It's very simple. It's a combination of being connected and having a strong belief.

For example: if someone is a strong believer in Christianity they'll hear the voices of and/or see visions of Jesus or their idea of God; maybe like Moses and the burning bush. If someone is a strong beiever in Buddhism or Hinduism, they'll hear the voices of and/or see visions of Buddha or the Hindu deities.

How does that person know the Lord is speaking to them and it's not their own thoughts?

What difference does it make whether someone gets meaningful messages from a higher level or part of their awareness or from God him/her self? Who other than you can prove these things to you?

Why doesn’t he talk to me, I will listen...

Turn it around so that you really listen. Why do you assume that God, who loves you unconditionally, isn't trying to reach you 24/7?

Yes my friend, it's all about belief. Something a skeptic will never understand, until such a time that he does. But then he's no longer a skeptic...

Allow for the possibility that those who hear really do have a strong connection, that's being expressed through their beliefs.

There's no one out there to deny that all paths lead to Rome, eventually.

I believe that every experience is a spiritual experience so we can see and hear the presence of God or the Universe in everything that we do. Life is a mirror. That is how source reflects back to us where we are. The Universe is speaking to you everyday. Just look at what is going on in your life and you will know what the voice is saying.

I believe God/Universe is everywhere and in everything, you can hear God speak in various ways. A stranger might randomly make a statement that is the ansewr to a question you are trying to solve. Direction regarding a path you wish to pursue might come from reading an article in a magazine while waiting in the Dr's office. Often God/Universe will speak to you via a dream. God works through people and things...Remain open, be still, and listen. This to me is the voice of God/Universe.

Yes God, Jesus Christ, does talks to us in this day and time. How you may ask by you first personally developing a personal relationship with God and Jesus Christ. How do I do that read your holy bible, ask Jesus Christ into your heart and life, ask forgiveness of all of your sins, ask for guidance, be baptize in the name of the father, son, and the holy spirit and ask for his help. Tell him that you do not understand, or know whether he exist or not that you are seeking guidance,if this is true, understand and truly finding out if he is real say Lord please show me and he will either directly or indirectly. You will know the answer came from God/Jesus Christ.

Remember that you have a spirit inside of your physical body and it know God/Jesus Christ and the spirit of truth will let you know that it is real and righteousness of God/Jesus Christ. When you ask Jesus inside of you he will come and dwell there and connect with your spirit and you will know through your personal relationship with him.

Once you have start your personal relationship with God/Jesus Christ than continue to develop it by talking to God, reading your bible, and asking him to show you the way sincerely don't worry he knows you very well, he knows everything about you so just let loose and talk to him as though he is your very best friend which he is. Yes, he may actually speak to you or you will read a sign on a bill board, or a big truck, you hear something on tv, or someone will call you. You will get the message that he has heard you and is answering your prayers.

Once you have develop your personal relationship with God/Jesus Christ than you know that you know that you know and know one can take that away from you because you and God/Jesus Christ has develop this relationship together and you know he does exist and he hears your prayers..

Now, are there people who say God told me to do this which was bad thing to another human beings. Yes, than that person is on drugs legal or illegal both can cause you to hear things in your head, mentally disturb, their are demons and other entities that are evil that will have you to harm yourself or others. Maybe there are others completing for your mind so guard it well.

Develop that personal relationship with God/Jesus Christ and and when it becomes strong than you will know. Ask God/Jesus Christ to give you understanding of the words you read in the bible so you will have the correct understanding of the written word.

Continue to sincerely ask and have a open spiritual mind and he will reveal things to you and answer your question. Why do you think God wants us to pray to him he wants to communicate with us, love us, and protect us. He is a loving God he is no statue who can not move, talk, see, hear or love. God/Jesus Christ is real and he can talk, hear, see, heal, walk and protect and love you. He is all powerful and loving. He has not stop his miracles we may have stop believing in them or him but his power has not stop nor will it ever stop.

Yes God does talk to people, however when you start hearing His message as if someone was speaking to you, your first stop should be the psychiatrist, most schizophrenics seem to hear "God" speaking to them. So how does God talk to us? It is the voice of our conscience. When an inner voice or feeling guides us either causing us to hesitate about something or get a "hunch" that this is the right decision, or when vibrational matches start showing up in our life all that is God's way of communicating with us. According to the Quran God is closer to you than your jugular i.e. He is inside you and your subconsience is hearing Him loud and clear at all times, its just that we don't hear our own subconsience.

I speak to everyone! The problem is, Who will listen?

Flowing water im a little confused at the asking Gods forgiveness for sins,whwre does it tell you to do that in the Bible?? Also where is the command to ask Jesus into your heart. Did Jesus ever command anyone to ASK JESUS INTO THEIR HEARTS.

Please Please let me know the chapter and verse where these things are stated,Im very interested after years of Bible study to know where in the Bible this comes from. Many thanks. Graham

Ps In no way am i knocking the faith you have or your excellent relationship with The Father.Your attitude to God seems great.

"Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves. By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thorn bushes, or figs from thistles? Likewise every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them."

so look for the fruit.if it is good it comes from god.

Nothing wrong with being skeptical, hope and doubt find themselves equal when hope is at it's lowest point and when doubt is at it's lowest point which is actually higher up the scale but further from the it's purpose and nowhere to go but reverse. This is the nature of forward motion and resistance and it is why good is gooder than good can get and evil is something lesser than nothing, never more and always less.

How do we know when we are hearing our innerbeing? We use the term innerbeing because it is a little easier to identify with ourselves than it is to identify with a label for something that cant be labeled, is above all labels and was before the idea of any label existed. Lord with all capitol letters, the holy three aka big G. floating around in outer space, sitting on a cloud contemplating his creations mistakes waiting to strike back with fire from the sky to punish the freewill beings for the freedom he gave them.*sarcasm of course.

We should easily identify with the George Carlin'ish message. The reason it is difficult to discern if our innerbeing is us or us is because our inner being is us!

Here is how we know the difference...How do I know? I had the very same question that you are having. I asked very honestly and just my luck she gave me the most perfect answer that anyone could give and it has been worth it every drop of the goodness it has offered.

She is the sweetest woman and I had known her and her husband for many years before asking them that question. She said God (yes she used the 3 letter word..She said God will always encourage you and will never discourage you.

Wow! That was too easy right? Yes! It really is that easy, the way of the spirit is easier, The way is forward motion and downstream not paddling desperately upstream against the current in opposition to the natural order of things.

Ask yourself doesn't it feel better to smile at someone than to snarl? And when they smile back doesn't that make it even more worth it? If we could truly understand and appreciate that little forced smile and the value that it has in that moment, the next smile will be much less forced if not genuine! And this is Ascension!

What if the snarl feels better than strangling them? The snarl is also Ascension!