God Over Pod Episode 3 | Is That God?
Episode notes
How do you actually recognize the voice of God?
In this episode, we explore what Scripture says about hearing God, spiritual discernment, and learning to distinguish His voice from your own thoughts.
How do you hear God? Is it an audible voice, a whisper, a thought, or Scripture coming alive?
In this episode, Jory Butler and Ian Gennari unpack what the Bible really says about hearing God’s voice and growing in spiritual discernment.
We walk through powerful biblical examples like Samuel learning to recognize God’s voice (1 Samuel 3), Elijah and the gentle whisper (1 Kings 19), and Jesus’ words in John 10:27 — “My sheep hear my voice.”
In this episode, we talk about:
• How to hear God biblically • Recognizing the voice of God • Spiritual discernment vs emotion
• Logos vs Rhema (Scripture and illumination) • Learning to grow in sensitivity to the Holy Spirit • Why hearing God is relational, not mechanical • Obedience before certainty
If you’ve ever wondered how to know if it’s God speaking or just your own thoughts, this conversation will help ground you in Scripture and practical wisdom.
Episode 5 will dive deeper into testing what you hear, real-life examples of obedience, and how to avoid common mistakes in discernment.
Hearing God isn’t about chasing signs. It’s about walking closely enough to recognize Him.
📖 Scriptures referenced: John 10:27 1 Samuel 3 1 Kings 19 Romans 8:14 2 Timothy 3:16
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