Purified Perspective

If you find yourself scrolling through TikTok, Instagram, or YouTube and wind up watching a video of someone telling their testimony or about a time they heard God's voice chances are the number one comment is "How do you hear God's voice in your life?"  Well, friend, I wish I could give you a simple answer. The truth is I am still learning to hear God's voice in my own life.  But here are three things I have found to be true when it comes to the way God communicates with me: 1. God speaks to you through his word- the Bible. All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness                                                                                ...

In our last blog post, we left off talking about the importance of studying the Bible. We mentioned that all you have to do is ask for wisdom and believe you will receive it and it will be given to you. James 1:5-6 If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you. But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. But I told you that I would offer some helpful tips as to how to start studying your Bible. In addition to asking God for understanding, there are many other useful tips you can use to help understand the Bible. 1.      Pray a.      I cannot stress the importance of praying enough. We want to understand the Word and know how to apply it to our lives; therefore, we ask the Holy Spirit to be with us to enlighten us as we read and study. 2.      Try us...