His Voice

"Discerning the Voice of God" by Priscilla Shirer is a book the women in our Bible Fellowship (Sunday School class) did together last year. I am reading it (among others) now and just had to share some of what I've highlighted. To be clear, her writing is bold and italicized. God's voice is selective. Most often He chooses to speak to those He knows will listen. This is God's word to you today. He is asking you to focus on listening to Him. Right now, pull on your spiritual earlobes. Take time to listen to God and discipline yourself to discern His voice through prayer, meditation, and worship. This will stretch your capacity to hear what He has to say to you. God always speaks loudly and clearly enough for wide-open ears to hear. "Let the wise listen and add to their learning, and let the discerning get guidance." ~Proverbs 1:5 NIV (pg. 32) On the next page, she continues about taking the time to listen... "Let all my words sink deep into your own heart first. Listen to them carefully for yourself." ~Ezekiel 3:10 According to Ecclesiastes 5:2, our "words should be few." This seems to imply we should spend more time listening then talking. Perhaps that's why God gave us two ears, but only one mouth. This doesn't mean that we shouldn't express our needs, requests, and desires to God. We should. But it does mean that we shouldn't allow what we have to say keep us from hearing what He wants to say. A SAINT SPEAKS: "Note well, that we must hear Jesus speak of we expect Him to hear us speak. If we have no ear for Christ, He will have no ear for us." ~CHARLES H. SPURGEON Love her boldness. This book has smacked me with the Truth and helped me to see what was obvious. Priscilla Shirer rocks!