“Conversation circles” often entail
the discussion between the difference of “listening” and “hearing”.
“Hearing” merely means that you
have the physical ability to perceive sound. Whereas, the act of “listening”
entails the ability to perceive sound but to distinguish the differences, what
is being transmitted by the sound and understanding its intent.
When you choose Christ, as your
Savior, you must be willing to not just hear him, but to listen to His still
small voice: to perceive the message being transmitted and to understand the
intent.
Christ speaks to us in a variety
of ways: predominantly the scriptures; however, He also uses nature, the voice of
a loved one, the voice of a friend, a poem, a song or any of a number of ways.
Recently, He spoke to me through a song.
As I worshipped this past
weekend, the “special music” especially spoke to my heart. The message of the
song encouraged the listeners to bow down before the Lord, when they prayed. In
so doing, the listeners would be able to more clearly see and to hear the voice
of the Lord, when in prayer.
Now, let me add quickly that you
can pray, in any position you wish and God will hear your prayers, if you are
sincere. However, the song immediately resonated with me and I realized the
truth of the words; I do see the path of life more clearly and can hear the
voice of God more expressly, when I kneel to pray.
Today, I encourage you to listen
for the voice of God speaking to you. When you hear that voice, not only will
it sound softly in your ears, it will prick your mind and thoughts; be sure
that you follow through with whatever you hear.
