What if Listening to God Was Easy? Drawing Near to Jesus by Hearing His Voice

by Mark Virkler; Neil Miller; David Sherbino

Publisher:

Resource Publications

, 2021

Overview

What if listening to God was easy? What if you could learn how to hear God's voice and hear him speak to you all within fifteen minutes? What if after developing a practice of listening to God, your life was totally transformed? God wants to talk to us, and he doesn't want it to be difficult. With over sixty stories of listening to God interspersed throughout the text, this highly readable book gives a simple method we can immediately adopt to help us hear God's voice on a daily basis. The later chapters show us how we can employ listening to God in discipleship and inner healing prayer. The final chapter demonstrates how people from other religions progress in their spiritual journeys when we help them listen to Jesus. What does this book have that other books lack? A practical step-by-step that has worked hundreds of times.

Praise for What if Listening to God Was Easy?

“I devoured Neil Miller’s What if Listening to God Was Easy? It is enjoyable, fun, and easy to read, and it is filled with stories, just as Jesus’ teaching was. From Genesis to Revelation, the Bible is full of stories of people hearing God’s voice, seeing visions, receiving and interpreting dreams, and releasing the power of God. Neil describes how all this is available today, and how these divine encounters work transforming wonders in people’s lives in South Asia. Though we are not all called to be missionaries as Neil is, we are all called to make disciples. Neil has given us practical insights into how we can be more effective in this high calling. I strongly encourage you to learn from him.”

—Mark Virkler, Founder, Communion with God Ministries; President, Christian Leadership University; and author of 4 Keys to Hearing God’s Voice



“What if Listening to God Was Easy? is a well-written, biblically based, wonderfully illustrated, and profoundly important book. Neil Miller has provided a resource that will inspire, instruct, and engage even the most casual readers, and as a result, position them for a life-changing encounter with God.”

—Terry Wardle, President, Healing Care Ministries, and author of Some Kind of Crazy: An Unforgettable Story of Profound Brokenness and Breathtaking Grace



“Having been raised in an evangelical world in which prayer was mostly about talking to God and expressing my thoughts to him, it is delightful to have a book filled with examples of people who have learned to take as much interest and time in listening to God speak. Neil Miller weaves together Scripture, story, and theology in ways that are easy to read but profoundly insightful. I have been in rooms full of leaders who profess to know and follow Jesus, but who, unhappily, have relied almost entirely on their own wisdom to solve problems and make decisions rather than saying, ‘Let’s ask Jesus what he thinks on the matter.’ Yes, it can be that easy!”

—Charles Davis, former International Director, The Evangelical Alliance Mission (TEAM), and author of Making Disciples across Cultures



“An honest book, wrapped in Scripture, and hard to put down. It is inspiring to read example after example of lives being changed by learning to listen to Jesus. The how-to format Neil lays out is easy to follow and easy to replicate to others. This book will change how you listen to Jesus, thus changing how you encounter him. I am convinced, as Neil writes, ‘that the missing piece is an ongoing, live meeting with Jesus.’ You will be convinced of this too by the time you are done reading this book.”

—Murray Dueck, Director, Samuel’s Mantle Training Society, and author of The Dreams We Dream: Learning to Live in the Wonder of God’s Night Language



“This book reads like a love letter to the church—an engaging and winsome invitation to sit at the feet of Jesus and to hear him tell us we have ‘chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away.’ This book is a gift to the church—for those of us who long for greater intimacy with God and want to declare again and again, ‘You are the God who sees me.’ This book is a call to the church—to move our worship beyond mere knowledge about God to a dynamic knowing of God ‘in spirit and truth.’ Drawing upon extensive biblical study, persistent personal devotion, and fascinating cross-cultural ministry experiences, this book is sure to help every pilgrim in the journey of faith to grow in their discernment of God’s loving voice.”

—Hyon Kim, Global Director for People Development, SIM International



“Like Neil Miller, I am a missionary kid, and I love reading missionary stories. But this book in particular captured my attention. I have been practicing listening prayer for over twenty years, and in my ministry, I never tire of hearing God stories that result from inner-healing prayer sessions. A life transformed is the greatest testimony to God’s work in a person’s life. I applaud the author’s courage to put into writing what may seem controversial in some contexts and cultures. His instructions are thorough and balanced and clearly give limits to what he has been trained and called to do. Although he gives plenty of sound reasoning, along with personal anecdotes and scriptural references, the true power of his words is in the application. Try it!”

—Karen Keegan, Executive Director, M&K Ministry, and author of Diamond Fractal: A Story of a Shattered Mind Made Whole

Product Details

• Title: What if Listening to God Was Easy? Drawing Near to Jesus by Hearing His Voice
• Authors: Mark Virkler, Neil Miller, David Sherbino
• Publisher: Resource Publications
• Print Publication Date: 2021
• Logos Release Date: 2021
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Ebook
• ISBNs: 9781666714562, 9781666714548, 9781666714555, 1666714569, 1666714542, 1666714550
• Resource ID: LLS:9781666714562
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-12-22T06:39:49Z

About the Authors

Neil Miller has worked at a not-for-profit development organization in South Asia for over twenty years. Prior to that he worked as an engineer designing electronics for medical imaging devices. He has received training at Briercrest Bible College, University of Waterloo, and Tyndale Seminary.