7/30/13:

TFTD: “So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.” Romans 10:17

Hearing is a complicated process, first the noise has to be made and then it goes in your ear. From there it does a whole lot of stuff that you would have to have someone explain to me because I don’t really get it. One thing I do get though is how important it is. Without being able to hear you miss out on a lot of really cool things. Birds chirping, water flowing, babies laughing, and music. You miss out on all of these things because the process is broken. Something, somewhere in your ear isn’t working correctly and you aren’t able to process the noises so it all comes across as jibber jabber. A lot of times the world just makes noise. So much so that it all comes across as this undecipherable blob of noise telling us to dress, act, and live in ways that we don’t really understand.

            And somewhere amidst it all is God’s word. That word that is the most important thing for us to hear and understand and we miss it because the noise of the world is too loud, or we aren’t actually listening for it. But that word of God is important. It may even be the most important thing you ever hear because it can save your life. It can give you direction and a clarity that you have never known before. It has instructions for life, how to dress, how we should act, and so much more. All we have to do is hear it. That is hard, don’t get me wrong. It gets lost when the noise of the world seems overpowering, but it’s there. It won’t leave. No matter how loud the noise gets. So take some time today, get into the word of God and hear what God has to say to you. It might change your life.

“If there is hope in the future, then there is power in the present.” – John Maxwell