{"id":1019,"date":"2017-03-17T21:38:54","date_gmt":"2017-03-17T21:38:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/truthlifelight.wordpress.com\/?p=1019"},"modified":"2025-02-06T22:33:38","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T22:33:38","slug":"hearing-god-my-mind-or-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sunesishq.com\/notes\/hearing-god-my-mind-or-god\/","title":{"rendered":"HEARING GOD: MY MIND OR GOD?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify; background: white;\"><span style=\"color: #111111; font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt;\">I was asked a particular question and decided to share the response with you my beloved readers.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; margin-left: 43pt;\"><span style=\"color: #5b9bd5; font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt;\"><em>Sir, how can you hear God&#8217;s voice effectively and differentiate between God&#8217;s voice and head voice (conscience)?<br \/>\n<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; background: white;\"><span style=\"color: #5b9bd5; font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>RESPONSE<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; background: white;\"><span style=\"color: #111111; font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt;\">Many believers striving to hear GOD&#8217;s voice ask this same question. When it comes to GOD, he can speak in an infinite number of ways. However, when we are born of Him i.e. when we get born again, we become like him and he is able to communicate with us just like babies can communicate with their parents\u2014through these infinite number of ways\u2014one of which is through our conscience.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; background: white;\"><span style=\"color: #111111; font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt;\">Take the example of physical babies. Babies are not born speaking any default language in particular but\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">as they spend quality time with their parents\/caregivers<\/span>, they learn to decipher messages from these folks. They also learn to encode, decode and transmit messages to their parents\/caregivers in the language of their parents\/caregivers.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; background: white;\"><span style=\"color: #111111; font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt;\">If the parents speak English, that baby learns to speak English over a period of time. If the parents speak Chinese, that baby learns to speak Chinese. In like manner when a new born babe in Christ is born, they may not comprehend the language of GOD right away but as they spend time with their Father\u2014GOD, they learn to speak his language and understand and distinguish His voice from a thousand others. Many learn the voice of man\u2014not God because they spend more time with man than God.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; background: white;\"><span style=\"color: #111111; font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt;\">Jesus Christ noted:<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; background: white; margin-left: 36pt;\"><span style=\"color: teal; font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt;\">Joh 10:27 AMP<span style=\"color: #111111;\">\u00a0The sheep that are <span style=\"color: #c00000;\">My own\u00a0<span style=\"color: #111111;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>hear<\/strong>\u00a0and are\u00a0<strong>listening<\/strong>\u00a0to My voice<\/span>; and <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">I know them<\/span>, and <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">they follow Me<\/span>.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; background: white;\"><span style=\"color: #111111; font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt;\">Jesus&#8217; sheep [not lambs] do the following:<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify; background: white;\"><span style=\"color: #111111; font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt;\">Hear His voice<br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify; background: white;\"><span style=\"color: #111111; font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt;\">Listen to His voce<br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify; background: white;\"><span style=\"color: #111111; font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt;\">Follow Him &amp;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify; background: white;\"><span style=\"color: #111111; font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt;\">He knows them<br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; background: white;\"><span style=\"color: #111111; font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt;\">When a person is born again and FILLED with the Holy Spirit, the Holy Spirit [who is GOD] who lives in them, communicates with them through various means, including through their conscience\u2014just like any Father and Mom would spend time talking to their baby. This interaction introduces the baby to language. Soon they begin to pick up syllables and they begin to mouth words and eventually partial and full sentences. This process is natural and organic. So the process to knowing the voice of God is as simple as spending quality time with Him one-on-one [i.e. intimacy with GOD]. This is the same way physical babes learn the voice of their parents or caregivers. Our spiritual caregiver is the Holy Spirit. He is also our Father God for God is Spirit and they that worship Him must do so in Spirit and in Truth.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; background: white;\"><span style=\"color: #111111; font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt;\">Kangaroo care (which includes intimacy with parent) also aids proper childhood development for physical babies. It&#8217;s the same for new born babes in Christ. Spending time getting to know what is on GOD&#8217;s heart or bosom is key.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; background: white;\"><span style=\"color: #111111; font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt;\">The importance of eating much of the Word of GOD as a prerequisite for spiritual growth cannot be underestimated. Growth enables us to mature so we can better communicate with GOD and so that he can better communicate with us. To hear GOD well, we must study and live his word\u2014not only read it. The spirit of his word must govern our conscience.