I've been deaf
Well, I'm sure that mom will probably have something to say about the time that this was written...my only excuse is...I was cleaning my room! (and strangely, that's the truth!) Oh, and...I'm in college, haha :)
But anyway...
The Utmost entry for February 14 kinda struck home for me, and I decided that it would be a good entry for me to kickoff my blogging with (which I hope Adam and I can stay consistent with from here on out). The lesson was about listening to God, and listening for God. I came to realize that I think some times we all sit around waiting for some big huge neon sign that says "GOD WAS HERE" in order to prove that he's actually paying attention to what's going on in our lives. But really, what we should be waiting for is the quiet moments. The time that we can sit aside everything else, meditate for a little while, and just listen to God. We're not going to find him between the hustled minutes of our everyday lives, we're going to find him in the time that we devote to him, in those minutes of the day where we stop everything else that we're doing and we just listen. I had forgotten that, and I doubt that I'm the only one.
Another part of the lesson, that is found more in the verse than the actual discussion itself, is that what we hear from God in these moments is what we should apply to our lives and share with others. It's unacceptable to give cookie-cutter proclamations...we need to listen for his message and THEN speak it.
The best part about the lesson for February 14 was the imagery. Go ahead and imagine yourself sitting in a completely dark room. What do you do? Do you panic? Do you start calling for help? Or do you close your eyes and listen? Now imagine hearing the song of a bird...that sound is the most beautiful sound in the world because it's the only sound you can hear. What if that bird's song was the message of God instead?
If we take time out of our lives to listen for God in the dark, his message will be loud, clear, and beautiful.
I hope that this blog can help us accomplish that task...and I'm glad to see everyone up and running again! Let's keep it going :)
But anyway...
The Utmost entry for February 14 kinda struck home for me, and I decided that it would be a good entry for me to kickoff my blogging with (which I hope Adam and I can stay consistent with from here on out). The lesson was about listening to God, and listening for God. I came to realize that I think some times we all sit around waiting for some big huge neon sign that says "GOD WAS HERE" in order to prove that he's actually paying attention to what's going on in our lives. But really, what we should be waiting for is the quiet moments. The time that we can sit aside everything else, meditate for a little while, and just listen to God. We're not going to find him between the hustled minutes of our everyday lives, we're going to find him in the time that we devote to him, in those minutes of the day where we stop everything else that we're doing and we just listen. I had forgotten that, and I doubt that I'm the only one.
Another part of the lesson, that is found more in the verse than the actual discussion itself, is that what we hear from God in these moments is what we should apply to our lives and share with others. It's unacceptable to give cookie-cutter proclamations...we need to listen for his message and THEN speak it.
The best part about the lesson for February 14 was the imagery. Go ahead and imagine yourself sitting in a completely dark room. What do you do? Do you panic? Do you start calling for help? Or do you close your eyes and listen? Now imagine hearing the song of a bird...that sound is the most beautiful sound in the world because it's the only sound you can hear. What if that bird's song was the message of God instead?
If we take time out of our lives to listen for God in the dark, his message will be loud, clear, and beautiful.
I hope that this blog can help us accomplish that task...and I'm glad to see everyone up and running again! Let's keep it going :)
posted by Kelsey N. at 12:56 AM
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home