I’ve been looking for a book like this for a long time. I’ve often envied the people in the Old Testament who heard God's audible voice until I remembered that Scripture often compares God's voice to thunder! Priscilla Shirer discusses the many ways we can hear God's still small voice. Discerning the Voice of God is divided into five parts:

Hearing God's Voice
Communicating with God Today
Revealing God's Character
Discovering God's Plan
Responding to God's Voice

Quotes from Christians (A Saint Speaks) and Scripture passages (God Speaks) are interspersed throughout the book. Subheads and bulleted lists provide easy reading. The entire book was informative and inspirational, but Shirer's guidelines for hearing God (p. 63) were most helpful to me.

A quote from final pages: It’s all about relationship. The more intimate your relationship with God, the more clearly you’ll discern His voice.

I can sincerely and heartily recommend this book to anyone seeking to hear God's voice. It would make a great gift or addition to any church library.

October 23, 2007