Let The Holy Spirit Speak
The Holy Spirit of God is speaking to us all the time. We don’t hear Him all the time because our ears are plugged with the earwax of the clutter of other voices in the world. Yak, yak, yak! Do this; do that! Don’t do this; don’t do that! This is the way to go. Suzy Q and Harold T had success. Do it the way they did it! On and on and on, infinitum. Do you get my point? There are so many voices. In this modern world we are surrounded by every possibility for sound—television, radio, internet, mp3 players, dvd players, cd players, music in stores, music while we wait on the phone, and loud music in cars.
Our world is filled with voices. The voice of God is gentle and soft. He will not intrude. He is a gentleman. In order to hear His voice, we must be still and in a quiet place. Do you have a quiet place set aside where you go to hear His voice? Do you have a time set aside every day to draw aside and listen to Him? When is the last time you took a walk in the woods or listened to a babbling brook? I know we have all these man-made relaxing devices. We don’t need mad-made sounds to relax us. God has provided us with a world of beautiful sounds—the birds singing in the early morning, the crickets chirping their tunes during the day, the frogs serenading us in the mornings, or the water running quietly in a little stream in the woods. Most people have forgotten about all these beautiful sounds, or maybe have never taken time to hear them. We talk too much and don’t practice listening. God’s sounds are stress relievers.
The Holy Spirit has so much to say to us. He wants to comfort us. He wants to instruct us. He wants to guide us. Yes, He does it through the Word of God. The Word of God must be in our hearts and minds for the Holy Spirit to have material to use to speak to us. Oh, His companionship is so sweet. I love spending time with Him. There are times when He doesn’t say a word; He is simply there. He doesn’t always have to speak. We can sense His Presence with us. It is sometimes comforting to know He is there as our friend.
This is a reminder to all of us to take some time to hear God’s sounds and to listen for the voice of the Spirit of God. He is speaking. Are we listening?
Our world is filled with voices. The voice of God is gentle and soft. He will not intrude. He is a gentleman. In order to hear His voice, we must be still and in a quiet place. Do you have a quiet place set aside where you go to hear His voice? Do you have a time set aside every day to draw aside and listen to Him? When is the last time you took a walk in the woods or listened to a babbling brook? I know we have all these man-made relaxing devices. We don’t need mad-made sounds to relax us. God has provided us with a world of beautiful sounds—the birds singing in the early morning, the crickets chirping their tunes during the day, the frogs serenading us in the mornings, or the water running quietly in a little stream in the woods. Most people have forgotten about all these beautiful sounds, or maybe have never taken time to hear them. We talk too much and don’t practice listening. God’s sounds are stress relievers.
The Holy Spirit has so much to say to us. He wants to comfort us. He wants to instruct us. He wants to guide us. Yes, He does it through the Word of God. The Word of God must be in our hearts and minds for the Holy Spirit to have material to use to speak to us. Oh, His companionship is so sweet. I love spending time with Him. There are times when He doesn’t say a word; He is simply there. He doesn’t always have to speak. We can sense His Presence with us. It is sometimes comforting to know He is there as our friend.
This is a reminder to all of us to take some time to hear God’s sounds and to listen for the voice of the Spirit of God. He is speaking. Are we listening?
posted by Rev. Kialeen Potterton @ 11:47 AM
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