Discerning Your Voice

Scrub jays, California towhee, gold finches and house finches, mockingbirds and hummingbirds…and what sounds like the “tic, tic” of a Cooper’s hawk (but if he was nearby all the rest of the birds in the garden would be gone). Ah! And a woodpecker!

Sitting here in the garden in the cool of the morning I love hearing these voices…the years spent listening to them lets me recognize them easily.

Do I recognize the voice of God as easily?

After years of listening for Him, it has become much easier to discern His voice from my own thoughts – from the voice of another.  But still I must ask the Lord to make it clear.

Oh Lord, I quiet myself again today and seek You, Your voice above all others. Give me ears to hear! Don’t let me mistake the sound of another for Your voice. Show me the way You want me to go today!

Isaiah 30:21 “Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you saying, “This is the way; walk in it.””