Why is this question important? Because the answer can help us to better understand HOW to actually hear God, to grasp what They are doing, why They are doing it, and address a fundamental problem.
So…
How Does God Speak To Us?
Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world. Hebrews 1:1-2 ESV
You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that bear witness about me, yet you refuse to come to me that you may have life. John 5:39-40 ESV
who has made us sufficient to be ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit. For the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life. 2 Corinthians 3:6 ESV
These scriptures are worthy of prayer and meditation.
More on How God Communicates With Us
To gain even greater clarity on how God speaks to us, you may wish to include these scriptures in your study: John 10:27, Hebrews 3:15, Job 33:14, Romans 2:29, Galatians 5:25, 2 Corinthians 3:3, 2 Peter 1:3.
Do You Wish to Hear God?
If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that is saying to you, ‘Give me a drink,’ you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water. John 4:10 ESV
See also John 7:38, John 14:26, Galatians 5:16, Galatians 5:22-23, 1 Corinthians 2:12.
Powerful!!
Indeed!