Day 21 – Gift of Hearing

“𝘚𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘚𝘢𝘮𝘶𝘦𝘭 𝘨𝘰𝘵 𝘶𝘱 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘌𝘭𝘪. “𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘐 𝘢𝘮. 𝘋𝘪𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘮𝘦?” 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘌𝘭𝘪 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘺.” 1 𝘚𝘢𝘮𝘶𝘦𝘭 3:8

One of the most beautiful, classic stories of a spiritual hearer is found in the life of Samuel. As a young boy, Samuel heard God calling his name but did not recognize the voice. It was Eli who guided him, teaching him to respond: “𝘚𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘬, 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥, 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨.” In that moment, Samuel’s gift of hearing was activated, and his life became a testimony of obedience to God’s voice.

Spiritual hearing is a play-by-play gift. You hear and communicate, hear and act, hear and testify. Unlike intuition or emotion, this gift allows you to pinpoint exact moments when God spoke to you and how it impacted your life, someone else, or a situation.

For spiritual hearers, life becomes a continual journey, a storyline with God. Like Samuel, they build a narrative of encounters, each chapter marked by the voice of the Lord. To onlookers, it often seems as though hearers have a direct line to the Holy Spirit.

The voice of God comes as a direct word into your spirit—sometimes sudden, like a voice materializing out of the fog. It has an instantaneous impact, shaping decisions, actions, and testimonies. The more you obey the voice of God, the more you understand it, and the greater the anointing to move within it.

Pray with me: Father, I thank You for our spiritual ears and for gifting spiritual hearers with the beautiful ability to hear Your voice. Lord, I ask that You bless them as they discover or grow in their gift, and that they will pray with confidence: “𝘚𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘬, 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥, 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨.”  Amen. ©

Pastor Iriza