When the Lord’s words do not come to pass as you expected, go back and ask Him why. He will tell you. If the issue degenerates into a confusing mess that you can’t comprehend, that’s fine. Just put it on the back burner and maybe someday you will receive understanding about. Mark Virkler

When His inner voice lines up with inner thoughts you already have, rejoice. Don’t doubt that it is His voice and assume that they are just your own thoughts. You were simply already picking up God’s spontaneous thoughts before you began your prayer time. Mark Virkler

Christ often speaks back to us using Scripture. Rhema is grounded in Logos. Mark Virkler

After 30 years of teaching this message worldwide to all age groups, I am convinced that anyone who uses all four keys at one time will hear God’s voice! Mark Virkler

As we shall see, focusing the eyes of our hearts upon God causes us to become inwardly still, raises our level of faith and expectancy, and makes us fully open to receive from God. Mark Virkler

Very simply stated, the four keys to hearing God’s voice are: Stillness: Quiet yourself so you can hear God’s voice. Vision: Look for vision as you pray. Spontaneity: Recognise God’s voice as spontaneous thoughts that light upon your mind. Journaling: Write down the flow of thoughts and pictures that light upon your mind. Mark Virkler

It appeared to me that my “relationship” with Jesus was quite thin. I couldn’t hear Him; I couldn’t see Him, and I couldn’t feel Him. It sure seemed more like a theology about Jesus than a relationship with Him. Mark Virkler

What I didn’t know at the time was that this hunger to know God had been placed in my heart by the Holy Spirit, and that God fully intended to satisfy this passion. Mark Virkler

His voice sounds like spontaneous thoughts that light upon your mind, especially as your heart is fixed on Him. Mark Virkler