Hearing God's Voice Firstናሙና

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This last year, I finished reading the whole Bible in a year. It was a reading plan that went through the Bible chronologically. It tried its best to give you the readings as the historical narrative unfolded. I found that to be a really fantastic way to read the Bible. As I was reading through chronologically, I started to notice common themes. Phrases that showed up in one chapter would appear in the next.

The last twelve months have been the most difficult months that I can remember. But during that same time period, my sense of the Word of God being alive has been greater than ever. It has gone hand in hand with the challenges and the struggles and the pain of the situations we have experienced.

Often it is in the most painful of times that His voice is the clearest. So, while I would prefer not to have gone through those things, I wouldn’t trade that opportunity to hear God for anything. I have found it absolutely incredible how God has prepared me for situations where it was almost as if He were speaking specifically to me and guiding me, showing me what He expected of me.

It’s a remarkable place to be. It’s inspiring. It’s humbling. And it keeps reminding me of how alive the Word of God is. If we are prepared to take it seriously, read it carefully, to build it into our lives, and let it be the center of our lives, God, in His economy, will do miraculous things.

PRAYER: Thank You for revealing Yourself in Your Word, Lord. And thank You for using the Bible to speak to me, comfort me, encourage me, and guide my life. Today, whether I am in pain or joy, sorrow or happiness, I will look to Your Word.