Anonymous wrote:I think so. Once I heard, right before I was about to wake up, "School's closed" and I said "Thank God".

I do hear God all the time. Not a voice, but a clear message in my head. I pray a lot, mostly for my kids (every single morning and night). I do see results of God's work in their lives. They are healthy (no allergies, no mental issues, no single flu, etc.), they are very successful in school and colleges.

I questioned myself as a mother a lot as I work at the busy firm full time (well, twice more than a full time) and once I heard this message: look around and look at your children. And it suddenly gave me some feeling of piece, that everything I am doing is fine, and everything will turn out to be great (this was when my older one was applying to colleges).

I want to first explain I am not religious. I was raised Catholic but never followed it into adulthood. I don't pray, I don't do anything but be a good person and give back to society. I call it Karma Religion. Anyway we experienced the very sudden and tragic death of our 3 year old. I was having a very hard time functioning about 6 months after. All the community support and sympathy had calmed down. Husband was back to work, kids back to school, and me alone in this empty house. I was use to being with our 3 yr old all day. It was very very hard. One day I just had a pressing of words into my soul. It wasn't nice, it was strict and serious but it was what I needed. It was a message of words I had never really used before and not a wording I had heard elsewhere. It was "if you can't find joy in your heart to raise the kids you have here you will ruin their lives. they will have a sad, grieving mother that robbed them of an innocent childhood. you have got to get it together or this ship is going down." Very hard to explain. But it was a very clear message and it was definitely from someone above.

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Anonymous wrote:I believe he has spoken to me, I felt that I have been called to serve in the Holy Orders in some fashion, I am not sure how. If someone on this site believes why mock them. They are not hurting anyone, just sharing their experiences.

I am not mocking you, and I say this sincerely. If you read the Bible, when God speaks, it is very clear what He is saying. It makes no sense for God to speak to you and but leave you unsure what you are to do. You can see no evidence of him acting that way in Scripture.

Thanks for your opinion, but I disagree. The problem with the bible it was written by man, and how much has been transliterated properly. It is not supposed to be taken literally.

Anonymous wrote:I believe he has spoken to me, I felt that I have been called to serve in the Holy Orders in some fashion, I am not sure how. If someone on this site believes why mock them. They are not hurting anyone, just sharing their experiences.

I am not mocking you, and I say this sincerely. If you read the Bible, when God speaks, it is very clear what He is saying. It makes no sense for God to speak to you and but leave you unsure what you are to do. You can see no evidence of him acting that way in Scripture.

I believe he has spoken to me, I felt that I have been called to serve in the Holy Orders in some fashion, I am not sure how. If someone on this site believes why mock them. They are not hurting anyone, just sharing their experiences.

Not a voice per se, but when I was a teenager I asked God for a sign (not thinking anything would come of it) and right after that I saw a rainbow in the sky, very small, that immediately disappeared. I didn't think too much of it until we read the story of Noah in my Sunday school class and then I understood what His sign meant.

Not audibly, but with very strong feelings that I could not shake. This has happened to me many times?. God did speak to my husband before we started dating. It was an audible voice.

Not in terms of hearing a voice, but there are ideas that pop into my head about living in a more righteous way that come out of nowhere and I am convinced it is how God reaches me.

Yes. Once or twice it seemed to be an audible voice--although, I am sure it was not. But, just a thought--not a conversation. Certainly, when I get a firm feeling that I am making the right decision, I consider that being spoken to me. Others may consider it intuition.

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Anonymous wrote:For those who think that was god talking to them, it was really just your subconscious telling you what you already knew, and what you needed to do.

PP above.

My "subconscious" does not call me unexpectedly on the telephone with the answer I need just as I was praying for clarity and guidance.

God calls you on the phone???? Give him my number, tell me to call me ASAP. He has a lot of explaining to do.

Anonymous wrote:For those who think that was god talking to them, it was really just your subconscious telling you what you already knew, and what you needed to do.

PP above.

My "subconscious" does not call me unexpectedly on the telephone with the answer I need just as I was praying for clarity and guidance.

No, and that’s how I know I’m normal.

I have had prophetic dreams. Does that count?

Anonymous wrote:I sometimes hear people say God has spoken to them. I'm not sure what that means. Do you hear something audible, in your mind, or what?

You mean God doesn't speak to you? We have a standing appointment. I don't want to tell you when or how often because you might get jealous.