How do you know rather or not someone is talking to God, the Devil, or themselves?
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By one of the gifts from God that is called, "Discerning of Spirits"\n\n1 Cor. 12.10\n\n\nAlso, we can "Test Everything", by comparing what is being said with "The Word Of Truth", "The Bible".
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The bible speaks of the Trinity, (God, the creator, Jesus, his son, and the Holy Spirit). It also says that his sheep will know his voice. I'm sure that if you have faith in God, that you will know when the Holy Ghost is speaking to you.
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In prayer ask God to open your eyes and reveal His truths to you. It is difficult to tell the difference between real from fake, only with God's help can you do so.
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Ask in a subtle way. Get it straight from him/.Sometimes you cannot believe half what you see or hear.
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Whit, the mind is a battleground, and it is a constant one at that.  The enemy has studied us inside and out, and is constantly targeting areas that he perceives as being our weaknesses.  Know that if you weren't seeking the truth, if you weren't following JESUS CHRIST, then the enemy would have no reason for tempting you with these thoughts.\nInstead of worrying, take it to the foot of the cross and as JESUS to apply HIS blood to it.  As I said, the enemy isn't going to divide his own house, and if you were doing what he wanted you to do he wouldn't even bother you with these worries...he doesn't want anyone to have a relationship with JESUS, so if a person doesn't know JESUS, the enemy is not going to do anything to make that person come to an enlightenment.  In otherwords, I would be more concerned if the enemy wasn't trying to mess with my mind...\n\nGOD BLESS YOU and I will be praying for you!
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The devil is real but God is more real-la I know there are things that human see but I see them and i use to talk to him and he gave me what I wanted but see the thing is it wasn't good for me and I will never talk to him again only God. But when talking with God really be careful about what what you ask him he will answer you in do time but be persistent. God knows what you need and what's best for you.
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There is only one God, it says this in the Bible, and Jesus has told us this.  (God himself)  The devil will never have love and concern for you, and God will always come and speak with love.  If you're right with the Lord, you will know when he speaks!  The Lord will also protect you from the devil, so he can't touch you in any way, once you have accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as your Saviour!
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Yes I think it is very egocentric for someone to think they have a pipeline directly to a supreme being.\n\nI would doubt it if anyone ever told me that.\n\nSchizophrenics think they talk to God all day long, does it mean they really do?
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First, you need to know the savior personally. You need to be strong in the Lord and in His Word. This is not for amateurs. Here is what is done...\n\nAddress the demon and ask who he is. If he says he is the devil, that is a lie. Tell the foul spirit to come out in the name of the Lord Jesus according to the authority of His name.\n\nNot for the faint of heart. If you are not a strong believer, you will be toast.
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Of course when you ask a question like this you are going to get mixed answers from believers and non-believers.  Believing in God is a conscious choice. You either decide He is, and conform your life to that belief, or you chose not to believe and act accordingly.  DO NOT let anyone else make that decision for you!!!  Believing in Almighty God is a step of faith; God is beyond our comprehension.  We cannot even begin to understand His thinking or His "ways" because we have nothing to compare Him with.  That is why it takes faith.  \n\nI suggest you pray and ask God, with all your heart, to reveal "truth" to you; pick up your Bible and read.  This is how you "Seek" truth.  If you seek Him; you will find Him!\n\nBe careful you do not let the devil into your mind!  By asking a question like this you are inviting input from the spirit of the anti-christ.  You are spiritually vulnerable right now.  The Bible tells us to "guard your hearts and minds".  Input from non-believers is going to add to your confusion!  Surround yourself with believers and when you come into unity with them; you will see the manifest power of God.  First comes the believing (faith), then comes the seeing!  You won't see God until you believe He's there!  We take the first step then He keeps feeding our faith to grow it stronger by showing Himself in many ways.  \n\nIf you don't look for Him you won't find Him.  But that doesn't mean He's not there!!!  Just like those who chose not to believe in God, doesn't mean He's not real.  They just chose not to believe in Him!  \n\nI am believing for you.  You will find out that God is real and you will become a powerful witness to His Glory!!!
