When I sit at the front desk at work, sometimes my spirit gets to feeling stagnant. The office environment, for me, is stifling. There is a constant drone of voices wafting through the air that almost feels hypnotic. My vision of the outdoors consists of extreme traffic at most times….not a pretty sight. However, there are two little trees in my line of vision that are my saving grace. When I watch them swaying in the breeze, it brings life to my spirit, and reminds me of God’s beauty.
This morning, I was drawn to take a short walk around the building during my break. As I talked with God, all at once, my senses were overwhelmed with Him. Simultaneously, a squirrel made his way upon my path, a cardinal flew close to me, and a few geese flew overhead. While that was all happening, my ears took in the beautiful sounds of birds chirping and singing, and then I could feel the sun’s rays peaking through the trees, warming my whole being.
That was the voice of God.
I am reminded of the homily that our priest shared with us this past Sunday. He talked about “Voice Recognition” and how important it is for us to know the voice of God.
The Lord speaks to us in different ways…through His beautiful creation in nature, through the people He places in our lives, through His Spirit which guides our conscience, but mostly we learn to recognize God’s voice through the Bible. Through His Holy Word that pierces our heart with Truth and Love.
Once we know His Voice, we are never the same.
How do we discern what is of God, if we do not know Him and His Word? Will we just take the word of someone’s good intentions? Will we just take the word of someone else’s interpretation without knowing for ourselves if what is being taught and spoken is truly the Word of God?
Each day that is gifted to us provides us with an opportunity to became closer to our Lord and Savior.
Accept that gift wholeheartedly, and you will be blessed in ways you can not even imagine.
I pray that the Holy Spirit opens our eyes, ears, hearts, and minds to the most amazing voice of our Father in Heaven. May we learn to remain open to His love and mercy, and that through His Word, we may live in Him. And that through Him, we may serve our brothers and sisters with love, always living in light, guiding those in need of salvation toward Jesus.
But whoever keeps his word, in him truly is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him. 1 John 2:5
This is how we know that we live in him and he in us: He has given us of his Spirit. 1 John 4:13
All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness 2 Timothy 3:16
For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse. Romans 1:20
June 5, 2014 at 1:44 pm
How precious you are in Him ~
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June 5, 2014 at 2:10 pm
Yes, if only we truly realized how very precious we are in His sight.
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June 4, 2014 at 1:58 pm
Thanks so much! I also look forward to getting to know you through your posts:-)
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June 4, 2014 at 1:52 pm
Thanks for visiting and following my blog! The very name of your blog is amazing…I love it! I look forward to your future posts. Thank you! 🙂
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June 3, 2014 at 10:42 pm
What a beautiful post! Full of Truth. 🙂
I love to hear the Father’s voice. It saved me many times. Just hearing my Shepherd… saved me so many times.
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June 4, 2014 at 8:34 am
Hi Heather…I know exactly what you mean:-) He is always there for us; sometimes in extraordinary ways and sometimes in whispers. Have a blessed, joy filled day!
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May 30, 2014 at 11:25 am
Absolutely wonderful! I wholeheartedly concur!
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June 4, 2014 at 8:28 am
So nice to see your smiling face, Mary! May God bless you in amazing ways today:-)
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May 19, 2014 at 8:46 am
Thanks for your support and invitation! I will check out the site.
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May 18, 2014 at 11:19 am
Thanks for sharing.
Welcome to the St. Blog’s directory. I’d like to invite you to participate in Sunday Snippets–A Catholic Carnival. We are a group of bloggers who gather weekly to share our best posts with each other. This week’s host post is at http://rannthisthat.blogspot.com/2014/05/sunday-snippets-catholic-carnival_17.html
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May 17, 2014 at 8:59 am
This is a great post and thanks for sharing your thoughts, soothing to the soul.
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May 19, 2014 at 8:45 am
Thank you for your kind words. Have a blessed day.
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May 16, 2014 at 4:06 pm
God gave us all this beauty to enjoy and cherish. He’s pleased that you were blessed by His gift.
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May 19, 2014 at 8:44 am
Thanks so much for stopping by:-) You’re so right…God blessed us with beauty all around us. We just need to open our eyes, be grateful, and enjoy!
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May 15, 2014 at 1:40 pm
Hey my friend, thanks for liking my post. I inadvertently published it (blasted buttons!) before I tagged it. I added them and then copied and pasted and trashed the earlier one – but it but it didn’t show up anywhere in the categories anyway! Not sure how to publish it now, sigh. Anyway I appreciated your support. Blessings,
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May 14, 2014 at 10:16 pm
Great post! Blessings, Natalie 🙂
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May 15, 2014 at 8:36 am
Thanks so much! Have a blessed day:-)
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