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; background: white;\"><span style=\"color: #111111; font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt;\">Like physical babies, we begin with milk and progress to meat.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; background: white; margin-left: 18pt;\"><span style=\"color: teal; font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt;\">1Pe 2:2 KJV<span style=\"color: #111111;\">\u00a0As\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">newborn babes<\/span>, desire the sincere\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>milk of the word<\/strong><\/span>, that ye may grow thereby:<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; background: white;\"><span style=\"color: #111111; font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt;\">Notice that it is our responsibility to desire the milk of GOD&#8217;s Word.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; background: white; margin-left: 36pt;\"><span style=\"color: teal; font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt;\">Heb 5:12-14 KJV<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; background: white; margin-left: 36pt;\"><span style=\"color: teal; font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt;\">(12)<span style=\"color: #111111;\">\u00a0For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which\u00a0<span style=\"color: gray;\"><em>be<\/em><span style=\"color: #111111;\">\u00a0the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>milk<\/strong><\/span>, and not of strong meat.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; background: white; margin-left: 36pt;\"><span style=\"color: teal; font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt;\">(13)<span style=\"color: #111111;\">\u00a0For every one that useth\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>milk<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: gray;\"><em>is<\/em><span style=\"color: #111111;\">\u00a0unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; background: white; margin-left: 36pt;\"><span style=\"color: teal; font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt;\">(14)<span style=\"color: #111111;\">\u00a0But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age,\u00a0<span style=\"color: gray;\"><em>even<\/em><span style=\"color: #111111;\">\u00a0those who\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">by reason of use have their senses exercised to\u00a0<strong>discern<\/strong>\u00a0both good and evil<\/span>.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; background: white;\"><span style=\"color: #111111; font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt;\">Verse 14 above shows that for one to be skillful in discerning between good and evil i.e. by our conscience, it takes spiritual growth and\/or maturity. This means using our spiritual senses over a period of time. As we exercise our senses they get sharper. When we neglect them, they become dormant.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; background: white;\"><span style=\"color: #111111; font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt;\">Physical children do likewise. They learn to distinguish between good and evil by the exercise of their senses as they grow.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; background: white;\"><span style=\"color: #111111; font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt;\">But note that growth in Christ has nothing to do with physical age. We have 50 year old babes in Christ and 10 year old mature believers in Christ.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; margin-left: 43pt;\"><span style=\"color: #5b9bd5; font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt;\"><em>If GOD speaks through our consciences, then what is a conscience in the first place?<br \/>\n<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; background: white;\"><span style=\"color: white; font-family: Broadway; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\">DEFNITION<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; background: white;\"><span style=\"color: #111111; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Century Gothic;\">From a NT biblical perspective, a conscience is referred to as as \u03c3\u03c5\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9\u0301\u03b4\u03b7\u03c3\u03b9\u03c2 or transliterated as suneide<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">\u0304<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Century Gothic;\">sis and Thayer defines it as &#8220;the soul as distinguishing between what is morally good and bad, prompting to do the former and shun the latter, commending one, condemning the other&#8221;.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; background: white;\"><span style=\"color: #111111; font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt;\">The 1828 Webster&#8217;s dictionary defines it as &#8220;the faculty, power or principle within us, which decides on the lawfulness or unlawfulness of our own actions and affections, and instantly approves or condemns them. Conscience is called by some writers the moral sense, and considered as an original faculty of our nature&#8221;.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; background: white;\"><span style=\"color: #111111; font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt;\">I simply define is as a person&#8217;s knower\u2014that which makes them know things. We all have something within us that makes an attempt to correct us when we are messing up. That things knows right from the wrong. That knower is your conscience. We can heed it or disobey it. It was put in us by GOD but can be seared or burned out.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; background: white;\"><span style=\"color: white; font-family: Broadway; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\">ROOT of the WORD<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; background: white;\"><span style=\"color: #111111; font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt;\">Furthermore the prefix con-, means &#8220;with&#8221; or &#8220;together&#8221; or &#8220;thoroughly&#8221;.