John 10:27
My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.

One question many Christians have sought answer for is: “How do I know when the Holy Spirit is talking to me?” The first and most important thing is to receive the Holy Spirit into your heart. When this happens the Holy Spirit comes to dwell within you and mingles with your spirit. The Bible says,

“he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit…” (1 Corinthians 6:17),

thus you become one with Him. Soon, you’ll hear His voice talking to you from your spirit.

[b]Romans 8:16 [/b]says
the Spirit, “beareth witness with our spirit”;

so you’ll have the witness in your spirit that He’s the one talking to you. He is the best One to teach you how to know His voice, so first you receive Him, then He’ll be the One to talk to you and teach you to recognize His voice.

Another important thing to do in knowing the voice of the Spirit is to learn the Word of God, for His voice bears witness with the Word. He never says anything outside the Word. Whatever He tells you is always in sync with the written Word, and consistent with God’s will for your life.

[b]John 16:13 [/b]says,
“Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.”

If you’re acquainted with the Word, you’ll know whenever the Holy Spirit talks to you, for He always bears witness with the Word, and the Word will always bear witness with Him. His voice and the Scriptures are one.

The Holy Spirit is the Master Communicator and knows the best way to get your attention and talk to you when He needs to. The Bible tells us for instance how He set a bush on fire to get Moses’ attention. The bush was burning all right, but it wasn’t consumed. When Moses moved closer to see the strange sight, the Lord spoke out of the bush, but said nothing about the fire. All He needed was Moses’ attention, and He got it. From then on, Moses never needed another burning bush to know when God was talking, for the Lord Himself had taught him to discern His voice. He will do the same for you.


Further Study
Romans 8:14
For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.

Isaiah 30:21
And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.

Deuteronomy 4:36
Out of heaven he made thee to hear his voice, that he might instruct thee: and upon earth he shewed thee his great fire; and thou heardest his words out of the midst of the fire.

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God bless

Let me add a little bit of salt to it.

Rev 3:20
" Look! I stand at the door and knock. If you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in, and share a meal together as friends"

We must hear Jesus knocking and open the door to him. Jesus Christ provides a pattern of revival for us to grow spiritually. Whenever we grow weak, all we do is simply open the door for "Christ", hence renewing our former bond. Then Christ will share a meal with us symbolising that we have been accepted into deep friendship and a covenant relationship with the "KING OF KINGS"

They follow me, a load in that. May God guide us daily.

Talking about the bush on fire that Moses saw; it reminds me of many believers who came to God because they heard about or witnessed his miraculous power in their lives or in the lives of others. Like the fire, the miracles got their attention but the miracle in itself isn't God's purpose, but eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

It a short while, as the Word of God and the Spirit take a hold of their hearts, they no longer are in search of a miracle. They've found their rest in Him because He satisfies all. We are complete in Him.

Glory to God.