CartConversations: Why Doesn't God Talk to Me?
Rob:
God never talks to me like he does other people. My friend says I should listen to the voice of God but I never hear him. Is something wrong with me? My cousin was shot and is mentally impaired because of injuries he got doing his duty as a cop. I ask God why but get no answer.
Ruth:
Some people claim that God talks to them all the time. I'm often skeptical because it seems like God's voice always sounds so much like their voice does. God is mysteriously saying the kinds of things they want him to say.
That's not the way it happened in the Bible. When God spoke, it was often to say the very thing the people did not want to hear.
Some people say that if you get in the right mood or right mode, you will hear the voice of God, but again that's not the way things were when God spoke in the Scripture. Neither Adam and Eve nor Saul of Tarsus were in a state of preparation to hear the voice of God, but they heard it loud and clear.
Some people lament the silence of God, but I think we should feel secure in that silence.
Regarding your cousin, I think it is better to trust God with his condition. I don't think God very often answers our why questions. I'm not sure we really want answers. Maybe the answer—if there is one—would be too much for us to handle.
Shalom.
God Talk
Ruth Tucker is not afraid to ask the question, "Does God speak?" And her answer might surprise you. She urges caution in speaking about hearing God. She offers us a new paradigm for viewing silence and prayer. Rather than feeling inferior when we don't hear God speak, she helps us lean more deeply on his silent, Spirit-inspired Word. [Learn More]