Nature
In our mundane lives, there are two voices that we hear. One is from God, and the other one is not from God. We then ought to make a decision about whom to follow. In the parable of the "Good Shepherd and His Sheep" in John 10, we can see how the sheep listen to shepherd. By implication those who belong to God, their nature is only to follow the shepherd and not the stranger. We can expect them to behave that way.
"But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will run away from him because they do not recognize a stranger’s voice.”1 - John 10:5
The word "will" refers to the future tense which means that "it will be done" and "it is going to happen". It didn't use the word "may, might, or would" which only to interpret a mere possibility or chance, but the word "will" is used.
If we belong to God, our true identity lies with his son, Jesus Christ. We are the bearer of his image. Jesus is the compass of our lives.2 He is our shepherd. He leads us to the path of life. We would know the decisions we need to make in life. As we continue to abide in him, the voice of the stranger slowly disappears, even up to the point of shutting our ears. On the other hand, our ears become more in tuned with the shepherd's voice. Even just to his whisper, we recognize it and automatically follow it.
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