Are you listening?  God has an incredible way of sending messages
our way, if only we’re listening.  I
cannot recount all the ways God has spoken to me through friends, strangers,
chance encounters, online devotions, Scripture, sermons, dreams, Facebook
posts, songs, television news, and the list goes on.  God uses any and every means available to guide
our path.  He’s pretty tech savvy.  But we have to be listening.

 

With my students, I liken the
ability to listen with scanning for a radio station.  God’s messages are always out there like different
radio frequencies.  It’s our job to learn
to tune in to the right station.  Likewise,
as we travel through life, the reception can get fuzzy and need adjusting.  I am most synchronized when I’m regular about
reading Scripture and devotions.  When
God is in my thoughts and part of my day, I am most receptive to His guidance.  Your way of being in sync with God may be
different.

 

Isaiah says part of tuning in is to listen
like one being instructed – to remain teachable – to have a receptive
attitude.  You have to turn the radio on
and be willing to change stations.  I’m a
list maker and I love a day planner (now my iPad calendar).  Yet however well planned my day is, I must
acknowledge that I don’t really know
what’s best or most important.  I am not
in control.  I don’t know
everything.  I must be willing to listen
and learn (and respond).

 

I am reminded of this because of your
feedback.  Since my slump season when I
was definitely out of tune, God has used this blog to speak personally to
certain readers.  I am honored and
humbled to be His instrument.  I try,
every day, as I sit before this keyboard to hear His message for you.  I try, but there are absolutely dry
spells.  Most often it is because I have
fallen out of the habit of spending time in His Word.

 

Are you listening?  What is your method of staying in tune with
His voice?