 If you are really serious in hearing the voice of the Holy Spirit, you want to hear God speak to you, you must be serious about reading the Bible. You cannot read the Bible anyhow and expect the Holy Spirit to speak because the Bible becomes your foundation. It is the safety net. So you don't walk around saying you have the Holy Spirit and it says you should go to the Chesapeake Bay, stand on the bridge and jump. The Holy Spirit doesn't do that.