Speaking With No Voice

Oooie Gooie was a worm. A gooy worm was he. He climbed up on the railroad tracks; the train he did not see.
OOOIE GOOIE!!!!


All this week my voice has been gone. I have been sick. I have a sore throat and a cold. Also on Wednesday I had an achy body. Just so you know. However, it gives a spectacular insight into God's mystery. When I read the Bible, I always give each person a voice in my head. It just makes things easier and keeps the people from meshing together. God is strange in that His voice changes depending on the circumstance. For example when God said "Let there be light'" I always hear Him say it like strongly but not like "hallelujah" strong. It has a James Earl Jones sound to it. When God is speaking to Abraham about the stars and his descendants the voice is softer and lyrical, but not actually singing... more like... poetry. When God speaks to Moses out of the burning bush, it's more mysterious and intriguing almost coaxing. However, Jesus is different. He speaks to everyone like a parent. He loves them like they are His children- amused, angry (only when necessary), patient, disappointed, and most importantly loving etc.

Today God speaks to us in different ways. He usually doesn't come right out and speak with us like He did in the Bible, at least not always. But wouldn't be freaking awesome (what?!). He's more subtle. When I was 16 or 17, I was at church camp and we were having worship and prayer and God was moving. As I was praying, the idea popped into my head from no where (seemingly) I was not thinking of anything of the sort at the time, but God told me that I was going to help people. Now as a 16 year old, there isn't much I can do with that and helping people is so very vague. At that time, I was planning on going into teaching. I really thought that was where God was going to place me. Needless to say, that didn't happen. I still have a passion for kids and for helping those in need, I just don't know when I am going to plant some roots.

Speaking with no voice is a reminder that God's voice is everywhere. All around you and me and He is constantly reminding us and telling us what is good and right and pure and worthy. We just have to take time and listen. This fast was for me to take the time to find God's voice. I found it (it was never really lost). I just had to take the time to listen for it. It told me a lot of true and meaningful things about my life, like things I need to focus on and things I need to quit. God is the ultimate teacher. He can show us things beyond our wildest dreams. All we have to do is listen and understand what He is saying (understanding is probably the harder part). We just have to have faith that God is going to do what He promises to us. He is telling us all the time- "I will never leave or forsake you" and He loved that world sooooo much that He gave His son to die for us. Did you understand that? He loves us. He loves you and me and that weird neighbor that borrows your newspaper a little too often. He loves us so much that He gave His [SON]. Humans, think about that. Could you as a parent (if you are one or ever see yourself as one) sacrifice you child to save the world? Our world- where murderers, rapists, embezzlers, liars, thieves, drunks, cheaters, and whatever other sick things we do here live. Would you give your child for that?  No person in their right mind would. But God did. He did. He gave His son, so that we could live forever with Him. That is a lot of love. He gave it for you.That is the loudest action of love ever. Speaking with no words. Just Love. God is Love.

Wisdom is supreme, therefore get wisdom. If it costs all you have gain understanding. Proverbs 4:7
For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only song that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life. John 3:16