Hello Guys and Gals!
I have been contemplating on whether on why more people do not hear the voice of God within them like I do. If you do not understand what I am talking about, let me explain. I hear God's voice very clearly within me. It is not audible in my head, or ears, or mind. It is within my very being! I do not know quite how to explain it other than that and those who also hear it will know exactly what it is I am speaking about; and those that do not hear it will simply not understand!
But back to the contemplation of why more do not hear God's voice, I believe there are some very likely answers to talk about; and maybe even some which I have not thought upon. But the one I want to tackle today is the one in which I am wondering if you are keeping your line too busy for God to get through to you on it.
We live in a world where technology is progressing by leaps and bounds. It seems just yesterday that Al Gore invented the internet! (Chuckles to myself) Still, that small humor aside, technology is advancing at a very speedy rate. It also seems to me that so many people have smart phones that they are making society dumber as a result of it. But let's think even more critically on what we are filling our eyes, ears, and minds with. If people are not listening to music of some sort in the car, then they are listening to talk radio or letting their children watch some dvd or other streaming media. And at home it's football, football, football... and occasionally another sport thrown in during the football off season. Then comes the TV shows, movies, soaps, news, and our all time favorite of CARTOONS!
Is there ever a time when we turn every thing off and be still? Is there ever a time where we truly listen and think? Scripture tells us to, "Be still, and know that I am God." ~ ESV. Is there ever a time in which you turn everything off and think upon what God has shown you today? What about when you read His word? Are you meditating upon it in silence?
As for me, I have made it a habit to have silence about me when I read His Word in the morning and make sure that the only thing entering in at that time is His Word. I think upon it. I talk to what it is I read in the morning with my friends and family throughout the day. At times in the middle of the day, I take the time to meditate upon it. And even when I do not understand a particular text, I ask God to help me to understand it in the times when I meditate upon it. He has always been good to me and has always answered every single one of my requests.
I have always stated that God will answer any and every question one asks of Him. It may be that the answer is No or not yet; it may be the answer is Yes but not yet; it may be that the answer is I have something better for you; and it may be a very specific thing as to how something works that you do not know; but He will always answer any and every prayer request given unto Him!
My main prayer of late is simply to draw closer to Him, as when I think upon Him, and I do think upon Him a lot, I do not feel as if I know Him as well as I would like to know Him and I simply ask to draw closer to Him! He has been continually drawing me closer and closer to Him to such a degree that, if I am listening or reading or watching something, and it does not happen to be about Him, I feel a void there that I used to enjoy, a void that is only filled by learning more about Jesus!
And now I hear His voice, the voice of Jesus Christ, the Son of God and one third of the Triune God! He is my Lord, my King; He is my Everything!
I encourage you today to turn everything off! I encourage you to do this when you read scripture, when you pray, or when you simply want to meditate upon what you read or prayed about. I make you a promise: if you do this, and if you ask sincerely with a heart seeking an answer, and if you listen with every part of your being, you will also hear His voice when He answers you!
So are you keeping the line so busy that you cannot hear God's voice when He speaks to you? If you are, then hang up and turn everything off so that you can keep the line open for that call from God, the Creator of all Creation and He will assuredly bless you in what He has to tell you!
May the Lord Jesus shine His light upon your path today and may you hear His voice as He tells you of His love for you!
