I can hear You!

My Lifegroup friends are awesome!  I thought about that for a while today, how fortunate I am to be surrounded by such genuine, caring, Godly, fun people... friends who really pray for and want the best for me and just brighten my day in so many ways.  I am leading LG for the first time right now, going through a John Eldredge study, of course! I think it's going pretty well so far. We discussed breaking agreements last night, and I've thought about it more today. It's such a powerful, necessary thing to do as a Christian.

So I was sitting there thinking over our discussion, and prayed for God to reveal any agreements I'd made that I had not already broken. I sat there waiting for a couple minutes, then continued the one-sided prayer conversation by saying, "I - can't - hear - You" in a semi-annoyed tone.

Then the bells went off... that was the very agreement that I needed to break. It's been my subconscious belief for a while that I can't really hear directly and personally from God on any question or issue that I pray about. That I'm incapable of discerning between the enemy's voice and the Holy Spirit speaking to my heart (which is why I feel so paralyzed and indecisive when faced with major questions). And believing that means believing that God is choosing not to speak to me, which makes it a struggle to really believe His love.

So it's time to break that one. God loves me! He cares about the small details in my life, and He wants to speak to me and show me the right path. Jesus is my shepherd, and my heart recognizes His voice and follows Him.  I need to expect Him to speak and be ready to listen and willing to obey!

I am listening, Lord, and I can hear You. ❤