My sheep hear My Voice,

and I know them,

and they follow Me.    

John 10:27

 

 

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Sometimes it’s an urgent request.

Sometimes it’s a quiet and simple one.

Sometimes it’s just an overwhelming desire to be near Him as I cry out to Him in prayer or meditation.

No matter how you slice it, dissect it, or inspect it, I love the LORD and all that He is.

I love His Voice….and love to hear Him.

My body ignites with a need to please Him and to do all that I can to listen to His voice…in silence…and in noise.

The noise…is the world.

The silence is His peace.

The world and His peace…total opposites.

They’re in constant conflict, much like the spirit and the flesh.

The flesh is “noisy…and needy…and selfish.”

The spirit is “peaceful…altruistic…and giving.”

The light is light.

The dark is dark.

Contrasts. Again, like the spirit and flesh.

When we pursue life and all it entails…on a quest for doing His purpose, the light shines, the peace reigns and the love is overwhelming.

The next time you hear “noise” and see “darkness”  — listen for His voice.  Then sit back and enjoy His presence and feel His warmth and let your spirit respond to the “Great One” that is within.

Amen.

 

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Peace I leave you, my peace I give unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.  John 14:27