It’s not that God’s not talking. It’s that we are NOT listening.

So as you all know (those of you keeping track). I am having a a hard time with a decision that I am making. Technically it has already been decided I am just diligently looking for ways to get out of it. Which is odd because normally when God says jump, I jump (I don’t even ask how high because once I jump He’ll get me as high as I need to be). This particular journey has me a little stumped because there is so, so, so much risk involved. If the risks only involved me I’d still be apprehensive, but less so because, well, it just affects me. But this risk involves my family. So I have questioned and re-questioned God. In fact recently I realized that my desire to find a way of escape has caused me to kind of ignore God, maybe ignore is not right; more like dodge God. You know that proverbial walk in the other direction when you see “that” person coming. Well, that’s what I have been doing to God. But despite it all God has been talking and not subtly at all. For you to get the full effect of just how much God will continue to talk even when we are trying NOT to listen I am going to take you back a couple of days. On Friday, I made plans to meet up with my friend Jackie at Barnes and Noble. I needed godly advice (translation: I wanted her to say, “Don’t do it… she didn’t do what I wanted :'( ). I got there before her so I decided to peruse the books (I LOVE the feel, and smell of REAL books). I stumbled on a book that peaked my interest, my area of study is neurological in nature and as such the author was what caught my eye. The author, Dr. Ben Carson, world famous neurosurgeon and humble man of God. I started reading the back it looked interesting so I carried the book with me to our meeting spot and sat to talk with my friend. She did not sugarcoat anything (one of the reasons I adore her), she told me straight out, “All I hear out of your mouth right now is me, me, me, and I, I, I, What about God, God, God?” (she makes me itch…). We wrapped up our “conference” that’s what we call our get togethers. I purchased the book and went home. Today I picked up the book, turned over the cover and this is what I read: TAKE THE RISK. HAHAHA! God’s got jokes, the title of the book is, “Take The Risk.” It is NOT a question. It is a statement of action. Here’s a simply truth: God is always communicating, always talking. He is not trying to hide His will from us the bible says so. We are just not listening (uhmm, the bible also says that).  So today I made a decision to listen. Why? I’ll let Dr. Carson answer that question. “No risk, pay the cost. Know risk, reap the reward.” I’d rather reap than pay (I’m stingy like that 😀 ).

“For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities–His eternal power and divine nature–have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse” (Romans 1:20).

So what’s my plan? Take the risk 😀