Recognising the manifest presence of God

So much has happened the past few weeks, shall just summarise in point form:

• Started Bible study for small group (Love Joy Peace)
• Relationship with Joseph a little strained bcos of Vine
• Tree top walk (Venus Drive)
• Met up with cheryl

Just went to Cornerstone website and heard the message that Pastor Yang preached.
Pastor Yang prayed : May I proclaimed the word with clarity and potency and anoint the ears so that we may hear all that God is saying speak as only You can speak.

Because of his early intimate relationship with God, Solomon asked for a discerning heart in 1 Kings 3:9 when the Lord asked him what is it that he wants from the Lord. What do I want from the Lord?
Are my ears spiritually trained to listen to the voice of God? Do I listen with the inner ear? Do I listen more to my carnal mind or do I put on the mind of Christ when I do my quiet time or go about starting the day?
Discerning heart = Hearing heart (spiritual perception) I need to hear him more clearly as before. God give me a hearing heart! So that I can know what is right or wrong, to discern your will.

The bible is a spiritual book; it can only be decoded by the Holy spirit. I don't know Greek/Hebrew but I know the Holy Spirit.

Revelations 3:20 speaks about God getting our attention, opportunity to hear from him, response and Jesus coming in to dine with us, to feed us with his word and rich fellowship. May I never miss the opportunity to fellowship with God because of my excuses. But first, I want to hear the voice of God in my life.

To close off, he ended the sermon with a story from Billy Graham. There was a woman who picked up a book and began reading. She soon grew bored and put down the book. Months later, she met a new guy was in love with him. She found out later that he was the writer of the book that she had put down months ago. She began picking up the book to read again. This time, she enjoyed the book and that was because she loved the author and she understood the writer's heart. Do we love the word because we love God, the author of the bible?