You suspect God is calling you for some special task or even for a career of ministry. How can you know your call is from the Lord? In the Bible, people such as Samuel (1 Sam 3:4-10) and Isaiah (Isa 6:8) experienced direct, audible calls from God. These instances left no doubt about the divine origin of call. . I know very, very few people who say they have heard an audible voice from God. So how does one know?\u00a0 Let me suggest that one way is wrapped up in the word \u201cimpression.\u201d\u00a0 As a teen-ager at summer youth camp at Palacios Baptist Encampment, I felt \u201cimpressed\u201d that God was calling me.\u00a0 By definition, an impression is \u201can idea, feeling, or opinion about something, especially formed without conscious thought.\u201d One unknown writer said, \u201cSometimes, the most profound messages come not through words, but through impressions on the heart.\u201d God may impress something in your thoughts or in your emotions. J. I. Packer writes, \u201cDirect communications from God take the form of impressions.\u201d The writer of Ecclesiastes, having experienced the wonders of God, wrote, \u201cThis too I saw as wisdom under the sun, and it impressed me\u201d (Ecclesiastes 8:13 NASB).\u00a0 What is God impressing on you today?<\/p>\n
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