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by Alwyn Uys (Author)
Alwyn Uys shouldn't be alive. Paralyzed from the chest down after a car accident at twenty-four, alone in a rehabilitation center, holding a loaded rifle in his lap, it was in that moment that God first spoke to him clearly.
That was the beginning of his prophetic journey.
In Speak, Lord, Uys takes everything he has learned - from that hospital room to 182,000 YouTube subscribers, from suicidal despair to completing an Ironman triathlon in a wheelchair, and turns it into a practical guide for every believer who has ever wondered: Is that thought from God, or am I just making it up?
This is not a theory. It's born from pain and grace.
Hearing God's voice is not reserved for prophets, pastors, or the spiritually mature. If you are born again and filled with the Holy Spirit, you have access to hear your Father's voice. The question is whether anyone has ever taught you how to listen.
Uys walks you through the love language of God, how the Holy Spiritcommunicates through hearing, seeing, feeling, and deep inner knowing, and how to grow in discernment between His voice, your own thoughts, and outside influences. He covers the gift of prophecy, the office of the prophet, how to test a prophetic word, and what healthy prophetic ministry actually looks like.
As you read, you will learn to:
- Recognize the unique ways the Holy Spirit speaks to you and develop your spiritual perception
- DiscernGod's voice from your own thoughts and outside influences
- Understand the difference between thegift of prophecy and the calling of a prophet
- Test and deliver a propheticword with accuracy and love
- Grow in prophetic sensitivity through practical activations and training exercises
Hearing God is not complicated. It is relational, biblical, and vital for every believer today.
Speak, Lord. I am listening.
Author Biography
Alwyn Uys grew up on the East Coast of South Africa with one dream: to play professional rugby. That dream ended before it began, first with a diagnosis of ulcerative colitis at twenty-one that required the removal of his colon, then with a torn shoulder that ended his career on the field, and finally with a car accident at twenty-four that fractured his neck and left him paralyzed from the chest down.
What followed was three months in a rehabilitation center, a return home to an empty house, and a private battle with depression and suicidal thoughts. It was in that darkness that God first spoke to him clearly, and a prophetic journey began.
In the years that followed, Alwyn's spirit proved indomitable. He became the first paraplegic in South Africa to complete a full-distance Ironman triathlon in a wheelchair, and the first paraplegic in the world to swim the Robben Island crossing, an iconic 8km open water swim off the West Coast of South Africa. He is also the co-director of the documentary Against All Odds, which tells his story on film, and the author of Unbroken, his autobiography.
Today, Alwyn leads a prophetic and healing ministry where he trains and equips the body of Christ to hear the Father for themselves and to move in the gifts of the Holy Spirit. He ministers internationally, speaking at churches, schools, and conferences around the world. His YouTube channel has grown to over 182,000 subscribers, and his teaching on hearing God's voice reaches a global audience.
Speak, Lord is his second book with Charisma House.
Alwyn lives in Mankato, Minnesota.
