How can I know if I am hearing God, hearing Satan, or hearing my own thoughts?
GotQuestions Bible questions answered https://www.gotquestions.org/ All rights reserved-Published with permission Life is full of decisions that do not have absolute, specific-by-name, how-to directions in the Bible. How many hours a day should my kids spend on screens? Is it okay to play certain video games? Am I allowed to go on a date with a coworker ? Is it okay to miss work because I stayed up too late the night before? We all have notions about the truth, but how do we know for sure that these ideas are coming from God? Am I hearing God? Or am I only hearing myself? Worse yet, am I hearing the temptations of Satan disguised as the leading of the Holy Spirit? Sometimes distinguishing our own ideas from God’s leading is difficult. And what if our urges are actually coming from the enemy of our souls and not from God? How do we “take every thought captive” ( 2 Corinthians 10:5 ) when we aren’t sure where the thoughts are coming from? Most commonly, God communicates through the Bible