Does God Talk To You?

Early in the morning as i woke up, i blurted out a greeting and a prayer to God.  And during the day when i felt so tired and burdened i just find myself uttering some words to God.  In the evening i end my day with a prayer to God.

God, Jesus, Prayer

Then i realized that in most of my prayers i was the one talking to God.  Sometimes i talk to God in an audible voice. Sometimes it's just in my head, but sometimes my head talks nonchalantly until i just forget that i am talking to God.  You see it is just I - talking - TO - God.  Sometimes i paused for some few moments of silence, allowing God to talk to me, but i just hear the sound of the crickets, my grumbling stomach or the sound of the air conditioner. Maybe i'm just not focused or maybe i just tried too much and over thought about Him.


But have you asked yourself if God ever talked back to you?


I do. A lot of times.  But i also asked God how will you talk to me today Lord? Yes, How? 'Coz I believe that God does talk back to me, every time.  If you expect for white clouds to appear and hear clasps of thunder as you'll hear God's voice in a Scotty Mccreery tone say to you "Hello there". You'll be disappointed 'coz it will not happen. At least not yet.  Or you'll faint in holy horror. (By the way, Scotty is an AI Season 10 finalist with a deep voice).


But God really talks to you in so many ways.  He talks to you through a flower just across your window, or through a dog wagging its tail at you, maybe a beggar outside your door.  Or it could be through a book, a magazine or a newspaper you're reading,


There are countless ways God can speak to you 'coz our God is bigger than the universe He created.  You just have to be in the right disposition.  You have to be "super-extra sensitive"  to His presence, because He has lots of competition nowadays with your attention.  Have an open heart and open mind 'coz you'll never know God might just be speaking right in front of you today disguise as a vagabond, a simple e-mail from a friend, an inspiring message in a billboard on the highway, or it could simply be the hug from your child or spouse.


'And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength.’  Mark 12:30 (NLT)

See Him with your heart, Hear Him with your soul, Feel Him with all your strength and keep Him in your mind.

Predestined?

I just wondered if every man has been  predestined for something.  
Take a look around.   You'll see,
A scavenger who satisfies himself with rubbish food yet feels happy to have his fill for the day.  
A jeepney driver who scampers around the streets from early in the morning until midnight to feed his family of five. An office personnel scurrying with the office politics just to get a raise or promotion.  Or a neighbor who early in the morning sits on a stool with his barkadas drinking liquor until dusk. Or all those crime you'll see on tv.

Have you ever thought that some people are just  meant to die young or some people are just ought what they are to be.  Some people no matter how hard they bury their heads at work just won't progress in life.  Or some people no matter how hard they try to be a movie star or a singer just will not get the fame they dreamed of. Has it ever crossed your mind that you are pouring all your efforts on the wrong things because things will never be what you ought them to be? Did you ever thought of wannabes who with a stroke of luck or some "hand of God" suddenly became stars? Or how some people effortlessly just seem to draw luck on their side? 


Does God really has a master plan for each of us? Sometimes i thought that if God has predestined us for something then we don't really have to push or shove our way into life but instead figure out what God has planned for us in the first place so that we have lesser failures, lesser pains. But does God planned that someone could die so young? or Did God planned a son or daughter to become criminals? Or a sister to become prostitutes? Is God happy in my life of poverty? of depression? of pain?




The Word of God says;
"And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose" Romans 8:28




God has a purpose for each one of us, a good purpose. And it's our call.  We have a choice to hear His voice  or do our own thing.  The only thing He has predestined for us is that in the end we ought to be in heaven. But it's up to us if we say YES or NO.


Take your pick.