We must purpose to follow Him at all costs, regardless of circumstances or influences. Follow Him and spend quality time with Christ in your prayers and study. The ability for us to hear His voice depends on our availability to Him. Our walk with God and our ability to allow Him to direct our lives depends upon our belief in the Word. Throughout our life we are faced with opportunities to believe the Word for our needs.
Most people try to believe for a miracle in times of tragedy or desperate times.
God would have us walk in faith at all times. I have noticed that some people base their faith for answered prayer upon their own experiences rather than the Word of God. We find ourselves praying and believing for what we understand. God has so much more for us if we can only believe. Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.