Your Breakthrough Is In Your Response Series

There comes a moment in every believer’s life when hearing God’s voice isn’t enough—we must respond. God speaks, He guides, He reveals His will, but it is our response that determines whether or not we step into the fullness of what He has for us. We can hear God’s direction clearly, but if we don’t respond in faith and obedience, we miss the breakthrough He has in store.

In Isaiah 30:21, God gives us a beautiful promise: “And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.” God is always speaking, always guiding, and always ready to direct our steps. But His direction requires a response. Hearing His voice is just the first step; walking in the way He shows us is where the breakthrough comes.

The challenge we face as believers is not whether God is speaking but whether we are willing to act on what He says. We long for breakthrough—we pray for healing, for financial provision, for restored relationships, and for spiritual growth—but we hesitate when it comes to responding to God’s direction. Sometimes, God’s voice calls us to take risks, to step out of our comfort zones, or to make decisions that require sacrifice. It’s in these moments that our response determines whether we experience the breakthrough God has prepared for us.

Today, we’re going to explore the powerful truth that our breakthrough is often tied to our response to God’s voice. We’ll look at how obedience, trust, and action are essential to unlocking the promises of God in our lives. The question is not whether God is speaking—the question is: Are we responding? Are we willing to take that step of faith, trusting that God’s plan is far greater than anything we can imagine?

1. The Power of Obedience to God’s Voice

Throughout Scripture, we see that obedience to God’s voice is the key to unlocking His promises. From the Old Testament to the New Testament, God’s blessings are directly connected to our willingness to follow His commands. In Deuteronomy 28:1-2, we are given this promise: “And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the Lord thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth: And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God.”

Notice that the blessings aren’t automatic—they are conditional upon our obedience. God’s voice reveals His will, but it is our obedience that activates His promises. This is a pattern we see repeatedly in Scripture. Over and over again, God calls His people to obedience, and when they respond, they see His miraculous provision, protection, and breakthrough.

Consider the story of Noah. God commanded Noah to build an ark, warning him of the coming flood. Noah had never seen rain, let alone a flood, yet he responded in obedience to God’s voice. In Genesis 6:22, it says, “Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.” Noah’s obedience not only saved his family but also preserved humanity and the animal kingdom. His willingness to act on God’s direction resulted in the fulfillment of God’s plan and protection over his life. If Noah had hesitated or disobeyed, the consequences would have been catastrophic.

We see the same principle of obedience in the life of Abraham. In Genesis 12, God called Abraham to leave his homeland, his family, and everything familiar to him, and to go to a land that God would show him. Abraham didn’t know where he was going, but he responded in faith and obedience to God’s voice. As a result, God made a covenant with Abraham, promising to make him the father of many nations. Abraham’s obedience to God’s voice was the key to the fulfillment of God’s promise in his life.

Obedience to God’s voice is the key to unlocking breakthrough, and it requires us to trust that God knows what is best for us, even when we don’t understand. Think about the story of the widow in 1 Kings 17. During a time of severe drought and famine, the prophet Elijah came to a widow in Zarephath and asked her to make him a small cake of bread from her last bit of flour and oil. The widow was on the verge of death, and this request seemed unreasonable. But in obedience to the prophet’s word, she made the cake, and God miraculously provided for her, her son, and Elijah for the duration of the famine. Her willingness to obey, even when it didn’t make sense, resulted in her breakthrough.