Your Hearing Determines Your Touching

The principle emphasized is that genuine faith arises from hearing the Word of God, which shapes expectations and actions. Effective listening leads to powerful touching, while shallow hearing results in ineffective faith. To receive miracles or breakthroughs, one must prioritize God’s voice, expect the impossible, and act in obedience based on what they hear.

There is a principle in the Kingdom of God that many miss: your hearing determines your touching. In other words, before your hands can move, before your faith can activate, your ears must first receive the Word of God. This is a simple yet powerful truth: what you hear shapes what you reach for—and ultimately, what you receive

Hearing Precedes Contact

Faith is always birthed in the ears before it manifests in action. The Bible makes this clear:

“So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.” Romans 10:17

Before anyone touches the miraculous, they must first hear about it. Faith is not created by desperation, emotion, or mere proximity—it is created by hearing God’s Word

Consider the woman with the issue of blood. For 12 long years, she suffered and spent all she had on doctors, yet remained unhealed. Then she heard of Jesus, and her hearing birthed faith

“When she had heard of Jesus, she came in the press behind, and touched his garment.” Mark 5:27

Her touch was bold because her hearing was clear. She didn’t just touch—she touched with expectation, faith, and authority

What You Hear Shapes Your Expectation

Your ears determine your expectation. What you expect shapes how you approach God

“According to your faith be it unto you.” Matthew 9:29

Many people touch Jesus every day—through prayer, intercession, or even physical acts of faith—but leave unchanged because their hearing was shallow. Hearing creates belief, belief creates expectation, and expectation produces action

Even the crowds that pressed on Jesus experienced miracles:

“And the whole multitude sought to touch Him: for there went virtue out of Him, and healed them all.” Luke 6:19

Yet not everyone left with testimony. The difference was in the quality of their hearing and the faith it produced

Wrong Hearing Produces Weak Touching

Beware: not all hearing produces power

“Take heed therefore how ye hear.” Luke 8:18

If you hear fear instead of faith, limitation instead of possibility, or man instead of God, your touch becomes weak, ritualistic, or even fruitless

“This people honors Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me.” Matthew 15:8

Many attempt to operate in miracles without first aligning their ears to the voice of the Lord. The result is touch without transformation

Hearing with Faith Produces Divine Contact

Faith-filled hearing produces power-filled touching

“And Jesus said, Somebody hath touched me: for I perceive that virtue is gone out of me.” Luke 8:46

Many were near Jesus, but only one touched Him with faith and received. The difference was what they heard and believed

“He that has ears to hear, let him hear.” Matthew 11:15

Spiritual ears produce spiritual results. Before your hand can move, your heart must first hear

God Opens Hands by First Opening Ears

Before God stretches your hand to give, He opens your ear to hear

“The Lord GOD hath opened mine ear, and I was not rebellious.” Isaiah 50:5

Many want miracles, breakthroughs, and spiritual encounters, but they ignore the preparation of their ears. God always speaks first; the hand responds second

“If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land.” Isaiah 1:19

Hearing produces obedience, and obedience produces results

Practical Steps to Align Your Hearing

  1. Prioritize God’s Voice – Regularly read, meditate, and listen to the Word. Avoid voices that weaken faith
  2. Expect the Impossible – Let your ears be tuned to God’s promises, not your circumstances
  3. Activate Faith – When you hear, respond. Stretch your hand, speak in faith, and move in obedience
  4. Examine Your Influences – Are you hearing men or God? Shift your listening to the Spirit

“Incline your ear, and come unto Me: hear, and your soul shall live.” Isaiah 55:3

Life Application: Touch with Authority

Your hand cannot act in faith if your ears have not first obeyed the Word. When you hear God’s instruction, respond without delay. Whether it’s prayer, intercession, or ministering to others, the power you release is determined by what you have heard and believed

Think of Peter and John:

“Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee.” Acts 3:6

Peter’s words were powerful because he had heard and walked with Jesus. Touch without hearing is presumption; touch that flows from hearing produces testimony

Conclusion

Your hearing determines your touching. What you hear shapes your faith, expectation, and action. To experience breakthroughs, healings, and miracles, start by listening carefully to God. Open your ears, tune out the distractions, and align your heart to His voice. Only then will your touch carry the power of Heaven

Prayer:
Lord, sanctify my ears. Deliver me from every voice that weakens my faith. Let me hear Your Word with clarity, revelation, and expectation—so that when I stretch my hands, virtue will answer. In Jesus’ name, Amen

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