Hey, Are You There? It’s Me–God!: How to Listen, Test and Know When God Speaks

Review\n"What a gift! I have not read a book that is so thorough in teaching believers everywhere how to listen, trust, and know when God is speaking—and it is all so understandable and practical. It is a must read if you, like most, have plaguing questions about if, and how, God speaks to you."
-- Rev. Dr. Maxie Dunnam, Past President/Chancellor of Asbury Theological Seminary (Wilmore, KY) Author of The Workbook of Living Prayer and co-author of Healing Prayer Is God's Idea.\n"We need this book! Chotka's personality is stamped all over it: playful, engaging, self-effacing, enthusiastic, God-smitten. These are tales of a holy bumbler, chronicles of a hapless saint. This book is especially for anyone skeptical about divine guidance, who thinks it's all hype, or that it's only for gaunt pale half-starved mystics and anchorite monks who smell of caves and locust husks. Chotka shows otherwise. He re-democratizes Acts 2:17—that the Spirit is poured out on all flesh, sons and daughters, men and women, old and young. I'll say it again: We need this book."
-- Rev. Mark Buchanan, Author of The Rest of God, Associate Professor of Pastoral Theology (Ambrose Theological Seminary)\n"Does God talk to us today? This book is both thought-provoking and enlightening to answer that single question. David Chotka does an incredible job of explaining, showing, and proving that the answer to that question is a resounding yes! Chotka's 6-week guide takes readers on a journey of discovery that is captivating from the very first page until the very last. By the end of the book, I knew how to hear God with my heart and soul. If you want to deepen your relationship with God while gaining confidence that you are on the right path, this is the book for you. If you only purchase one book this year for your spiritual growth, this is it. There is nothing more significant than knowing God's will for your life."
-- Kim Sorrelle, Executive Director of Rays of Hope International and author of the best-seller, Love\n"David Chotka has produced the finest work on discernment that I've come across in 30 years of ministry. Every church leader and layperson needs this book in order to do the work of ministry and fulfill the Great Commission in the 21st century. I was reminded time and again that we have an old story that is made new daily if we'll only listen."
-- Rev. James Williams, Lead Pastor, Centenary United Methodist Church, Lexington, KY.\n"In my decades of pastoral leadership, I've encountered countless speakers, books and seminars on the subject of hearing God's voice. I've come to realize that some speak from a place of knowledge and others from a place of experience. David Chotka is one of those rare individuals who speaks from both. This book is filled with stories that will illumine the mind, inspire the soul and deepen one's resolve to stay engaged in life's grandest pursuit: an intimacy with God that results in a life of influence in the world. The beauty of David's writing is that we don't just encounter his story, but we are welcomed into the stories of Mueller and Taylor and Ignatius and Wilberforce and the four John's (Wesley, Newton, White and Wimber). David passionately merges story with Scripture! The "7 Movements to Hear God's Voice" in the final pages gives us a brilliant roadmap to move forward in this essential discipline. Prepare to be encouraged and equipped to encounter the God who still speaks!"
-- Rev. Dr. Ian Trigg, District Superintendent (Central Canadian District, C&MA Canada)\n"In his winsome style, David Chotka, a seasoned practitioner of Biblical faith, assembles a comprehensive and compelling assortment of Bible and theology, history and anecdotes, humour and honesty, to answer the question: "What is it like to hear when God speaks?" If you want to dive into a unique and dynamic personal or group study that's "presence centered" to accurately hear God, this is it!"
-- Dr. Roger Helland, Prayer Ambassador (Evangelical Fellowship o