Greetings
Dear Reader,
As I begin
my second full week of 2012 I was putting away the Christmas DVD
collection. I had not watched A
Charlie Brown Christmas and put it in to enjoy. One of the elements used in the Charlie Brown
shows is the “wa wa wa” sound used represent the speaking of adults.
I usually
laugh at this. This time, however, I had
a different reaction. I found myself truly wondering what the adults were
saying. It then caused me to ponder just
how I listen to God. Do I treat God’s
words as things I have heard before and need not heed a uniquely directed at
me? Do I give things the interpretation
that suits me? How do I listen to God?
The only way
I can answer this is to choose to listen clearly and intently as if my Creator
is speaking to me for the first time. The life of following Christ is a life of
listening. It is a life of knowing that
my own thoughts get in the way of that listening if I am not vigilant. My Grandfather used to point out that we had
two ears and one mouth for a reason. We
should listen twice as much as we speak.
Since I cannot see Christ it is that much more important that I must
listen if I am to follow.
Wishing you
joy in the journey,
Aramis Thorn
Mat 13:52 So
Jesus said to them, "That is why every writer who has become a disciple of
Christ’s rule of the universe is like a home owner. He liberally hands out new
and old things from his great treasure store."
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I'm just happy that the reverse doesn't happen. That God doesn't sit listening to our prayers thinking, wa wa wa or blah blah blah, after all He has most likely heard what we have to say over and over again and yet every word we speak to Him is important to Him. I praise God for His unexplainable love for mankind.
ReplyDeleteInteresting reflection on the movie! And your grandpa is right, we should do more listening than talking. I am working on that!
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