Hearing From God

It has never been easy for me to hear from God.  I have never been sure if it is His voice, or if I am just making up what I want to hear.  Today, I tried one more time to just listen to God, and hear what it is that He had to say to me. 

Recently I have been trying to discover how to get into the position that God wants me to be in.  I have been trying to become more of the person that He wants me to be.  As I have tried to do this, I have changed the way I dress a little bit, I have taken on some different responsabilities, I have tried to write more songs, and I have listened to what other people have to say about what they see in me. 

All of this stuff had one thing in common, it starts with I.  That is not to say that listening to others and trying new things is bad.  But everything was relient on me figuring it out. 

This morning I was having my devotions and was trying to listen to God.  I was trying to take down the road bocks that keep Him form getting through to me, when I felt like I clearly and truly heard His voice.  This is the revelation that He had for me today: Release yourself, and I will release you.  For me this meant to let go of trying to figure it out.  Stop trying to make a plan, or do it all in steps.  Instead, listen to God, release everything to Him, and learn to live in His presence knowing that He will release me and give me a plan and a vision far greater then anything I could have come up with on my own. 

For some this may seem almost basic.  If it is for you, you may have already discovered how to release yourself to God.  Good for you!  If this is not you, try to take some time today to listen to God’s voice in a still quiet place with no distractions.  See if He is asking you to release yourself so that He can release you into the future He has laid out before you.

Thanks for reading, and really give it a try, you may like it!