One of the questions that I get asked the most is how can someone learn to hear the voice of God. I believe that is actually one of the most important and pressing questions that can be asked today, especially given the times we are living in. Today, any and every voice can have a platform thanks to social media. There’s more noise, distraction, and opinions than ever before. In such a climate where the world is constantly fighting for our attention and our allegiance, we need to hear God. Without His voice, we have no anchor, compass, or hope. And with such a great need, we couldn’t stand idle. We had to act. We had to give. We had to train and equip. Above all, we had to obey God.
Hosting God’s presence and hearing His voice are foundations to who we are and why we do what we do as a ministry. In everything we do, we want the presence of God to be at the center and we want our actions to be in response to what He’s saying. One of the things we felt like God was saying was that we were to help people in this pursuit of learning to hear God’s voice. In response and in faith, we hosted our very first workshop this past Saturday! Leading up to it, we faced tremendous opposition and spiritual warfare, but as always, God proved faithful.
It was an honor to partner with Catalyst Agape Church to host this all-day workshop. We had people come from all different backgrounds and from all over the region, including Brooklyn, Queens, Long Island, and throughout New Jersey. We aimed to create a safe space and faith-filled environment where people can learn, be activated, and risk together. It was fun, freeing, and powerful. Check out some of the testimonies from this workshop below.
“During the workshop, God showed me and reminded me that He WANTS to speak to His children. We don’t need to pray for hours and fast in advance in order to be worthy of hearing His voice. All we need to do is simply ask and desire. Thanks to one of the activities, I was able to truly understand this for myself.” – Eunice L.
“The Unity of the Spirit was evident among the Pursuit NYC team. The workshop was very sound in God’s Word as well as refreshing. Great things are happening here.” – Jaime and Angie L.
“I loved how the speakers laid a biblical foundation for the accessibility, desirability, and even necessity of the gift of prophecy in the church today. What I found most encouraging were their personal testimonies of hearing God’s voice, including both positive and negative outcomes, as it served as a reminder that God is not pleased by how accurate we are, but how faithful we are.” – Gloria P.
What a privilege it was to help people in their pursuit of learning to hear God for themselves and others. Our heart was to create something that could be a blessing and service to our region. We learned so much ourselves. It truly was a blessing to our entire team. We are excited to hopefully host this workshop again! Stay tuned for any potential announcements. Until then, keep going deeper. There’s always more in God!
You can view more photos from this workshop here!