Hear it?

This morning I am sitting in the bedroom upstairs. As I turn the television off, I sit for just a bit.  I listen as I can hear something.  I don't know what it is so I now listen intently.

First I hear a noise I don't recognize.  I hear sounds like the heater coming on. It is something  I ignore and take for granted because the house is warm.  Next, I hear a sound and determine that it is our grandfather clock, also a sound we have grown accustomed to and often ignore unless time is an issue for us.

Waiting just a few minutes later I hear a "thunk" and realize its trash day and they have just placed our trash can on the driveway.  I also hear some banging and realize that our neighbor somewhere down the street is hammering something.

These are sounds that take place however, I don't "hear" them unless I take the time to be still and listen.  So is it with the Word of God.  We can "read and read and read" but unless we are still and listen, we miss hearing what God has to say.  One reason may be because we have become complacement, another may be because we ignore it, or lastly we may cover it with our own noise.

It is important to get still and listen to God. We live in such fast paced world and are so impatient. Shhh  be still and know that He is God (Psalm 46:10). Take the time to get still and listen.  I promise you, God will speak if we take the time to listen.

My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand.  My Father, who has given them to me is greater than all! No one can snatch them out of my Father's hand. John 10:27-28

I heard that!!!!