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I think we must discern between believing in existance of someone and having faith in that person / being. If you don't believe in God (the fact that He exists), you consequently don't have to believe that Satan exists too, but if you accept God's words as true, then you will know Satan exists, because God said that he exists. What God tells us is not to trust Satan, even not to communicate with him under any circumstances. Those who are certain that Satan exists will either avoid him(as the result of knowing he is 'person' not to be trusted) or follow him because they reject God. In the end, I think that Satan is very pleased when people consider he doesn't exist, cause in that way he can fool them undercover.
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God is a firm connection between all of us.  We all have many things in common which connect us to each other.  What one of us will do has an impact on each other so we need to be thoughtful about how we live.  I think even if we don't see someone what we do can have a profound outcome either good or bad.
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Good question!!!!! I always wondered about that, too. We talked about it at Bible study one week and we found some good Scripture passages that help.\n1 Corinthians 10:12 says that discernment is a spiritual gift that some people have. Discernment is basically being able to tell the difference between spirits (whether it is from God, yourself, or the      ).  \nBut not everyone has the gift to tell the difference, so what do you do if you don't have that gift?\n1 John 4:1-3 says to test the spirits to see if they are from God. These verses refer to prophets, but it applies to spirits, also. Test them to see if they seem to be from God, and pray that God will reveal to you whether it is from Him or not. He will provide you with answers!\nIn Acts 16:16-19, we see that spirits can come from the      , but they may seem to be from God (the message may seem to be true and good). This is another case where you just have to pray and then trust that God will show you whether it is Him speaking to you or not. \nAll in all, it just involves a lot of prayer. Pray that God will reveal to you whether it is His voice or not. He will show you. Sometimes you'll just get a feeling that will tell you it is Him, and sometimes there will be signs everywhere you turn that tell you what the right thing is to do. \nCheck out Isaiah 30:21. It's a pretty sweet verse. Just keep trusting in God!
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Yes. It's happened.  I was not a Christian at the time, so I thought for a long time that I was sought by the Devil.  Now that I read/listent to scripture, I understand all humanity is sought by the devil.  Cast all fear and worry unto Him.  God is your strength and refuge.  SPEAK out loud the name of Jesus the Christ, and remember that scripture tells us the God leads us with his left hand and holds us with his right hand.  Did you know that God loves you ALL the time? Even when we're not being as Christ-like as we should?  Cling to Him.  It will go away.  You are a co-inheritor of Heaven with Jesus.  That means YOU have the power to banish the demons that dwell here, YOU can heal the sick.  Walk in faith, my sister!  Because whether or not people believe in Christ, we will all have to stand in judgement in front of God someday.  Our time on this earth is limited, so... when you become a light in this realm, of course you will attract the attention of Satan.  Keep your armor up, and discipline yourself to thoughts of God.  God does not promise this will be easy, He just promises to be with us, and if we ASK (out loud), He will be there too, fighting for us.
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You can always talk to God, it's called prayer.  God typically listens.... Don't let your imagination run away with you.  Read your Bible and let God speak to you from there. \n\nGod Bless ;-)
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ANYONE can be called, the choice is up to us. However, we must believe and if we truly believe then we will follow the commands He set down for us. Belief takes more then intellectual knowledge, belief is action and knowledge working together. Simply acknowledging God is not belief, even Satan and his demons believe there is a God and that Jesus is His Son. You believe by hearing the Word, Romans 10:17 So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.\n\nJeremiah 29:11-14 \n11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. 12 Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. 13 And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart. 14 I will be found by you, says the LORD, and I will bring you back from your captivity; I will gather you from all the nations and from all the places where I have driven you, says the LORD, and I will bring you to the place from which I cause you to be carried away captive.\n\nMany claim to be Christians and many think they are, but only a small amount truly are Christians. When you truly seek God with your heart and you follow His commands then you will understand.\nLuke 10:22-25 (New International Version)\n 22"All things have been committed to me by my Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him." \n23Then he turned to his disciples and said privately, "Blessed are the eyes that see what you see. 24For I tell you that many prophets and kings wanted to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it."\nI am reading the same Bible I was reading before I became a true Christian, but it is vastly different when I read the words. It is as if the missing pieces to a puzzle have been returned, or someone who needs to wear glasses finally gets a pair and puts them on.
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ask god about it. ask him to take control of the situation.