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"If you want to hear God's voice...." - from http://www.anchorlife.org
This is what the Sovereign LORD, the Holy One of Israel, says: "In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength, but you would have none of it. (NIV) Isaiah 30:15
"When you are in distress and all these things have come upon you, in the latter days, you will return to the LORD your God and listen to His voice. (NAS) Deuteronomy 4:30
As a Mom, I am often surrounded by noise. . . LOUD noise! Whether my toddlers are quarreling in fierce anger or shrieking in utter delight they are usually doing so at a high volume!
At first, I would try to redirect the attention of my little ones by talking to them at a high pitch. Yet, they were oblivious to my efforts. It was virtually impossible to shift their focus to what I was attempting to communicate.
One day I tried something new. I simply stood still and began to whisper. It did not take long before toys dropped to the floor, little faces turned to me and were intent on trying to figure out what I was saying. Suddenly, my children wanted to hear my voice. In order to do so, they needed to be quiet.
I recently drove by a church billboard that said, "If you want to hear God's voice, turn the volume down". How tragic that we often miss what God may be trying to say to us because we are so preoccupied with what we are doing that we are unable to hear Him.
Let's turn the volume down. Let's spend some quiet time before the Lord each day so that we may hear His every whisper to us. Not only will we experience the joy of basking in His presence, but over time, our "hearing" will improve!
Written by Dawn Van Beck used with permission
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This is what the Sovereign LORD, the Holy One of Israel, says: "In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength, but you would have none of it. (NIV) Isaiah 30:15
"When you are in distress and all these things have come upon you, in the latter days, you will return to the LORD your God and listen to His voice. (NAS) Deuteronomy 4:30
As a Mom, I am often surrounded by noise. . . LOUD noise! Whether my toddlers are quarreling in fierce anger or shrieking in utter delight they are usually doing so at a high volume!
At first, I would try to redirect the attention of my little ones by talking to them at a high pitch. Yet, they were oblivious to my efforts. It was virtually impossible to shift their focus to what I was attempting to communicate.
One day I tried something new. I simply stood still and began to whisper. It did not take long before toys dropped to the floor, little faces turned to me and were intent on trying to figure out what I was saying. Suddenly, my children wanted to hear my voice. In order to do so, they needed to be quiet.
I recently drove by a church billboard that said, "If you want to hear God's voice, turn the volume down". How tragic that we often miss what God may be trying to say to us because we are so preoccupied with what we are doing that we are unable to hear Him.
Let's turn the volume down. Let's spend some quiet time before the Lord each day so that we may hear His every whisper to us. Not only will we experience the joy of basking in His presence, but over time, our "hearing" will improve!
Written by Dawn Van Beck used with permission
Forward this devotion to a friend