Someone once asked me a question that many Christians quietly wrestle with:
“How do you know that it’s God speaking?”
It’s such an important question, especially for someone who has just given their life to Christ or someone still learning how to recognize God’s voice.
The truth is, God speaks in different ways to different people. Our relationship with Him is personal, and over time we begin to recognize the ways He communicates with us.
I thought I’d share five ways God speaks to me, in the hope that it might help someone on their own faith journey.
1. God Speaks to Me Directly
The most common way God speaks to me is directly through the Holy Spirit.
I know some people might quickly call that intuition, but I personally believe there is a difference.
Let me share a simple example.
One day we had a family friend over fixing something in the house. While he was working, a very tiny pin dropped on the floor. Everyone immediately started searching for it because it was small and easy to lose.
I wasn’t searching myself, I had just noticed something fell.
Then Lanre said jokingly to the guest:
“If Ayo prays about it, God will reveal it to her.”
Immediately I thought, please don’t embarrass me like this.
So quietly in my heart I prayed:
“God, please help your daughter. Don’t let your faith be embarrassed today.”
Almost instantly, I felt a clear instruction in my spirit:
“Push the table forward.”
The thought came so specifically not just to look around, but exactly where to look.
When we moved the table forward, the tiny pin was stuck right underneath the table stand.
Now ask yourself:
• I didn’t see where it fell
• I wasn’t searching
• I had no logical reason to look there
Yet that’s exactly where it was.
That wasn’t me.
That was the Holy Spirit guiding me.
And this has happened many times when I’ve asked God what to do in a moment.
2. God Speaks Through Other Believers
Another way God speaks to me is through other children of God.
This is one reason I surround myself with many believers. Not because I reject people who don’t believe, faith is a journey but because believers can often carry wisdom and words that God uses to guide us.
I remember once driving in Scotland with my brother. We were talking casually about business.
In that conversation he said something very simple but in that exact season of my life, it was the precise word I needed.
It stayed with me and guided my decisions afterwards.
Sometimes God uses people around us to speak clarity into our lives.
3. God Speaks Through Dreams
This is one of the ways God speaks to me that honestly scares me the most.
Because my dreams can be extremely vivid.
There have been moments where what I saw in a dream later came to pass. Sometimes the dreams reveal things I don’t want to see, and sometimes they reveal understanding about situations I’m processing.
For example, when my father passed away, I had so many questions in my mind, all the “what if” scenarios.
Through dreams, God showed me different possible outcomes and gave me peace about what had happened.
Dreams can be powerful.
And the Bible shows us that God has always used dreams to communicate with His people.
4. God Speaks Through His Word
One of the most reliable ways God speaks is through the Bible.
I take my quiet time with God seriously. I meditate on Scripture, read it, and reflect on it.
The Bible says:
“Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.” Romans 12:2
And the way our minds are renewed is through God’s Word.
Many times when I’m seeking direction, I open the Bible and suddenly a passage speaks directly into my situation.
It’s not coincidence.
It’s God reminding me of His promises.
5. God Speaks Through Music
One of my favourite ways God communicates with me is through music.
Music has always been powerful to me. Songs carry emotion, stories, and truth.
While I enjoy different kinds of music, I usually gravitate towards songs with meaningful lyrics that speak to the soul.
There was a season recently when I was asking God for a word. My pastor had preached about belief and trusting God for miracles.
That day I prayed:
“God, release your word to me in this season.”
Suddenly a melody started forming in my spirit.
I began humming it.
Then slowly the lyrics came back to me:
“I rely on God,
He helped me in the past,
He will help me again.”
I hadn’t been listening to the song recently.
Yet God brought it back to my heart exactly when I needed encouragement.
The Most Important Test: Does It Align With Scripture?
Here is the most important thing to understand:
Every word from God will align with Scripture.
If a dream, message, song, or instruction contradicts the Bible, it is not from God.
God will never speak something that goes against His Word.
The Bible is the ultimate confirmation.
Final Thoughts
Learning to recognize God’s voice takes time.
It grows through:
• prayer
• studying Scripture
• spending time in God’s presence
• walking daily with Him
Over time, you begin to recognize His voice among all the noise.
If you’re waiting for God to speak to you in this season, my prayer is that He will release the word you need, exactly when you need it.
And when He does, may you recognize it with clarity and peace.
With love,
Jesus baby (Ayo)
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