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My name is Penny Burton and I'm from Grace Church in High Point, NC.  I'm on the Women's Prison Ministry Team.  We were at our local prison a few weeks ago.  I felt led to speak and do the music.  I asked the Lord what to bring to the ladies and He told me to bring your message on the “Four Keys to Hearing God's Voice.”  The Lord helped me to condense it to a 20 minute teaching. 

We gave the ladies journals and pens so we could practice it together.  I felt led to play the song "At Your Feet" by Casting Crowns before we began journaling.  Listening to the song helped the ladies picture themselves at Jesus' feet. 

I took you seriously when you gave your life to me. Now you are bought with a price and you are not your own. Therefore I have the authority to intervene in your life, and to expect you to obey. On one hand you have already given me blanket permission.

You live in a noisy world. It is not just the drone and clanging of engines and other machines. You have continuous access to music and talk. You engage in this voluntarily, but do you ever grow weary of it and seek a place of solitude and silence? You should, for it is good for your soul.

What would you do with a million dollars? Most people have a detailed plan in place and can answer this question without hesitation. Do you expect obtain this amount of money? Most people have more definite ideas about spending it than obtaining it.

When you ask me for blessings does it appear to you that you only get trials and hardships? Do you assume that I am not answering your prayers? I want you to get past the idea that a blessing is something you park in your garage.

Do you seek ease and comfort and avoid strenuous difficulty? You see this behavior in those around you and the motivation is no mystery. Did you assume that when you turned your life over to me that you would have a soft life?

11-15-11 7:45am Holy Lord God, I am finding that as I spend time with You and journaling our conversations, You are giving to Me Your wisdom and Your understanding. I see that as another great benefit of communing with You!

If you receive guidance from me in a very specific and detailed way, and it comes to pass in exactly that manner, are confident that you heard correctly and consider this a testimony of my faithful leading that you can share with others? Do you consider more general instruction from me to be of lower quality?

Beverage manufacturers want you to buy their products for a few dollars and have millions to spend to persuade you to do this. You want people to surrender their lives to me.