Journaling helps me get honest with myself. Really important if I'm going to be honest with God. And the cool thing is that God wants me to talk to him about what's really going on in my heart! He already knows, but he wants me to know that he hears me, that I'm worth listening to, and that he doesn't judge me or condemn me for feeling the way I do.
Thank you, God! You really are the best listener I know.
Of course, it's nice to know that God doesn't leave me hanging if I need advice. He speaks to me, too, personally. No, I don't mean like from a burning bush or a whirling pillar of fire.
I like putting on my favorite tunes set to random play and let God speak to me through song. Or he'll pop an idea into my head that speaks right to my need. Or some insight from earlier in the day will connect to what I'm expressing. Or (best of all), a scripture will come to mind (or sight, as I flip through the Bible) that is EXACTLY what I need in the moment.
The more I seek God, the more I find him--even in the darkest circumstances.
Like, right now, the tune that came onto my iPod is the remake of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" by Israel Kamakawiwoʻole. Rainbows are significant to me since I arrived in Kiev, because I feel God reminding me of the promises he made me...that he would always be with me and bless me, no matter what trials I've been through. That he would personally go with me...
I needed that reminder tonight.
Thank you, God...
How does God speak to you?
If you can't hear him, try telling him what you really think, and ask him to answer right to your heart. It's the best conversation you will ever have...
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