The Voice Said, "THE PLANE IS GOING TO CRASH!"

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The Voice Said,
"THE PLANE IS GOING TO CRASH!"

 

Note from Steve Shultz, about the below article, "The Plane is Going to Crash!"

A significant aspect of the ministry of the Elijah List is training others on how to hear God's Voice for themselves. What that involves, often, is stories where we (or other speakers or writers) tell of how they have learned to discern His Voice and what to do when one "hears" a voice and how to decide if it's God or not.

Whenever we do a conference which includes a question and answer session, the single most common question we get is, "How do I know if what I heard was the voice of God or something else?"

We will then, over time, include other such stories (as below) to help people along in that "learning-to-hear-His-Voice process."

Blessings,

Steve Shultz, Publisher
THE ELIJAH LIST
www.elijahlist.com

In John 10:27 Jesus says, "My sheep know my voice, and I know them and they follow me." How well do we know the voice of Jesus?

Since I travel a lot, I am frequently in airports and spend a lot of time waiting for planes and making connections. One day while waiting in an airport, I heard this voice in my head say, "Don't get on the plane it is going to crash." A couple of moments later, I heard it again, "Don't get on the plane it is going to crash."

I Kept Hearing the Voice

I begin looking around the airport because I may need to find someone to pray with. This may be a tough decision. Many of us have heard of people who felt like a plane was going to crash, and so at the last minute they did not board, and were spared from certain death. But I did not see anyone I knew, nor did I sense any Christian near me, but I did hear that voice again saying, "Don't get on the plane it is going to crash."

Soon the airline personnel announced the boarding of my plane and I continued to hear the phrase over and over. I was literally walking down the boarding tunnel with that phrase repeatedly going off in my head. When I sat down in my seat, it seemed like the words got much louder and the message changed to "Get Off The Plane, It Is Going To Crash." "GET OFF OF THE PLANE IT IS GOING TO CRASH."

What to Do when Discernment "Kicks In"

I sat there, startled and wondering what I should do. I had thoughts about checking with the pilot about the safety and maintenance records. I wondered if I should talk to the person sitting next to me. I did not know what to do, so I just began to pray quietly, asking God for either a confirmation or discernment.

And then I remembered, John 10:27 - "My sheep know my voice.." The Discernment of the Lord kicked in and I then made my decision. I knew what I had to do.

Whenever, I tell this story, I ask people to tell me what they think I did, and overwhelmingly, most people think that I got off the plane.

However, in all the years that I have been listening to God, He had never once shouted at me. The voice I had been hearing was not the voice of God, but rather the voice of the enemy trying to thwart my ministry plans. So I decided to remain on the plane. I will tell you though that I prayed more during that entire flight most others. It's been said that flying is the second greatest thrill known to man. But the first greatest thrill is landing.

Suggestions to "Fine-Tune" Your Hearing

We all need to practice our listening skills. Hearing from God is one of the most frequently requested teachings that I am asked to share when I travel. I have heard many people say that they have never heard from God. Here are some suggestions to fine-tune your hearing.

Set a quiet time to pray. Take your Bible, a pen and some paper with you. Ask the Lord to direct your thoughts. Ask Him to reveal a Bible passage that would be helpful to you to read. As you read the passage, jot down some notes of what you are hearing through His Word. Ask God to clarify how the Scripture verses relate to your life. Write down those thoughts too. Pray over them some more. Write down any other thoughts. Share them with someone who has some discernment. As you practice this, I believe you will begin to move into a more pronounced season of hearing God.

by Rev. Jay W. West
Email: pursueHIM@juno.com
Web Site: www.omaha.inhis.name

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BIO OF PASTOR JAY W. WEST

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Pastor Jay West has been in the pastoral ministry for over 24 years, within three different denominations. He has worked in Evangelism, Discipleship, Administration, Associate and Senior Pastor. He has also served on the Board of Directors for two Crisis Pregnancy Centers, initiated a Prison Ministry as well as a local food pantry and served as a School Principal. Jay has hosted and participated in several citywide pastoral prayer groups and is actively involved in City Reaching. Pastor West has a four-year degree in Christian Education, plus various extra coursework.

Pastor Jay has appeared several times on Christian Television (including TBN and Daystar) and has authored numerous articles in Christian Periodicals. He writes occasional articles for Glad Tidings email list and he authors a monthly prayer column for the Heartland Gatekeeper Newspaper and is a member of the Board of Directors for FMI - Faith Missions International. He is also actively involved on the Embrace Omaha advisory board of pastors who oversees and directs a ministry that helps bring many pastors within the city together for city reaching events, bridge building, and to help raise the spiritual water level of the city of Omaha, to help win the city to Jesus.

Currently Jay travels and conducts seminars, revivals and consultations for churches having ministered at over 250 churches in 33 different denominations. He has also ministered several times in African American and Hispanic congregations.

Jay is a strong Bible teacher - not a preacher and not an evangelist. He is very hungry for revival, and often teaches on revival related themes. Three times in the last several months, churches that he has been invited to, have experienced some spontaneous revival and seasons of refreshing or renewal while he was there. Accompanying signs include words of knowledge, prophecy, many healings, joy and a deeper desire to know Jesus and a bolder witness for the Lord. Many documented healings have greatly increased since July of 2003.

Pastor West lives in the Omaha area with his wife Diane of 24 years and their eleven-year-old son Jason. Diane is a teacher at a local Christian school. Jay is 46 years old.


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