Umm.. God?

Let’s get real now. Sometimes hearing the voice of the Lord can be pretty annoyingly hard. Recently I’ve been discouraged in my inability to hear. Some things I know I heard from God and have proved to be right on, but in some subjects, It’s been a challenge. Where to go.. what to do.. what to commit to.. etc.

Yesterday I prayed that God would bring a mentor (whether spiritual or physical) into my life like Eli. Eli was the one who trained Samuel in hearing the voice of God--even during a time where God’s voice was rare to hear in Israel. Samuel grew up in the priesthood, and later became the prophet who transformed Israel. Samuel was so accurate and in tune with God, that it was said that not one of his words fell to the ground void. Crazy.

Also yesterday, I had a vision of a white cloud over me. It was a storm cloud with much rain, thunder, and lightening. One of my prayers to God was that his voice, his loud thundering voice, would be louder than any other sound that was not of him; that I would here him as he thunders over me only.

So today I was talking to my mentor (my Eli?) about hearing God’s voice. She encouraged me to pray in the spirit, dialogue with the Lord, and record it all in my journal. So, I began. After spending sometime, I look up at my coffee table and see some notes laying on it. The word “Eli” instantly caught my eye. I read it.. all about Eli raising up Samuel and hearing God’s voice. Funny eh?

After meditating a bit, I was feeling a bit tired from the day. Soon enough I ended up taking a nap on the couch with saying “Well, God spoke to Samuel while he was sleeping, so Lord, speak to me!” A little time passed, till I started hearing the thunder outside of the window. Soon enough I hopped up and steped into the garage to enjoy the pouring rain, and rumbling thunder. Hm.. God’s voice is like thunder. Hm.. God spoke loudly to Samuel that it woke him up over and over again. Hm.. the vision of the white cloud thunder over me. I even looked up and saw how the sky was still very white and bright while the storm was passing over. Hm..

So, I still haven’t gotten the clear word that I desired. But, the confirmation that God indeed is speaking gives me confidence that he will give me clarity soon. Bring on that storm Jesus, and teach us all how to hear your voice!

Awesome Scripture: Job 37:1-5