Blocked

I don't know what has been happening but I have felt the strong effects of writer's block.

Not just here either! Even in my journaling has been weird lately. Maybe it's the adjustment to the transition at the church? Whatever it is, I am ready for it to be gone. I miss writing every week and really want to push through so I thought I would share something that has been in my head for a couple weeks now.

After the first of the year, the Bible study I lead began the series from Mark Batterson, Whisper. Now last year I read the book and did the reading plan in the Bible App and I really enjoyed it so, through the amazing tool that is RightNow Media, I am doing it again!

Whisper is a book about hearing the voice of God; about listening to God speaking to us. Mark Batterson is the pastor of National Community Church in Washington DC and has written several books on prayer and being fully committed to God. I really enjoy his books!

Anyway, stay on topic, chick! What am I going to do with me?

Ever since we began the study, I have had a song in my heart that plays on repeat in my head. Specifically the bridge is what just goes over and over...It goes like this:

"What You whisper in my ear / Let it find room in my heart / Like a garden let your word begin to grow / And when my faith is prone to fear / Remind me of Your love / Remind me that You'll never let me go"

God is always speaking. The question is whether or not we're listening. I have conversations with my husband and my kids often about the difference between listening and hearing. I can say all kinds of things that I know they hear, but are they listening? I wonder how often God wonders this about us? Are we listening to His voice that sometimes requires us to lean in close? Do we slow down enough to lean in? Do we clear space in our schedules to just be with Him in a way that He can speak to us?

Let me ask like this...how can we ever say we know what He is desiring from us if we never take the time to let Him tell us? And how can we expect to recognize His voice if we never spend time in His Word?

"Whisper, whisper, whisper in my ear / Tell me words I thought I'd never hear / show me, show me, show me what You see / Illuminate what's right in front of me"

I would love to hear your stories about times God whispered to your heart...was it in a quiet place? Were you listening to music? Did you hear Him in a whisper or was it a loud, seemingly audible voice? Are you willing to share what He said and how it impacted you? Please comment or send me a message!