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I CAN'T HEAR
​BY: LISA MAKI


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A woman was complaining that she could not hear clearly. She went to the experts and they could not see anything wrong with her hearing. She insisted that she needed hearing aids. They gave her one and she started using it. Still her hearing problem did not improve. She tried other methods, and they all failed. Finally, she quit. She started crying until her nose got stuffed up. She blew her nose and realized that she could hear better. 
This may sound like a stupid story, but this is the perfect analogy to what I want to share with you.
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There have been a number of people who came to me asking the same question: How do I hear clearly from God? I have given them tips, based on my own experience. These tips include the very prerequisite to hearing God: Spend undivided time with Him each day – in worship, thanksgiving, and study of His Word.
Still, some came back to me with the same problem. They still could not hear clearly.
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If you are one of these people who are seriously seeking to hear the voice of God clearly, but could not hear, the problem is not that God is not speaking to you. The problem is your spiritual ears. Something is blocking it.
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There are different levels to hearing the voice of God. The highest level is the level that Moses reached: God speaking to Him mouth to mouth. At other times, God speaks through visions and dreams. There are times when He speaks in a very audible voice the way He spoke to Samuel. 
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​Understanding the message of God is more important than just hearing His voice. This is where the problem is. It’s not that God is not speaking, more so if you are seriously seeking Him. It’s just that you are not understanding it.
Sin is the biggest block to understanding the message of God. 
Any unconfessed sin gets in the way of your relationship with Him. Confessing your sins is not merely “saying sorry” but seriously wanting to be delivered from it.

I will give you a clear example, which is a very sensitive but realistic issue I’ve encountered among those I’ve counseled. I myself struggled with this for a long time.
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Masturbation is not clearly defined in the Bible as sin. Lust is. I’ve always thought that if you can do it without lusting, then you’re fine. This is why I’ve never confessed this sin at all. I didn’t look at it as sin. Little did I know that it was blocking me from understanding the message of God more clearly. I was hearing from Him. I even had deep revelations. Yet, there was something that was blocking the fluidity of the Spirit of God to operate in me.
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It was not until I heard a preaching about demons connected to masturbation that I began to realize the seriousness of this issue. That’s when it dawned on me that I was inviting demonic spirits into my life. It began to make sense to me why certain spirits were present in my marriage … and why they were not leaving no matter how I try to cast them out.

I have been in bondage to this spirit since I was 12. It followed me around, deceiving me. Therefore, even after I finally decided to quit, a lot of the residues remained. I needed to be totally cleansed. 
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This is just one example of one sin that is not even very obvious. Think about other sins and bondage that have followed you until now. These things just don’t leave you. You have to make a serious decision to stop. Only then will the healing start.

The thicker the layers of sin, issues, and bondage are in your life, the more blocks there will be to hearing and understanding the message of God. As each layer is peeled off, the sound of His voice becomes clearer and more understandable. 

You know what issues you have. If you don’t, ask the Holy Spirit to show you.
It may be a habit that you think is okay and harmless, but is actually feeding some spirits that have been trying to control you for years.
Are you dealing with insecurity … lust … jealousy … anger … shame?

Whatever it is, there are other issues connected to this that goes all the way to your past. Only the Holy Spirit can show you. Only the Holy Spirit can heal you. 
Ask and you shall receive.

​Then you will begin to hear more clearly.
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