Hearing from God

Hey y’all! Long time, no chat. I had the baby! He’s precious. You can read all about that over at my other blog, though…

I wanted to write down (type out) some of my thoughts that have been floating through my head about this verse that I came across during a group bible study:

“Whoever has my commands and obeys them, he is the one who loves me. He who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love him and show myself to him.”

Often times, Christians wonder why they can’t hear God or see Him in their day to day routines. I know I do. It’s upsetting when we desperately want to see some sort of sign that “all is going to be okay” or that our “steps are ordered” by Him for us. When that sign is nowhere to be found, we sometimes question it. What we should be focusing on is our relationship with God the Father.

God can’t speak to us if we don’t know Him. It’s not a flaw in Him, but in us.

It’s just like life here on Earth. We can’t will ourselves to talk to someone we’ve never met, seen, or come into contact with in any way. It’s not possible. Likewise, God rarely talks to those who aren’t available to listen to Him. Perhaps it’s not a conscious decision to be distant from God. Maybe you’re desire is to seek him, but you aren’t open to experiencing him completely.

That’s how I’ve felt lately. I have so many things going on. I’ve got school, chores, and a new baby to attend to…my writing career (no laughter please) is completely on hold as I have absolutely no time to put coherent sentences together. I joined a bible study group because I felt as if I wanted to know my Father more deeply, to experience Him in a way I haven’t in a long time.

Just to solidify my thoughts on knowing God and focusing on Him more, I read:

“You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast because he trusts in you.” – Isaiah 26:3

This got me thinking about all the distractions I have in my life that often send my daily bible study to the back burner-

*facebook, blogs, email

*bottles, diapers, laundry, kitchen

*homework

These are things that I needn’t stress over. God is my Provider in every way. Somehow…each week…these things get done. What doesn’t always get done is my close, personal time with God. What a shame! This is something I want to work on. I want to be steadfast in my thoughts of Him. I want to love his commands and obey them wholeheartedly. I want to open myself to hearing from God again.

Join me?

Love,

Mrs. K

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