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; background: white;\"><span style=\"color: #111111; font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt;\">So for e.g. let&#8217;s take the word &#8220;confluence&#8221;. It is made up of 3 words namely:<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white; margin-left: 36pt;\"><span style=\"color: #111111; font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt;\">con-\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2192\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0with, together, thoroughly<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white; margin-left: 36pt;\"><span style=\"color: #111111; font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt;\">flu\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2192\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0flow<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white; margin-left: 36pt;\"><span style=\"color: #111111; font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt;\">ence\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2192\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0state or condition<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white;\"><span style=\"color: #111111; font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt;\">A confluence is therefore a &#8220;state or condition&#8221; of &#8220;flowing together.&#8221;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white;\"><span style=\"color: #111111; font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt;\">In like manner, conscience is made up of:<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white; margin-left: 36pt;\"><span style=\"color: #111111; font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt;\">con-\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2192\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0with, together<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white; margin-left: 36pt;\"><span style=\"color: #111111; font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt;\">scire\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2192\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0to know<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white; margin-left: 36pt;\"><span style=\"color: #111111; font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt;\">ence\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2192\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0state or condition<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; background: white;\"><span style=\"color: #111111; font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt;\">A conscience is a &#8220;state or condition&#8221; of &#8220;knowing together&#8221; or &#8220;Knowing thoroughly&#8221;.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; background: white;\"><span style=\"color: #111111; font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt;\">Looked at differently, the Greek word for conscience syne\u00edd\u0113sis is derived from:<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white;\"><span style=\"color: #111111; font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt;\">s\u00fdn which means &#8220;together with&#8221; and<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white;\"><span style=\"color: #111111; font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt;\">e\u00edd\u014d which means &#8220;to know, see&#8221;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; background: white;\"><span style=\"color: #111111; font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt;\">SO conscience can be defined also as joint-knowing. Why joint knowing?<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; background: white; margin-left: 36pt;\"><span style=\"color: teal; font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt;\">1Co 6:16-17 KJV<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; background: white; margin-left: 36pt;\"><span style=\"color: teal; font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt;\">(16)<span style=\"color: #111111;\">\u00a0What? know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot is\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>one<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0body? for two, saith he, shall be\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>one <\/strong><\/span>flesh.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; background: white; margin-left: 36pt;\"><span style=\"color: teal; font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt;\">(17)<span style=\"color: #111111;\">\u00a0But he that is joined unto the Lord is\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>one<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0spirit.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; background: white;\"><span style=\"color: #111111; font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt;\">When we are born again or joined to the Lord GOD, we become ONE spirit\u2014meaning that person&#8217;s spirit now has access to the knowledge of GOD&#8217;s spirit. Infact they have ONE spirit and joint thorough knowing. The fact that believers may not exercise this awesome ability does not mean it does not exist. It does!<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; background: white;\"><span style=\"color: #111111; font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt;\">Our conscience is not necessarily our head talking. There are instances when it can be our heads talking such as when the conscience is seared or cauterized. There are other instances when it can be demons or lying spirits talking such as when a weak conscience is defiled. But a good, pure, strong conscience is a conduit for the voice of GOD the Holy Spirit.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; background: white;\"><span style=\"color: #111111; font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt;\">Before the fall of man, the conscience of man was totally submitted to GOD. At that time it was an appropriate conduit for the voice of GOD. But with the fall, has come weakness and in some cases defilement of the conscience. Jesus&#8217; life, death and resurrection restored that which was lost\u2014including a restoration of the relationship with our creator who can speak to us in many ways\u2014our consciences being one of such conduits of the voice of GOD.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; background: white;\"><span style=\"color: #111111; font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt;\">There are many characteristics of conscience that can be gleaned from the scriptures. The following are a few:<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; background: white;\"><span style=\"color: #111111; font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt;\">A conscience can be weak or strong.