Are you listening?

Listening to a screech owl fly above our property reminds me of how God talks to us. As I sit and stare into the black night, I wonder what God is thinking right now. On the northern side of the sky flashes of lightening reign. Thunder is not heard but ultimately it is there. Background noise of the kids in the bedroom and the sound of the water running reminds me that all around us are sounds to be heard, but are you listening? The birds are not chirping tonight mostly because of the impending storm, but they are there too. No crickets are chirping tonight, hiding out for a different night.

God speaks to us in every different aspect of our lives. From a gentle wind to the screaming of children, God's voice can be heard. But are you listening?

Are you waiting for answers but aren't sure if you've heard from God? Why do we assume that only the loud booming voice of God is the only way of an answer.

God still speaks. In the wee hours of the morning as the wind blows through the trees, He still speaks. What do you hear right now? Have you taken the time to stop and listen today? Not to your own whining and complaining and gripping, but to the very things God has placed in your path to hear. Is the music too loud at your pity party that you can't hear His soft, sweet love songs?

Stop, listen and know that He is still God.