Send us Fan Mail 📌 Dano's Resources: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/danomccollam/ Website: https://www.propheticcompany.com/ Today I'm talking about a subject I think a lot of my listeners get nervous around: can you actually hear the voice of God? I believe everybody can, and I brought on my friend Dan McCollum, who runs a company called The Prophetic Company and teaches on this full-time. Dan starts at the root of it, God didn't make man as a pet, a servant, or an experiment, he made us for relationship, because love needs an object to love. The very first lie in the Bible wasn't a command, it was a question, "did God really say," and that single seed of uncertainty is still why so many of us doubt we can hear from him at all. Dan points out something wild, the Bible records God speaking over 1,200 times, and even creation itself is designed to reveal him, which is why he loves the science of biomimicry, the solution to velcro came from a guy who got burrs stuck on his socks, and the shape of wind turbine blades came from the fins of giant whales. If creation can mimic the genius of its Creator, Dan says, it's also pointing back to him the whole time. Then we get practical. Dan breaks down three common ways God speaks to the average person, dreams, intuition, and thoughts, and he's not talking theory. He works with police agencies who use this exact skill to rescue missing children, and he's never met an officer who hasn't had a moment of gut intuition that solved a case or saved a life. He tells one of my favorite stories ever, a young man who feels inexplicably directed to buy a gallon of milk at a 7-Eleven, then told to knock on a stranger's door with it, only to find a mother in tears because she'd just prayed that if God was real, her babies needed milk. I share my own version of ignoring that same voice, a gut check telling me to avoid I-35 driving home one night, which I overrode, and ended up stuck in traffic for an hour instead of the usual thirty minutes. So how do you know it's really God and not just you? Dan lays out the test, does it match God's character, is there an internal witness, and most importantly, the counsel of loved ones and leaders, because plenty of people have "heard God" and done something stupid. I tell my own costly lesson here, I once bought a coffee shop against the advice of the one friend who actually had experience in food service, and I lost more money in four months than I thought was humanly possible before giving it back. Dan calls being teachable in moments like that "bending time," taking someone else's forty years of hard-won experience and compressing it into a thirty-minute conversation. We close talking about daydreaming with God, creativity as one of the clearest signs we're made in his image, and why looking back at your own highlight reel, the good calls and the bad ones, is how you start recognizing a God who's been a strength-finder, not a fault-finder, the whole time. Thanks for watching, like, subscribe, and share this one, we'll see you next time on Next Third Best Third. 🎯 Timestamps: 00:00 - Welcome to Next Third Best Third 00:11 - Can YOU hear the voice of God? (Debunking the myth) 01:26 - Why God wants to speak to you personally 02:48 - The first lie: "Did God really say…?" 04:03 - 1,200+ times in the Bible—God is ALWAYS speaking! 07:04 - The language of creation: How nature reveals God's voice 10:05 - The 3 ways God speaks: Dreams, Intuition, and Thoughts 15:10 - Practical ways to recognize God's voice daily 19:04 - The power of wise counsel (Why you shouldn't rely on gut feelings alone) 27:00 - How creativity unlocks your connection with God 31:06 - Reflecting on your past: Recognizing where God has already spoken Welcome to Next Third Best Third! Join us for the inaugural episode of the Next Third Best Third podcast! Host David Fenwick, founder, author, and life coach, introduces the mission to inspire men over 40 to thrive in the next stage of life. Discover how to conquer life's challenges across physical, mental, relational, spiritual, and emotional dimensions. In this episode, David shares insights on: - Physical Health: Strategies for maintaining fitness and vitality as you age. - Mental Resilience: Techniques to stay mentally sharp and manage stress. - Relational Growth: Building and nurturing meaningful relationships. - Spiritual Fulfillment: Finding purpose and deeper spiritual connections. - Emotional Well-being: Managing emotions and fostering a positive outlook. Don't miss out on this journey towards making the next third of your life the best third! Website: (https://www.nextthirdbestthird.com/)
