Two Voices
On every subject matter, there are two voices to which we can choose to listen to. There is the voice of the world and there is the voice of God. The voice of the world is loud and resonating. The voice of God is a whisper that is audible only if you are earnestly listening. My life is a constant challenge to tune out the clamor of the relentless chatter of the world so that I can hear the voice of God. I compare it to listening to a heavy metal song and trying to hear the soft ping of a triangle within the coursing beat of the bass drum. It is there but you must seek it out to hear it.
The world screams that money and power will fill your life with comfort and pleasure. Gods voice whispers that He is all that you need. The world says that there is healing in herbs and pills. God whispers that only true healing is found in Him. The world boasts that you can exact your revenge on being wronged by hiring a lawyer and winning what you lost before a judge. God whispers that forgiveness is the only way to gain what you lost. The world says that you can be anything you want to be. God says that there is a season for everything. The world offers instant gratification. God offers a deep lifelong gratification. The world says to take all that is yours. God says to give all that you have.
I hate to admit that the voices of the world sometimes lead me away. I find the money to buy that object that I lust for and sit still as the offering plate passes me by. I seek healing at the hands of the "experts" instead of down on my knees before God. I reach around the bible for the latest self help book. I carry my worry and come up with my own plan instead of laying it before Him and waiting patiently.
I know where to find what I am seeking even as I look in all the wrong places. I want it now and I want it to be easy and the world promises this. Eventually I find myself amongst the broken heap of the worlds promises and it is there that I find God waiting for me. In His grace and mercy he picks me up, dusts me off and points out the right path. As I start walking I catch a glimpse of shiny red…my head swivels as I exclaim, "Cool car. I want one." God sighs and sits down on a rock to wait for me.
The world screams that money and power will fill your life with comfort and pleasure. Gods voice whispers that He is all that you need. The world says that there is healing in herbs and pills. God whispers that only true healing is found in Him. The world boasts that you can exact your revenge on being wronged by hiring a lawyer and winning what you lost before a judge. God whispers that forgiveness is the only way to gain what you lost. The world says that you can be anything you want to be. God says that there is a season for everything. The world offers instant gratification. God offers a deep lifelong gratification. The world says to take all that is yours. God says to give all that you have.
I hate to admit that the voices of the world sometimes lead me away. I find the money to buy that object that I lust for and sit still as the offering plate passes me by. I seek healing at the hands of the "experts" instead of down on my knees before God. I reach around the bible for the latest self help book. I carry my worry and come up with my own plan instead of laying it before Him and waiting patiently.
I know where to find what I am seeking even as I look in all the wrong places. I want it now and I want it to be easy and the world promises this. Eventually I find myself amongst the broken heap of the worlds promises and it is there that I find God waiting for me. In His grace and mercy he picks me up, dusts me off and points out the right path. As I start walking I catch a glimpse of shiny red…my head swivels as I exclaim, "Cool car. I want one." God sighs and sits down on a rock to wait for me.
Posted by marcy at 1/29/2009 4:23 PM 
Categories: Marcy's Blogs
Tags: worry forgiveness God voice forgive bible healing self help
Categories: Marcy's Blogs
Tags: worry forgiveness God voice forgive bible healing self help
This is such awesome insight. I see you've only done a couple blogs on here. I hope you will continue. You really hit home with your comment about reaching around the Bible for self help books. We do that so much in today's world. It's like the Casting Crowns song, What if His people prayed, where they say "What if His family prayed, stopped asking Oprah what to do?"
Sure we all fall away sometimes. Darn being human. But that's why we are told to pray constantly. That's why we we should all have multiple spiritual disciplines that we practice throughout the day. Then we can't get too far from God.
You have some awesome insight here. I can't wait to read your next one.
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Thank you for your kind words and your encouragment!
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