Amidst the Racket

 

And your ears shall hear

    a word behind you, saying,

"This is the way,

      walk in it,"

when you turn to the right

or when you turn to the left.

           Isaiah 30. 21

How do we know 

   when it's God's voice

and not our own insistence?

Listen for Him.

Listen to Him, discern,

  and walk away from anything

  or anyone who seeks to 

draw us away from Him.

Prayer increases

           voice recognition.

When we are aware of His whisper,

   God's voice is never demanding,

nor coldly instructing,

but gently guiding, nudging,

  and aligning not only our 

       thoughts and decisions,

                  but our hearts.

Are we willing to respond

  and follow Him into what

  we cannot yet know?

And realize there are 

     no individual outcomes

         nor single track trails. 

It is not a matter of choosing the right direction,

        but being drawn to Him.

The rest is just details.

O LORD,

Help us to listen carefully

   and faithfully

to the sound of Your voice alone.

Align not just our hearts to You

    but our ears to recognize 

      Your still small voice,

even amidst the racket all around us.

Show us not just 

     the way we should go,

but reveal Yourself to us,

on the smallest of days

  and the wildly unexpected

       turns on Your path for us.

Even today help us to hear You,

    "Over here!"