Spiritual Listening Quotes

The silence that makes it possible to hear God speak also makes it possible for us to hear the world's words for what they really are - tinny and unconvincing lies.

We often miss hearing God's voice simply because we aren't paying attention.

Obedience is not measured by our ability to obey laws and principles, obedience is measured by our response to God’s voice.

Listen to no man who has not listened to God.

We often leave the most precious personal direction of the Spirit unheard because we do not record and respond to the first promptings that come to us when the Lord chooses to direct us.

What you find I think in the mystical strain of Catholicism is that you're put in relationship with God, and you have many opportunities not only of talking with God in petitionary prayer, but also of listening to God, being attentive to God, as happens in contemplation.

Yieldedness is vital in listening to what He has to say.

God speaks in the silence of the heart. Listening is the beginning of prayer.

Is the ambient noise level of my life low enough for me to hear the whispers of the Lord?

Put your ear to the ground of God's word and listen to the rumble of His faithfulness coming.

He who has heard the Word of God can bear his silences.

In my opinion, it is a mistake to expect in prayer a response from God. Often, God's response is outside prayer. And often, we do not link up an outside response with the effort we put into prayer.

Listen less to your own thoughts and more to God's thoughts.

My relationship with God has gotten so much stronger. He's always had his hand on me. He always guided me. I didn't always go where he wanted me to go. But He always had me. Now that I'm actually listening and being obedient, life is so much better.

If we have trouble hearing Him, He will faithfully work in our lives until we are pointed in the direction He wants us to go.

Our failure to hear His voice when we want to is due to the fact that we do not in general want to hear it, that we want it only when we think we need it.

How rare it is to find a soul quiet enough to hear God speak.

Take time to pray and listen to God...say, 'Sir, what should I say at this moment? What should I do? My ears are open and my eyes are open. I'm listening.'

God will speak to the hearts of those who prepare themselves to hear; and conversely, those who do not so prepare themselves will hear nothing even though the Word of God is falling upon their outer ears every Sunday.

Prayer is - listening for the still small voice of God. Listening with the "ear of our hearts."

Picking up our Bibles, we should give God our full attention, withhold our opinion until we understand what He is saying, listen without interrupting, and respond with understanding and obedience.

The compelling truth of the Restoration is that the heavens are open. This Church is a Church of revelation. Our challenge is not one in getting the Lord to speak to us. Our challenge is learning to hear what He has to say.

Listen to the whisperings of the Spirit, the gift of revelation to which you are entitled.

The Lord is going to keep His people informed if they will listen.

Make your will one! Don't listen with your ears, listen with your mind. No, don't listen with your mind, but listen with your spirit. Listening stops with the ears, the mind stops with recognition, but spirit is empty- and waits on all things. The Way gathers in emptiness alone. Emptiness is the fasting of the mind.