“But blessed are your eyes, for they see, and your ears, for they hear.”
Matthew 13:16, ESV
There is a vast audio ocean that surrounds us. Did you know that in the room where you are reading this, that there are “voices” going on? You just don’t see or hear them unless you have your radio or television tuned in to the right frequency, or they’re just too far away. We live in this golden age of Bluetooth, and cell phones. ( I suppose that they have positives, but also negatives.)
There is a frequency that we must lock into, where we can hear important things (or block-out confusing sounds.) But the Holy Spirit really wants to talk with us. We soon understand that He wants us to communicate with Him. He yearns for a dialogue with us, just like He had once a long time ago in the early chapters of Genesis. (Gen. 3:9)
“Prayer is not monologue, but dialogue. Gods voice in response to mine is its most essential part.”
Knowing that I’ve been created in His image I can ponder the visible, which is a shadow of the real world. Mankind in general, creates and communicates–this is what we do–because it’s how God acts. After all, we are in His image. Just look at a mountain or an apple tree, in a way they explain God, if we can listen with our hearts. We will hear Him.
He is always speaking, but we’re not always listening.
The attribute of listening is amazingly profound. Forty years ago, I listened to my local radio station while I’m driving. When I moved away from the radio tower, the signal got weaker and weaker. But if I turned the car around and drive back into town, the signal becomes stronger and I can hear it again.
In the same way, we stop hearing God when we drift away from Him. But if we will turn around and come back to Him, we’ll hear His voice again. The closer we are to God, the clearer we can hear Him. “Draw near to God and He will draw near to you” (James 4:8).
Dear one, if you foster listening to Him you’ll be really hearing, and that is why God created you. Hey. Read your Bible, and ponder a passage, and then prepare to hear Him.
Broken Believers 
Thank you so much. As we draw closer and closer to the day, almost nothing else seems to matter. The only thing needed is to hear His voice and do the next right thing–to the best of our ability. I’ve had a long, lingering illness. I have heard God more and in many new ways. I haven’t liked the illness–but I’m grateful for the lessons. And the fellowship with my heavenly Father. And Jesus. And the Spirit inside me, groaning under the weight of this whole world.
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