound like a reasonable person. You sound more like a bigoted fanatic.

[@radfordsmith2773]

Turn off the noise from the Catholic Church...

[@1906eliz]

???

[@radfordsmith2773]

@@1906eliz "Noise" is making access to OUR Lord so complicated. Using Ancient Roman ceremony and rituals to cover-up the many failings of the Roman-Catholic Church ! The Lord or Moses and Abraham made a covenant to his people. Those mosaic laws were clarified by Jesus Christ. Simply put ,allowing man to pray for forgiveness. And , were two or more fellowship THAT is a "Church" ...

[@radfordsmith2773]

@@1906eliz The Lord"of"....(sorry wrong key).

[@1906eliz]

@@radfordsmith2773 Have you ever seen a Jewish Passover? I watched one and absolutely recognized "That's the Mass" (at least where it comes from). What Jesus did with the disciples at the Last Supper!!! And was passed down. (Yes, it has evolved over time; and much of the words are found in the New Testament.) Do you go to a church? Is that noise? The 'ceremony' is separate from the failings of the Church. The Mass is about sacrifice of Christ for us, fallen people, redeemed by the sacrifice of Jesus.

[@radfordsmith2773]

@@1906eliz I walk as a man. I attempt to walk in the Lord's shadow. I need no assurance from ceremony. When my time is done only the Lord (not Church,) will judge me...I studied in Jerusalem and BIOLA....I came to love the Almighty Lord God of Heaven and Earth (Earth). Not the "Church"......