"The best book on divine guidance I have ever read. I recommend it highly." – Richard Foster, author of Celebration of Discipline

"This is simply the best book I've ever found on hearing God's voice. It does it all—with nuance, grace, intelligence and spirit." – John Mark Comer, author of The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry

How do we hear God's voice?

How can we be sure that what we think we hear is not our own subconscious? What role does the Bible play? What if what God says to us is not clear?

Dallas Willard's beloved classic Hearing God is designed to help you deepen your relationship with God by understanding how to communicate with Him. If you've ever found it challenging to discern whether God is speaking to you, this book will help you learn how to hear him as part of a deep and personal relationship with him.

In Hearing God, Willard answers questions like:



- Why do people say they hear God but so few can explain it?

- Does God really talk to people?

- What part does God's Word have in everyday reality?

- How do we learn to listen to God?

In this classic book, which now includes a foreword by James Bryan Smith, you'll gain rich spiritual insight into how you can hear God's voice clearly and develop an intimate partnership with him in the work of his kingdom. As you move beyond simplyseeking answers, you'll discover a greater life within the kingdom of God, where worship, adoration, and delight become central to your journey of faith.



Dallas Willard (1935–2013) was a renowned teacher, an acclaimed writer and one of our most brilliant Christian thinkers. He was as celebrated for his enduring writings on spiritual formation as he was for his scholarship, with a profound influencein the way he humbly mentored so many of today's leaders in the Christian faith. His books include The Divine Conspiracy (a Christianity Today Book of the Year), The Spirit of the Disciplines, Hearing God, Renovation of the Heart, and others.







James Bryan Smith is the author of The Good and Beautiful Series. He is a theology professor at Friends University in Wichita, Kansas, where he also serves as the director of the Apprentice Institute for Christian Spiritual Formation. A founding member of Richard J. Foster's spiritual renewal ministry, Renovaré, Smith is an ordained United Methodist Church minister and has served in various capacities in local churches.



Foreword by James Bryan Smith

A Word from the Author

Preface



1. A Paradox About Hearing God

Why do people say they hear God but so few can explain it?

2. Guidelines for Hearing from God

What are some common misunderstandings?

3. Never Alone

How is God with us?

4. Our Communicating Cosmos

Does God really talk to people?

5. The Still, Small Voice and Its Rivals

How has God spoken to people before?

6. TheWord of God and the Rule of God

What part does God's Word have in everyday reality?

7. Redemption Through the Word of God

How does hearing God lead to character transformation?

8. Recognizing the Voice of God

Howdo we know we are hearing God and not our own voices?

9. A Life More Than Guidance

How do we learn to listen to God?



Epilogue: The Way of the Burning Heart

Appendix: Key Questions and Answers

Notes

Scripture Index