I just finished typing something about hearing God on my blog and thought of something that ties into the distracted thing.
I can't read lips. Just ask Brittney. She does it to me all the time even though she knows somewhere deep down inside of her that if it hasn't worked for me yet, odds are it won't happen this time either. I don't know if maybe we are really secret agents hidden deep inside Gateway Church so that no one finds us out, and that is why we have the need to talk with such secrecy. If only I knew this secret code she is trying to feed me. Actually it's probably some chick thing. Anyway, When it comes to hearing God, the enemy has got us so distracted, the sound is drowned out. And if you are as dense as I am, it's almost like trying to read lips. Hearing from God clearly is pretty useless at that point. Even if I could read lips, it's not like I can see God to read the elephant shoes He is mouthing. All that to say, get the background noise out of the way and then maybe, just maybe, you can begin to hear His voice and recognize it. Then when someone asks you how to hear God's voice, it will be just like trying to explain to someone how I can hear my wife's voice.
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While I agree that it can be hard to hear God's voice at times .... I really think it's much easier than not. It's a matter of practice and more a matter of recognition.
For example: A few months ago I was leaving my aparment in the morning to go to work. I went in my kitchen to turn off the light. There laying on the counter was an Olive Garden gift card that my supervisor had given me for some work on a project. The Holy Spirit said "Pick that card up and take it with you". I stopped and looked at it -then sort of shook my head and turned to walk off - then I paused and looked at it again- finally I walked off. All the while telling myself "That's just silly. Why would you need that card? - You don't even like Olive Garden".
I got to work and had a normal morning. Lunch time came and I received an instant message from my friend Brittney asking if I wanted to go to lunch with her. I was happpy to go to lunch with her and as usual asked her what she wanted for lunch - not because she's overbearing but because I rarely care where I eat. :)
She said "Soup and salad sound really good .... Wanna go to Olive Garden?"
(Gulp) "Sure", I replied.
Please understand - we've been friends for months and have lunched together 50 times and never gone to lunch there - nor have we gone there since. And again - I don't even like Olive Garden.
In that moment that I was keenly aware that I missed a chance to bless my friend with a free lunch. In turn, I missed a chance to receive a blessing by blessing her. I was, however, very thankful that God was gracious and used this experience to confirm that I can and do hear his voice on a daily basis. He doesn't always sound the same, nor does He always talk to me about the same things, but He is always talking. I really think its about listening and understanding that God's voice sounds like our own a lot of the time ... its just that His voice is always right, always good, and always brings clarity.
So, now I carry the Olive Garden gift card in my purse and I'll wait until he tells me to use it to bless someone with it again.
Elizabeth that was good and a reminder that when we get that little thought or nudge,we should know who it is from and listen.(talking to myself)
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