Learning to Listen

I spent a few hours on Sabbath reading inspiring and challenging stuff, as I'd planned to. I learnt a lot, I found ideas I could connect with and some I couldn't.

I did some praying. I did some thinking. And then I tried to do some listening.

Last week the Bible study I did with my son was about learning to hear God's voice. He astounded me by coming up with something God had told him - a text he'd woken up with. That child constantly amazes me!

But in spite of all the study we did, I still find it really hard to hear God's voice. I can't seem to get my mind to stop running long enough for the "still small voice" to be heard above the bustle and busyness.

I tried to listen on Sabbath. I tried to hear what God wanted me to hear. But all was silent. It's hard to just listen when you're not used to it.

I think it's going to take a lot more practice to hear God's voice for myself. I hear Him speak through the words of others, through the ideas of others, but I want to hear Him just for me. I want to hear Him tell me what He wants me to know. I want that "word from God" that so many others seem to hear so clearly. I don't know how to hear yet, but it's something I'm going to be focusing and working on.