Do You Have Ears?

Almost from the beginning of time, God's people have thwarted the Lord's transforming work by refusing to listen. By tuning him out. We do the same thing when we refuse to pay attention to the voice of his Spirit in our lives. Sometimes the refusal to hear is deliberate; we don't want to face what we think God might have to say. Sometimes I think it's almost subconscious; we live in a state of denial because we just can't handle any demands the Lord might want to make. Sometimes we conveniently let God's voice be drowned out by the confusion of our daily existence; we avoid listening to him by being too busy to read the Bible or pray. Regardless of how we do it, the ultimate result is the same. We refuse him the opportunity to teach us, to transform our lives, and to work through us to transform the world. We can hear him if we give up our rebellion and our denial. We can hear his voice, and when we hearken to him, he will teach us. We who have ears....let us listen and hear. (From:Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World)