“How gracious will he
be when you cry out for help! As soon as
he hears he will remember you … your ears will hear a voice behind you saying, ‘This
is the way; walk in it.’” Isaiah 30:21
The ability to hear and see God will only be sharpened
through our intense focus on Him. We
must become accustomed to His voice and recognize when He is speaking to
us. If we only call out to Him in times
of distress it may be tougher to discern His voice and guidance. We have all been given spiritual awareness of
God, but some have developed it more than others. It is erroneous to believe that some have
been given a greater spirit than others, with a deeper capacity to
understand. God speaks the language relatable
to all of our hearts, but we choose whether to invest the time to really listen
for Him and speak back.
‘You have seen many
things but have paid no attention. Your
ears are open, but you hear nothing.’ Isaiah 42:20. God knew that pursuing Him would be a choice
that some would make and some would ignore.
This choice to hear brings knowledge and understanding once we call out
to Him. We all have been given ears to
hear and eyes to see, but what does mean in the spiritual realm?
‘The sheep recognize
his voice…and they follow because they are familiar with [the Shepherd’s]
voice. They won’t follow a stranger’s
voice but will scatter because they aren’t used to the sound of it.’ John
10:3-5 MSG). It means that our thoughts,
actions and decisions will be guided by our spiritual ears or guided by the
ears of the flesh. If God’s voice is unrecognizable
in our lives we will default to our own understanding which will always guide
us away from truth. We will blindly and
deafly wander around on the hills of confusion and miss out of the messages
from God. Once we listen for Him and
learn His voice we can always depend on Him to show us the way to walk in all
circumstances. We lean into the Shepherd
who knows us by name, and answers back in our heart language.
The Spirit guides but the flesh scatters.
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