“My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.” John 10:27

Hearing The Voice Of God

I woke a couple of Sundays ago looking forward to church and the only thought going through my head was “you need to write, too!” This was a loud and constant thought that I just could not shake. I sat on the side of my bed and started praying and asking God for direction. Well, it came pretty quickly.

You need to know that I am helping my grandson (who is in the fifth grade) with his “distance learning” because schools in his district were not allowed to open in mid-August. My daughter-in-law has a fourth grader and a new baby also at home so schooling two children and taking care of an infant was an almost impossible task, and my son is working full time and not home during school hours. So, grandma to the rescue! I love this part of being a grandma, being able to spend all day with a child I love so dearly even if it is for school. My grandson doesn’t enjoy school and struggles with some subjects. He definitely doesn’t enjoy writing.

So here I am, a devotional writer who, to be brutally honest, has not been consistent with my own writing and sharing my stories. Just like myself, who can write on any subject (in the Bible) and any moment in my life that shows me the goodness of God or lessons I have learned through the scriptures, my grandson is required to write a half page every day, and he also can write whatever he wants. He can write truth, fiction, about his dog, stories of his weekend, how he hates to write, what he feels about school, ANYTHING. Yet, just like me, he says “I have nothing to write about.”

I am the encouraging grandma, telling him, well you HAVE to write, and what about this or that… but you have to do it, so let’s get it done. Ouch, as I realized on that Sunday morning, God was telling me: let’s get it done, you need to write too!

I love it when God convicts me on things going on in my own life. I know He does this because He loves me. I know that in order to hear and discern God’s voice in my life I must be intentional about seeking Him, being deliberate and fervent in prayer. God will reveal to me things in my daily life to write about so I can no longer give the excuse of “I don’t have anything to write about”, because it is just that: an excuse.

Heavenly Father, thank You that I can hear You and that You make Your presence and purpose in my life real. I want to share with others what You are doing in my life and in that to be an encouragement to others, not just occasionally but on a regular basis. You are a good God who I know loves me. I pray for Your continued voice in my life. Amen.