Priscilla Shirer - Discerning the Voice of God: How to Recognize When He Speaks

One way you know Priscilla Shirer can discern the voice of God is how powerfully she proclaims it. God is all over this young woman. I know of no stronger, clearer voice for our ailing culture. When Christ speaks through her, we do well to sit up straight and listen.

B ETH M OORE, AUTHOR AND SPEAKER

Learning to discern the voice of God can be something many believers struggle to understand. They worry about missing Gods voice, or not hearing Him at all. Priscillas study takes this very important spiritual discipline and makes it simple without making it commonplace. We highly recommend this as a discipleship tool. It has made a tremendous impact on the women of our church.

P ASTOR S TOVALL AND K ERRI W EEMS
C ELEBRATION C HURCH , J ACKSONVILLE , FL

Priscilla digs deep into Scripture and pulls out life-changing nuggets that bring people to a whole new level of understanding Gods Word and hearing His voice. Who wouldnt want to hear what our Creator wants to say to us? Now we can know how to recognize it.

P AM C ASE, DIRECTOR OF L IFE W AY W OMEN

This is a powerful, biblical book that really helps people understand clearly how to discern the voice of God in His Word and through His Spirit. I have seen Discerning the Voice of God impact many lives as weve studied it together. It is a life-changing book!

E LLEN O LFORD, DIRECTOR OF WOMENS MINISTRIES ,
C ENTRAL C HURCH , M EMPHIS , TN

As parents, you always want to make sure youre leading your children in the right way, following Gods plan for your family. But how do you know, with certainty, where God is directing you? Priscilla Shirers book has really helped us grow in this area of our lives. She gives great insight into how we, as Christians, can distinguish and follow Gods call in our lives. It has drawn us closer to the Lord and has helped us especially in our marriage and in our parenting.

L AUREN AND T ONY D UNGY, FORMER NFL COACH

Priscilla Shirer is one of the most gifted Bible teachers in the world today. Its imperative that leaders understand how to discern Gods call on their life, and Priscilla lays out a biblical framework for doing just that. This book challenges and inspires all of us to listen to, respond to, and follow God faithfully.

B RAD L OMENICK, DIRECTOR OF C ATALYST C ONFERENCE ,
A TLANTA , GA

HOW TO RECOGNIZE WHEN GOD IS SPEAKING

Revised & Updated Edition

PRISCILLA SHIRER

M OODY P UBLISHERS
CHICAGO

2007, 2012 by
P RISCILLA S HIRER

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without permission in writing from the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews.

All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the New American Standard Bible, Copyright 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. (www.Lockman.org)

Scripture quotations marked NLT are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright 1996, 2004. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton Illinois 60189, U.S.A. All rights reserved.

Scripture quotations marked (NIV) are taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version, NIV. Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica, Inc. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide. www.zondervan.com

Scripture quotations marked THE MESSAGE are from The Message, copyright by Eugene H. Peterson 1993, 1994, 1995. Used by permission of NavPress Publishing Group.

Scripture quotations marked ESV are taken from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. Copyright 2000, 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Scripture quotations marked AMP are taken from The Amplified Bible. Copyright 1965, 1987 by The Zondervan Corporation. The Amplified New Testament copyright 1958, 1987 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission.

Editor of 2012 edition: Pam Pugh
Interior design: Ragont Design
Cover design: Design by Julia Ryan
Cover image provided by Going Beyond Ministries

All emphases in Scripture have been added by the author.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Shirer, Priscilla Evans.

Discerning the voice of God : how to recognize when God is speaking / Priscilla Shirer. Rev. and updated version.
p. cm.

ISBN 978-0-8024-5012-8

1. God (Christianity)Knowableness. 2. Spirituality. 3. Spiritual lifeChristianity. 4. ListeningReligious aspectsChristianity. I. Title.
BT103.S445 2012
231.7-dc23

2011023264

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Jerry, this book is still dedicated to you.
Thank you for being an example of someone who longs to hear Him, takes the time to hear Him, and encourages me to do the same.