You Can Hear Me
“Incline your ear, and come to me; hear, that your soul may live; and I will make with you an everlasting covenant, my steadfast, sure love for David” (Isaiah 55:3).
Walk slowly and steadily, daughter. I’ll let you know when the pace needs to be fast. Sometimes it does. Sometimes I move quickly with you. But it’s a pace that’s never hurried. It’s okay to slow, for in the quiet, you can hear Me more clearly. And then when you’ve spent time with Me there, and you know my voice there, you’ll hear my voice in the rhythm of work, in the rhythm of serving. You can’t do these things with Me without believing you hear Me.
In everything you do, you can listen for Me. It’s not that I speak to you constantly, in words; but I am with you constantly. And my presence is the language of your heart you’re created to hear.
Training yourself to notice how I’m with you is not for the purpose of following a rule. You are able to get through a day without Me—but not well. Just not very well. We are made to be together, the two of us. I’m never alone, and you’re not made to be alone. Let’s go together, shall we? Do you see how I hold out my hand?
Practicing seeing where I am is responding to my life in you. It’s not turning Me away. It’s realizing, a bit more, the fullness of who you are.
You see, I see you. I see the real you, the daughter in all her fullness, in all her completeness. I know where you’re going. I know where you’ve been. I am with you now, seeing you here and seeing the full beauty of my glory in you. You are made for so much more than you will ever know—unless you trust Me more than yourself, unless you live knowing I am for you, with you, in all things.
Don’t worry about what it looks like exactly, to spend time with Me. Don’t try to figure out the right way to listen, the right way to heed my voice. Start with knowing I am with you. Let yourself relax and lean back into my arms. See my face. Hear the beat of my heart.
I am with you.
I am with you.
Enter each moment anticipating how you can be with Me.
And then, my voice? You’ll be living out each word to you I say.
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I recommend a quick exercise today: Step outside, barefoot if you can. Wiggle your toes in the dirt, lift your face to feel the sun and the wind, touch the grass or the bark of a tree, and hear these words from Holy Spirit … “Let Me start here: The earth is full of My glory because I am in all things. In the water and the trees, the air and the sky. The animals and the birds. The soil and the clouds. The sun and the stars. All that I have made resounds with My glory. All birdsong. All wind rushing through branches. All ocean waves in the middle of the deepest sea. All gardens. All flowers. All rocks and paths. All landscapes—desert places and mountains and valleys. Glory fills My home.” → From FLAG No. 34, “A Life Filled with Glory”
Just as God’s glory fills all of His creation, so it also fills us—those specifically crafted in His image. What’s more, He gives us special gifts that we can use to strengthen His church and to love and serve one another. Here’s a free assessment you can take to discover what gifts He’s give you. Once you’ve taken it, I’d love to hear your results!
If you’ve ever struggled with studying books in the Old Testament, you’re not alone. Some of them can feel especially difficult to understand with their densely detailed stories, chronologies, and laws. But, as Jen Wilkin points out, these books have so much beauty, spiritual knowledge, and insight into God’s heart for us—if we know how to study them. In her article, she walks us through how to mine the Old Testament, specifically the book of Joshua, to get the most out of it.
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