All of the world is ablaze with evidence of God's presence if only we'll choose to see. God uses lots of things to talk to us. But actually hearing from God isn't so much a matter of if He's talking, but rather, whether we're listening.
There is something in everyone's life where the main thing will become the main thing for you to hear God's voice....whether that main thing is cancer, divorce, bankruptcy, etc. God who often speaks in whispers sometimes will speak in thunderclaps.
Sometimes the only way God can teach us something is to allow circumstances in our life to lead us to and through the very thing we need to discover. One of my favorite authors, Joyce Meyer, says "There's no such thing as a drive-through break-through."
Hearing from God is a learned skill. God will not start blessing my efforts until I have made one. Why would He do all the work for me? I know this is so much easier said than done. And progress can feel so slow sometimes. But one thing is for sure, change comes by doing. Not reading. Not thinking. Not dreaming. It comes by doing. "The doing causes the changing." - Beth Moore
God doesn't test us to be mean. He tests us to see if we are ready for what He has next.
Sometimes growth is a slow process. Any type of significant growth in our lives, anything worth learning will most likely involve this frustrating dance of three steps forward and two steps back. But making mistakes are an important part of really living, you can't grow without them. The biggest lessons I have learned in life have always come on the heels of major wrong choices. Sometimes it takes a big blow to get you where you are meant to go. I know I wouldn't be who I am and where I am today without having chosen poorly, confronted the choice, and made a better choice. Growth is still growth...no matter how small. Celebrate that growth.
We won't see the supply until WE step out in faith!
Unbelief keeps both feet in the boat. Doubt takes one step out of the boat and keeps one foot in. Faith steps completely out of the boat. Take a step of faith and trust God. It will be much more fulfilling for you to walk on water than to stay inside your boat.
Blessings,
Dalinda
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