Can you Hear Me Now???

This weekend my wife and I attended a marriage conference entitled a “Weekend to Remember”. During most of the sessions, we were in the main conference room together, however during the last day; they separated the men from the women. There were probably about 750 couples in attendance and the hallway between where the men and the women were meeting was quite narrow. That being said, you can probably imagine the anxiety that I felt when the men were dismissed and we were told to find our wives. There were wall to wall people and just turning around was a task. It was very difficult to see around people. I tried to call her on the cell as I gazed through the crowd….but nothing…I thought to myself, if I could only hear her voice, calling my name. I know that I would be able to locate her through the crowd.

We have all had a similar experience. Whether it has been at a party, at an amusement park, at an arena etc…. no matter what the size of the crowd, we can pick out the voice of our loved ones if they are in “range”. Among the thousands of other voices that flood the surround background, the voice of our loved one is distinct to us. It triggers something within us that commands our attention. As long as I’m within the range of the reach of my loved ones’ voice, I will hear them calling.

God is calling out to us today. God loves us and we who are His children recognize His voice. The questions are:

*Are you within the range of His voice or are you “far removed” from the range of His voice?

*Are you too focused on the other voices in the room that you have no interest in responding to the call of the one who loves you?

*Do you hear Him calling you but are you choosing to ignore His voice?

*Are you afraid to heed to His call because you are ashamed to acknowledge that you know Him for fear of being rejected by your “friends” or family?

*Are you too busy to want to know what He wants or what he is trying to say to you?

No matter where we “hide” we can never hide from God and His voice. God will get His message to you. The choice is yours as to how the message is delivered and received. God can speak through the storms and God can whisper through a stillest of winds. Believe me…He knows how you get your attention.

If you are familiar with cell phones you know that cell phones have a meter on them that determines their signal strength. The closer you are to a tower and the fewer the obstructions that are between you and the tower, the stronger your signal strength. The same is true of our ability to communicate with God. God is like the cell phone tower. The farther we are from Him and the more we allow sin, situations and self to get between Him and us the poorer our reception will become and the weaker our signal strength will be.

God is on the phone right now. He has dialed the # to your heart….Today He is saying…

”Can you Hear Me Now????” What will be your reply?

Be Blessed,
B