One guy worried about his wife to a friend. He sighed, "My wife is talking to herself a lot these days." The friend was hardly concerned. He said, "My wife has been talking to herself for years, but she doesn't know it. She thinks I'm listening" (Positive Living, Sept./Oct. 1995, p. 39).
Listening, it’s something most of us do everyday, but are you really listening or just hearing things? What about listening to God? Are you certain He is not talking to you because there isn’t a burning bush and a booming voice from the Heavens? Are you really listening?
I was informed of a question that a youth asked a parent awhile back; the question was, “Can you hear God? I’m listening for Him, but I have never heard Him.” The answer to that is a tough one. Listening for God is not the same way we listen to a teacher, a parent, or a pastor; rather it is a much more intimate listening that varies from person to person. In my thoughts, I believe God speaks to each one of us in different ways and through various communication channels. I mean, this is the God who knows the number of hairs on our head, I think He will communicate with us as He sees fit for our personalities, atmospheres, and spiritual development.
So my call to action for you is to open up your whole self to listening, not just your ears, for God. “He who spoke, still speaks”, I just hope He isn’t talking to Himself.
Josh
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