Book Review: My Sheep Hear My Voice

Title: My Sheep Hear My Voice…
Author: J. C. Hedgecock


I picked up this book in the second week of January of 2009. An evangelist by the name of Dr. Keith Jenkins came to one of our meetings in Full Gospel Businessmen Fellowship and shared to us about hearing from God. I was amazed of the concept and decided to ask God to speak to me. I know God speaks through thought and I had previous experience in the past where God really is leading me and speaking to me. But I was not 100% sure it’s all from God. So when Dr. Keith expounded on his experience in this matter it got me excited and remembered my experience with the LORD. So I took the book and read it on my way home. I turned the pages and for some reason I don’t like the book. :) My head is just filled of doubts whether it will work or not.

I went to India and decided to bring it with me. I re-read the introductory part of the book and again I didn’t like the book. When I came back to the Philippines I tried reading again and I was in agony while reading it and the funny part is, I don’t know why. It was then when I continued reading it that I realized that satan does not want me to read the book. My head could not take the idea that I will have to deny myself the lordship of my life and give it to Jesus Christ to be able to hear from God. On top of that, I have my doubts whether it could work. Or whether I will still hear myself or hear God. I was there pulled up and down and side to side. I was very confused, my flesh wants me to stop (for self-preservation), satan is feeding my mind with doubts and God’s WORD is piercing my heart to the point that I can surely say I want to give God everything. The concepts shared in the book were simple but it’s hard to swallow. Many times we just want to live in denial with ourselves and allow truth to pass by. I realized that I am living in sin by lording over my live. I have lived my life very wrongly and the devil does not want me to realize it. I pursed reading it even though it hurts. I prayed many times and ask forgiveness as the LORD revealed to me the things that are stopping me to become what He desires me to be.

I started doing as the book says, surrendering my lordship to Christ because of love and begun to walk in the Spirit. I understand that this will take me awhile to get used to. I love myself too much to let God have the driver seat but I love the Lord and He needs and wants me to give the keys to my life to Him. So I made up my mind to walk in the Spirit and continue doing things that will mortify my flesh. There are times that I forgot who’s driving and I automatically grab the steering wheel (like just few seconds ago) and then I could almost hear God telling me, “let me driver Joseph”. The thing about walking in the Spirit is to decide that God will decide all the decisions that you should make to you need to ask Him. This goes for the “small” and “big” things so this covers all. Proverbs 3:5-6 says,” Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him and he shall direct your path. The keyword for this verse is the word ALL. So whether we consider the task big or small it does not really matter. :)

Also it entails being constantly thinking what you are thinking. You need to be aware what you are thinking about because everything starts with a thought and so we need to examine every thought that’s going to our head. We need to sort it if it’s from satan or self or God and make the appropriate actions to every source of input. This entails a lot of mental work than just allowing your head to absorb everything.

This is one of honest and straight-forward books that I’ve read. The author obviously is not selling something and all the important aspect is being repeated all throughout the book so the reader will not miss it. We will end-up committing it to memory. I will definitely re-read this book.

I’m sure that if you are reading this you will ask me if I’ve heard from God now. I believe I am. God bless you.