Communication

Sometimes it is hard to put in words what needs to be said. This is a real struggle for me as I am not the best at verbal communication. I can hardly finish sentences sometimes. Silly, I know. But communication has always been a struggle for me. Thankfully my children and husband do not seem to suffer from this syndrome. Our home is filled with lots of talking, laughter, singing, and at times some shouting.

I am so thankful my Savior does not have a hard time communicating with me. He knows very well how to get my attention and make me listen. Yes, sometimes He needs to make me listen.

Yesterday is a very good example. I was having a really good pity party, and God chose to show me very clearly that He does have all things under control. Our financial situation has been very tight lately and I was frustrated over the way things were "not" happening in our lives. God very plainly placed a gift in our laps. All I could do was weep. I was overcome by God's goodness and mercy in my life.

As I was driving to my son's school for an afternoon of volunteer work, God spoke so clearly to me and said "Rest, I have this all taken care of. Stop striving!" Now, He has spoken this to me in the past few months several times. Obviously I had forgotten (AGAIN!) and needed a good reminder. Once again my eyes filled with tears and I wept on my drive. I asked the Lord to forgive me and help me to take my hands off the situation.

Later that evening as my husband and I were sitting in church, the Lord washed His love over me once again. The music and exhortation spoke to my deepest being. The word that was brought forth was so timely. I was in awe and humbled by God's ways. He spoke a word so direct to me that I was blown away.

I am so thankful that even though I may not always be able to get the right words out, God knows the deepest part of me. He knows it all, and He loves me so deeply. Even when we aren't so good at listening or getting our "point across", He knows. He created us. He has good, no, great things in store for us. He wants to take us higher and deeper in Him. He wants us to succeed and move forward. He wants us to live life FULLY and at peace. Most of all though, He wants us to rest and allow Him to do the work. He wants to fight the battle, He wants to take care of our business and deal with our mess.

He is the great communicator. What is He saying to you today? Listen and heed His call.