There are many ways of hearing God: audible voice of the Lord, inner voice, leading of the Spirit, etc. In 1995 the Lord gave me this series of visions. I had no idea that the pictures were a message from the Lord telling me exactly how He wanted me to serve Him in the future. It was many years later that I looked back at these journal drawings and understood His message to me. Blue birds mean revelation. The number 24 relates to heaven (because of the 24 elders). It does not mean that I have some sort of exalted authority but that the revelation is of that which is above.

In the next part of the vision a blue bird flew into my mouth. Then another and another until all 24 bluebirds had flown into my mouth.

Then the bluebirds nested in me. Afterwards, each one of the bluebirds flew out bringing some revelation of the Lord. Amazing, isn’t it? I look back and marvel at the Lord.