Listening for God's Whisper in a Noisy World

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Noise isn't just about sound. Now, there is external noise, right? The kids, the buzzing of your phone, the daily demands, and then there's internal noise, that quiet but persistent hum of anxiety, regret, fear, distraction, or self -talk. You know those loops that keep playing in your mind over and over again. The noise can drown out the whisper of God. Often, we wish that God would shout at us, that he would use a megaphone to speak to us, make it obvious, turn up the volume to drown out the noise. We say things like, God, give me a sign. God, speak to me. Make it obvious. God, help me know the difference between my voice, your voice, and the devil's voice, right? We need discernment on that. [00:18:47] (59 seconds)  #DiscernTheDivineWhisper

Gratitude is more than thankfulness. Thankfulness is in the moment for specific things. But gratitude is just a posture of the heart. Thankfulness responds to the moment. Gratitude recognizes ongoing grace. [00:22:54] (18 seconds)  #GratitudeIsAHeartPosture

I've been greatly aware of the importance and the power of relationships.Now, those that know me know I'm a very relational person, so this is not really a new revelation, but I've experienced how rich I am in deep, meaningful relationships.I'm a very blessed man.I have an incredibly loving, caring, and patient and very smart wife in Rondi. She's also the most loyal and faithful person I have ever known.I have amazing children and grandchildren. Rondi and I are seeing three generations serve the Lord, all the way down to our three -year -old grandson. [00:25:19] (44 seconds)  #RichInRelationships

Seeing both of those places reminds me of God's creativity and his power. The earth is incredibly vast and diverse.But what blows my mind is this earth, as vast and diverse as it is, is a tiny speck in our solar system.And our solar system, a tiny speck in our galaxy. And our galaxy, one of two trillion galaxies in our universe. What? It blows my mind. [00:33:00] (34 seconds)  #SoulNeedsGodToLive

I don't need to perform for the Lord I don't need to be a pastor for the Lord I don't need to do ministry for the Lord I just need to rest in who I am in Christ and although I am a sinner and I have out sinned all of you I have been shown grace and mercy through Jesus Christ because of what he has done on the cross and I simply receive that by faith [00:42:17] (38 seconds)

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