Better days are ahead for those who place their trust in the God who not only hears our cry, but speaks, leads, and directs His people.
We planned our panel discussion weeks before. Three guys would answer questions about hearing from God before a small live audience and Bethel Temple’s growing digital church.
The Lord wanted something different. At 3:30 am, I had an impression to see if my wife would be willing to speak at the service later that evening.
You see, when Vanessa was a teenager, God spoke to her about me before we ever met.
Later that morning, I asked my two-panel mates, Dave and Nate, to see if their wives would be willing to speak as well. All three wives agreed after some encouragement.
The stories of three godly women blessed our church. I thought you would enjoy them as well, and, by the way…God also wants to speak to you!
Provided at the end of this article is a link that has their full 5-8 minute presentations.
A father and daughter healed by the God who speaks. -Irma Williams
My Dad left my Mom, three brothers, and me when I was 5 years old. I did not have contact with him for 25 years. Sometimes I would wonder about his circumstances, but I was indifferent most of the time.
As a child, I never learned to say, Dad, or Daddy, or Dad, I love you. I got saved in 1989, and in 1995, with my husband’s encouragement, I began writing my Dad.
We corresponded with each other, and then began having phone conversations. The day came when my whole family went to visit him.
During one of our conversations, like a whisper, the Holy Spirit impressed me to tell him, “I love you Dad!” At first, the words would not come out of my mouth.
It took a long time. I was trembling and tearing up. Finally, the words came out. I told my Dad that I loved him. Those words signaled the beginning of a new chapter in our relationship.
For the next 25 years, our relationship grew-to God be the glory! I was able to call him Dad. He told me that he loved me and I told him the same thing.
Sometime earlier, my Dad gave his life to Jesus. The man who had abused my Mom and abandoned us as children was now dead. My Dad became a new man in Christ, and a powerful evangelist sharing the good news of Jesus!
My Dad made it clear to the residents of his town of 14,000 people that it was either heaven or hell based on their response to Jesus.
My Dad passed in April 2020 after serving the Lord for 41 years. I want to encourage you that God can restore any relationship.
Ask Him. He will speak to you and guide you along the path of healing and restoration. –Irma
God spoke through a young man’s life. -Leah Rucker
Nate and I met each other in college. I was a sophomore. He was in his senior year. We met at a time when I was beginning my walk with the Lord. Nate, on the other hand, was running with the Lord.
The evidence of God in Nate’s life both spoke to me and intrigued me. I had not seen this before. God used Nate to provoke me to go deeper in my pursuit of God.
I was discovering God through the Christian community, family, and friends, but especially through Nate’s life. Out of our times of fellowship, we began a dating relationship.
Nate and I began serving together in ministry and particularly in the area of music ministry and worship. I could hear God speaking through us to others. I noticed that we had God’s grace on our lives to bless and encourage others.
Through our dating relationship, serving together in ministry, and fellowship with others, I believe we were becoming what the Bible refers to as “equally yoked together.” (2 Corinthians 6:2)
We had grace on our lives to be mutually supportive. We were able to encourage one another through difficulties. We were not perfect in our dating relationship; however, we continued to grow.
There were times when a minister would give inspired words of encouragement to individuals gathered in a service.
One more than one occasion, I noticed that the inspirational word Nate received was either identical or close to what I received.
I never heard God speak to me audibly about marrying Nate. God spoke to me through Nate’s life.
God drew me to Himself and gave me a choice to serve Him, so it was with my decision to marry. I felt that I was drawn and led to choose Nate.
We just celebrated one year of marriage. –Leah
When God speaks and does not make sense. –Vanessa Willis
When I was a 17-year-old senior in high school, I met a young man at my afterschool job who was also a senior at another high school.
On Halloween, October 31, 1978, after working with him for one month, he asked me to be his girlfriend, and I agreed.
He told me we could not date on Sundays because that is the Lord’s day. Growing up Baptist, I understood about the Lords day.
His commitment at such a young age impressed me because I wanted more of God in my own life; however, around Christmas time, I noticed some “red flag” behaviors in him.
In January, I prayed and asked God to take this boyfriend away if he was not for me. Later that month, he called me to tell me he would finish high school in another state.
Then three days later, he informed that he would not be leaving the area. These circumstances seemed odd, but I was glad he was not leaving.
Also, in January, a new young man came to my church. As he walked to the front of the church to give his offering, God spoke to my heart that he was to be my husband.
This word was strange, and I was not interested, because I had a boyfriend. In February, during a phone conversation, my boyfriend said he wanted to have sex.
I did not want to, but I did not want to lose him. We were to talk later that evening. I decided to agree to his request. Thankfully, he never called me back.
The new young man became a member of my church. He was on active duty in the military and was a deacon in his previous church in Korea.
I began to ask God to confirm what He told me about Deacon Willis. Over the next three years, God began confirming this strange word.
Six weeks before Deacon Willis was to leave for another duty station, God brought us together. We dated for three weeks and got engaged.
We were married a little over seven months later. We have been married for 37 years. God keeps His word! –Vanessa
Irma heard God speaking to her in a whisper. Leah heard God speaking to her through Nate’s life, and through the grace of God on their lives.
Vanessa heard God speaking as an inward voice. God is still speaking into the lives of these godly women. You can have the Living God speaking to you as well!
Have you received Jesus as your Savior? If not or you are not sure, let me show you how at the following link: https://dreamprayernetwork.com/gods-plan-of-salvation/
Better days are ahead for all who place their trust in the God who not only hears our cry, but speaks, leads, and directs His people. God Bless! Press On!! Kevin
Forward to the 51:30-minute mark of the video at the following link to hear the full versions of Leah, Vanessa and Irma in that order:
https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?v=942290599620397¬if_id=1596063342824038¬if_t=live_video_explicit
