{"id":15837,"date":"2026-03-10T12:18:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:18:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/uncategorized\/they-heard-a-mysterious-voice-have-you\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T06:00:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T06:00:20","slug":"they-heard-a-mysterious-voice-have-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/angels-and-miracles\/miracles\/gods-grace\/they-heard-a-mysterious-voice-have-you\/","title":{"rendered":"They Heard A Mysterious Voice\u2026 Have You?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the October\/November issue of <em>Mysterious Ways<\/em>, we published a survey asking readers if they ever heard \u201cThe Voice,\u201d that insistent, otherworldly form of communication that many believe comes directly from God. (If you haven\u2019t responded yet, <a href=\"http:\/\/guideposts.org\/godsvoice?_ga=1.252110729.1062544058.1470172198\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">you can do so here<\/a>. We had no idea what the response would be. Would it be a waste of space in our pages, or help us connect with our readership and learn something about their personal faith?<\/p>\n<p>The response blew away even our most optimistic expectations. We\u2019ve received thousands of responses online and through the mail. Editor Diana Aydin told me that the flood of envelopes reminded her of the scene in Miracle on 34th Street, when the post office delivers bags and bags of mail to Santa Claus. In the Mysterious Ways offices, it truly did feel like Christmas morning.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/guideposts.org\/godsvoice?_ga=1.252110729.1062544058.1470172198\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Take Our Survey: Have You Ever Heard God\u2019s Voice?<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Our readers were excited to share their experiences. Ann Logan of St. Louis, Missouri, wrote in, \u201cOften the right question isn\u2019t asked of me on surveys\u2026But one night, late, I was so weary and in pain in bed, when I distinctly heard from a large crucifix I have on my wall, the words, \u2018I will look after you.\u2019 It\u2019s this incident that my answers refer to.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another reader, May, wrote that God often tells her names of people to pray for\u2014sometimes people she doesn\u2019t even know. \u201cI cannot rest until I start praying for who he wants. I do not always tell people because they smirk. But if I\u2019m in a group talking about this, I share. We try to figure out who it was specifically that God wanted me to pray for.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Many of you found it impossible to choose just one answer to each question. Reader Karen Foster of Chico, California, wrote, \u201cFor those of us who have truly heard God\u2019s voice, your survey is too narrow to answer accurately by circling one option.\u201d Connie Noragon of Shofield, Wisconsin felt the same way: \u201cThere is no specific time to hear God\u2019s voice since he is a constant in my life\u2026 Sometimes it is a prompting to \u2018do it this way\u2019 or \u2018at this time.\u2019 Other times a phrase on TV will answer an ongoing problem. That\u2019s when I usually say, \u2018Ok, God, I get it!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Janet Gedris of Comstock Park, Michigan, wrote, \u201cI must admit that I am very suspicious of people who claim to hear God\u2019s voice on a regular basis\u2026 In my personal life I have been blessed to have heard an audible voice on three different occasions, although I\u2019m not sure if it was God\u2026 The first time, I was napping and my name was called out to wake me up in time to pick up my daughter from school. The second time, I was in church and prayed for my mother to be baptized. I clearly heard, \u2018Your request is already granted.\u2019 Three months later, my mother joined the Lutheran church and was baptized. The third time, I was in the hospital experiencing pain in my back. I clearly heard a gentle voice say, \u2018Jesus\u2019 back hurt worse than this!\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Our administrative assistant Corlette Ruffin gave us an example of what happens when one doesn\u2019t listen to that insistent voice. One evening, she was in bed when a friend called to ask for a ride to work. Corlette grabbed her keys and\u2014still in her PJs\u2014hopped in her car. She heard a voice shout, \u201cPut on some clothes!\u201d but she ignored it. After all, it would be a short trip, and she\u2019d stay in the car. Well, halfway there, her car hit a pothole and blew a tire. A kind stranger pulled over to help. \u201cThe worst bag lady would have looked red-carpet-ready compared to what I looked like,\u201d Corlette said. \u201cI just kept thinking back, I really should have listened to the Lord!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/write-for-mysterious-ways\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Keep those stories coming<\/a>! <a href=\"http:\/\/guideposts.org\/godsvoice?_ga=1.252110729.1062544058.1470172198\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">And answer our survey<\/a>! It\u2019s okay if you haven\u2019t heard that voice, or are unsure\u2014you\u2019re not alone. We hope that the answers we uncover will help us all learn how to keep our ears open.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the October\/November issue of Mysterious Ways, we published a survey asking readers if they ever heard \u201cThe Voice,\u201d that insistent, otherworldly form of communication that many believe comes directly from God. 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