… it’s just that we don’t always hear. Sometimes we’re so focused on the ‘issue’ that all of our attention is used up and we can’t hear. Sometimes there so much noise around us that it’s difficult to hear anything. Sometimes we get caught up in: ‘was that the Lord or was that me?’ (The last is rarely a profitable argument. )
My contention, though, is that God is always speaking to us and it is up to us to stop and listen. It’s important that we take the time to get quiet so we can hear. How does He speak? One way is through His word. His word always provides us with directions but it’s up to us to apply it. This obviously means that we need to know and understand His word which requires us to read it continually. It’s when we are steeped in His word that when we face situations that are difficult we already know what it is He is saying to us through His word.
Another way He speaks to us is when we pray. But this requires that after we make known our needs, problems, wants that we quiet ourselves to hear His response. Sometimes that comes in the form of an urging in a particular direction, sometimes it is a deep knowing what we are suppose to do. What we need to do is to be open to the variety of ways He responds to us and not expect Him to always respond in one way. We also can’t second guess His response.
Sometimes God uses other people to get His message to us. This doesn’t mean that we should go to them to see if they have a sign for us, a word. It does mean that if we are seeking the wisdom of others we need to see if what they say conforms to the word and bears a witness in our spirit. We are never not involved in the process.
Those are only some of the examples of ways God speaks with us. It’s up to us to listen… His word says that we will know His voice. I know there are those who will contend that God is sometimes silent. I suspect that’s when He’s already spoken and given us our answer.
