Listen! Do You Hear That?

When I was little, I always remember hearing people saying that God told them something. I always pictured a kind of conversation back and forth between the person and God. I thought to myself, "I don't hear God talking to me. I don't hear anything. Maybe these people are just nuts. Maybe God doesn't want to talk to me and that's why I don't hear anything."

Now that I am a christian, I hear Him speak.

Sometimes I hear Him speaking to me softly. So softly in fact that I need to stop what I'm doing and really concentrate in order to hear Him. I'm sure this is exactly what He means to do....get me to stop what I'm doing long enough to discuss it with Him before continuing.

Sometimes I hear Him speaking to me loudly. When this happens, it will often cause me to cry for reasons unknown to me. There have been a few times when He spoke loudly to me and I knew exactly why I cried. The most recent example of that is when God told me to go to China and adopt a baby girl. I would say that is cause for emotion. ;)

I am learning, the more I hear His voice, what exactly it sounds like and feels like to hear Him. I no longer question whether God wants to talk to me or not, like I did when I was little.

I have often found myself trying to explain to others what happened when God spoke to me. It's so difficult. I am a word person (duh) but my vocabulary just isn't THAT good. Still, I do my best to explain it to others because I know it does everyone good to hear someone talking about God's voice. Interestingly enough, I have noticed that when I start telling my story of how He sounded when He spoke to me about Zoe and China, I always smile and end up crying. I'm not someone who enjoys crying. I generally try to avoid it. I really don't enjoy watching sappy movies (a.k.a. "chick flicks") mostly because they're stupid but also because I'll end up crying. That's just un-female like isn't it?.....haha

My best explaination for what God sounds like when He speaks to me is this:

It is like hearing a voice in your head almost. I also feel it in my very being. It's not a physical feeling. I guess it would be my soul that He talks to. So, as complex as it is, I hear a voice but at the same time, I feel it deep within me. It's as though God is having a conversation with my soul and The Holy Spirit inside of me. Once the spirit gets the message from God that is intended for me, The Holy Spirit speaks to my soul and my soul moves me to tears. There is no other time in my life that I feel this strange and wonderful inside.

You know, it feels like my body and soul are bowing down to their master and creator everytime God speaks to me. If you can imagine what that might look like, try to imagine what it might feel like while that's happening. And there you have it. That's my explaination of what it is like to have God speak to me.

Now you also know why we're going to China to adopt a baby girl....hahaha! It's not a good idea to tell God "No." ;)


OK. Now I would like to hear what you all think. What is it like when God speaks to you? Do the best you can. None of us are going to really get it right. Afterall, He is God. Words can never truly describe Him. Let's give it a shot anyway! This is fun stuff right here!