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; background: white; margin-left: 36pt;\"><span style=\"color: teal; font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt;\">1Co 8:12 KJV<span style=\"color: #111111;\">\u00a0But when ye sin so against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; background: white;\"><span style=\"color: #111111; font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt;\">A conscience can be pure or defiled.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; background: white;\"><span style=\"color: teal; font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt;\">1Ti 3:9 KJV<span style=\"color: #111111;\">\u00a0Holding the mystery of the faith in a\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>pure<\/strong>\u00a0conscience<\/span>.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; background: white; margin-left: 36pt;\"><span style=\"color: teal; font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt;\">1Co 8:7 KJV<span style=\"color: #111111;\">\u00a0Howbeit\u00a0<span style=\"color: gray;\"><em>there is<\/em><span style=\"color: #111111;\">\u00a0not in every man that knowledge: for some with conscience of the idol unto this hour eat\u00a0<span style=\"color: gray;\"><em>it<\/em><span style=\"color: #111111;\">\u00a0as a thing offered unto an idol; and\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">their conscience being weak is\u00a0<strong>defiled<\/strong><\/span>.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; background: white; margin-left: 36pt;\"><span style=\"color: teal; font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt;\">Tit 1:15 KJV<span style=\"color: #111111;\">\u00a0Unto the pure all things\u00a0<span style=\"color: gray;\"><em>are<\/em><span style=\"color: #111111;\">\u00a0pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving\u00a0<span style=\"color: gray;\"><em>is<\/em><span style=\"color: #111111;\">\u00a0nothing<strong>pure<\/strong>; but even their mind and\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">conscience is\u00a0<strong>defiled<\/strong><\/span>.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; background: white;\"><span style=\"color: #111111; font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt;\">A weak conscience can easily be defiled. The human conscience can also be wounded when it is weak. A strong conscience on the other hand cannot be wounded.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; background: white; margin-left: 36pt;\"><span style=\"color: teal; font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt;\">1Co 8:12 KJV<span style=\"color: #111111;\">\u00a0But when ye sin so against the brethren, and\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>wound<\/strong>\u00a0their weak conscience<\/span>, ye sin against Christ.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; background: white;\"><span style=\"color: #111111; font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt;\">A conscience can be good or evil.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; background: white; margin-left: 36pt;\"><span style=\"color: teal; font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt;\">1Ti 1:5 KJV<span style=\"color: #111111;\">\u00a0Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and\u00a0<span style=\"color: gray;\"><em>of<\/em><span style=\"color: #111111;\">\u00a0a\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>good<\/strong>\u00a0conscience<\/span>, and\u00a0<span style=\"color: gray;\"><em>of<\/em><span style=\"color: #111111;\">\u00a0faith unfeigned:<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; background: white; margin-left: 36pt;\"><span style=\"color: teal; font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt;\">1Ti 1:19 KJV<span style=\"color: #111111;\">\u00a0Holding faith, and a\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>good<\/strong>\u00a0conscience<\/span>; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck:<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; background: white; margin-left: 36pt;\"><span style=\"color: teal; font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt;\">Heb 10:22 KJV<span style=\"color: #111111;\">\u00a0Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>evil<\/strong>\u00a0conscience<\/span>, and our bodies washed with pure water.<br \/>\nA conscience can be SEARED.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; background: white; margin-left: 36pt;\"><span style=\"color: teal; font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt;\">1Ti 4:2 AMP<span style=\"color: #111111;\">\u00a0Through the hypocrisy and pretensions of liars whose\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">consciences are\u00a0<strong>seared\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><strong>(cauterized<\/strong>),<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; background: white;\"><span style=\"color: #111111; font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt;\">The medical practice or technique of cauterization (or cauterisation, or cautery) is the burning of part of a body to remove or close off a part of it, which destroys some tissue. Cautery was historically believed to prevent infection, but current research shows that cautery actually increases the risk for infection by causing more tissue damage and providing a more hospitable environment for bacterial growth.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; background: white;\"><span style=\"color: #111111; font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt;\">A seared conscience gives a conducive environment for infestation by demons and other evils.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; background: white;\"><span style=\"font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: #111111;\">Hearing GOD fluently and communicating with him effectively is a consecrated process connected with spiritual growth. There are no 10 or 5 steps to hearing His voice. All it takes is having a relationship with him, sincerely desiring Him and His Word and exercising ones spiritual senses. We cannot develop a relationship with Him without studying His Word so this too is important. The rest is supernaturally natural to the believer. His sheep knows His voice.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was asked a particular question and decided to share the response with you my beloved readers. 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