The first question Ava asks us this week is have you ever heard the voice of God. When I was your age I don’t think I ever thought God had a voice. I surely never heard Him talk to me. For as much as I prayed to God I never thought of it as a communication; one in which God would actually talk back to me! As I grow in my relationship with God my favorite moments with Him are when He is talking to me. Do you believe God talks to us? Have you ever thought what His voice sounds like?
I have come to find out that His voice sounds like a powerful song full of God’s truths. His voice sounds like scripture found in God’s living Word. His voice sounds like my mother, sister, or godly friend who speaks God’s truth and encouragement to me from time to time. His voice sounds like my grandmother’s letters to me. All of the ways he talks to me have one thing in common. God’s voice is found in His truth. There are lots of things in this world that are filled with God’s truth we just have to open our eyes, ears, and hearts to them. God’s voice is found differently to everyone, but when you find it you will hear the same thing, His truth!
How do we go about opening up to hear from God? I just recently have figured this one out, and I continue to learn as I spend time with God. It is all about the relationship that we have with God. When I was your age I did not understand what having a relationship with God was. When I found out that God desired to have a relationship with me, it changed my life! When I started embracing the relationship I could have with God, I started to open my heart, eyes, and ears to what the Bible had to say about this relationship. I started knowing God as my God and not just as a God. I also found the truth of what this relationship is like through lyrics in a Christmas song by Amy Grant.
Fragile finger
Sent to heal us
Tender brow prepared for thorn
Tiny heart
Whose blood will save us
Unto us is born
Unto us is born
I have heard this song over and over again for the last 10+ years, never feeling my heart ever so gently touched by the sound of these words. Last year when I heard these lyrics for the first time in the Christmas season I actually shed a tear knowing the Lord was speaking to me through these words. How beautiful, how precious is our Savior. Tiny heart whose blood will save us and it has, and it will forevermore. How blessed I am to have accepted such a sacrifice. I thank the Lord for bringing me to the point where I am today; as hard as it was. I am to the point where I understand that I will never fully understand the depth of those words, the pain and love behind every one of them. Have you accepted the beautiful sacrifice of Jesus’ blood? Are you living in a personal relationship with God?
Are you wondering what a relationship with God looks like? The relationship itself is different for everyone but there is one factor that is the same with everyone-God. The only places we can go to find out who He is and what He is like is in the Bible or in praying to Him. The more time we spend with Him the more we are ready to hear from Him. When we believe who God is, when we are confident in His truths that is when we are ready to hear from Him!
Really think about how amazing it would be if you could hear from God all of the time. Wondering what you should do about a situation in your life? Wondering what is right and what is wrong? Wondering who you should talk to about this or that? God has all of the answers for you. He is willing to tell you what to do, what is right, and is the one we should be talking to about everything in our lives. It may seem too good to be true. Do we really have access to a perfect best friend? One who will always be there for us, and always lead us towards Heaven. It is true, we do have access daily to our perfect best friend, Jesus.
It is my prayer that you find your relationship with God. It is my prayer that you desire to hear God’s voice in your life, daily.
Philippians 1:9-10 And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ.
Think about where you need to hear God’s voice in your life. What are you unsure of or needing answers for? Do what the Bible tells us to do, grow in Christ’s love gaining HIS knowledge and HIS depth of insight so that you may be able to hear HIS voice in your life!
Let’s Pray: Lord, I thank you for the privilege we have in prayer. We get to communicate with the creator of the Heavens and the Earth. Even better, we get to hear back from you! Thank you for guiding us and speaking to us exactly what we need to hear. I ask that the hearts of these girls are open to accepting your love and voice in their life. We thank you for the relationship we have with you! We love you so much, Amen!
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