God's Voice

Church last night was wonderful. Worship was on point and the message was even better. Hearing God's voice was the topic for the night. I think it is awesome how God made it possible to be able to speak to everyone at the same time. He created the Holy Spirit, so that he could be with all of this. If we have accepted Jesus into our hearts than we can be sure that God is speaking to us because He is within us. He is a part of us. God doesn't always have an audible voice that comes through the clouds or out of a burning bush, but instead it is that nudge from within that simply won't leave you alone.

If you feel like you can't hear that voice anymore think back to the last thing God told you to do. Did you do it? Maybe he is waiting on you to do that first. Or Maybe you feel like God has never spoken to you before. Then the first question would be is He apart of you. Have you accepted God into your heart? If so are you listening? We must stay focused on the door above us rather than the ones in front of us. Yeah, it is awesome when God opens the doors in our path but if we close the door above us and shut out God the other doors do not matter. We have to always keep that connection with God open so that we can hear from Him.

Last night it was almost like old times, a spiritual high. I left just feeling so pumped up for God. I was not able to focus on anything but Him. I haven't felt like that in a while, well since 252 actually. Every time I would leave chapel and core I would leave so on fire that I couldn't do anything because I was so fired up and in awe of God. That is the best feeling in the world, being unable to focus on the unimportant but fully able to focus on the most important.

I also noticed last night how I am in a routine with my faith. I go to church same time every week, park in the same spot, sit in the same seat, go to the same coffee cart, the list goes on and on. Maybe I plateaued in my faith because I made it a cycle instead on remembering to stay in awe. I don't think it is bad to get settled in my ways but I think when I settle in my ways I forget to walk in God's way. I am not being open to what He has for me. I settle for the things I believe are good instead of staying with God and receiving things that are even better. I need to focus my eyes on seeing the things He wants me to see, focus my ears on hearing from Him, and focus my life on walking right beside God. I may not always know where He is taking me, because He only gives enough light for each step of the journey. However, I do know that if I stay in step with God the destination will always be worth while, but the journey will be even better!

"Well I will walk by faith
Even when I cannot see
Well because this broken road
Prepares Your will for me"

"Walk by Faith" by Jeremy Camp

"Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know."

Jeremiah 33:3

"My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me."

John 10:27

  ^"I will exalt you, my God the King;
    I will praise your name for ever and ever. 

 Every day I will praise you
    and extol your name for ever and ever.

  Great is the Lord and most worthy of praise;
    his greatness no one can fathom. 

 One generation commends your works to another;
    they tell of your mighty acts. 

 They speak of the glorious splendor of your majesty—
    and I will meditate on your wonderful works. 

 They tell of the power of your awesome works—
    and I will proclaim your great deeds. 

 They celebrate your abundant goodness
    and joyfully sing of your righteousness.

 The Lord is gracious and compassionate,
    slow to anger and rich in love.

The Lord is good to all;
    he has compassion on all he has made.

  All your works praise you, Lord;
    your faithful people extol you.

They tell of the glory of your kingdom
    and speak of your might, 

 so that all people may know of your mighty acts
    and the glorious splendor of your kingdom.

Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,
    and your dominion endures through all generations.

The Lord is trustworthy in all he promises
    and faithful in all he does. 

 The Lord upholds all who fall
    and lifts up all who are bowed down.

The eyes of all look to you,
    and you give them their food at the proper time. 

 You open your hand
    and satisfy the desires of every living thing.

  The Lord is righteous in all his ways
    and faithful in all he does. 

 The Lord is near to all who call on him,
    to all who call on him in truth. 

 He fulfills the desires of those who fear him;
    he hears their cry and saves them. 

 The Lord watches over all who love him,
    but all the wicked he will destroy.

 My mouth will speak in praise of the Lord.
    Let every creature praise his holy name
    for ever and ever."

Psalm 145:1-21 

An awe of God is meant to rule every domain of my existence, and when we lose that awe of God we turn it in to an awe of this world or an awe to ourselves. If we stay in his awe, it pulls us out of our discouraging moments, our bad days, our sinful thoughts, our times of trouble or weakness and it places our hopes on high, gives us encouragement, fills us up, gives us purpose, and reminds us of our safety and victory through Him. Stay in awe and stay amazed. He is always there, always moving, and always speaking!