Sometimes it is hard to hear God’s voice. Not because He’s being allusive or trying to get us to decipher some code in a message but because we make it hard. I know personally there have been many times I heard His voice and second guessed it because I didn’t have faith that I was hearing His voice or that it was even His voice to begin with. I don’t know why we as Christians, let alone people, always second guess what we know in our hearts to be true. I’ve missed out on some great moments and opportunities because of that. Had I just had faith, I probably could have saved myself a lot of toil and trouble if I would have just listened and obeyed trusting that God would take care of me and wouldn’t lead me astray. Its hard though because as people we like being in control and knowing what’s going to happen but once you give your life to God, He’s in control and you just have to have faith that He’ll take care of you. A big thing is that you have to die to yourself meaning that your control is gone and given to someone who will probably do a better job since He is the One that created us and planned our lives out. That’s the big thing I struggle with. I don’t like being vulnerable and feeling unsure about what will happen but God is such a good God and its almost crazy that I could ever think He may do something that would hurt or hinder me. Isn’t it smarter to give your life over to someone who genuinely cares and has an unconditional love for you and wants to give you the best out of life? In times that I doubt I reflect on Matthew 17:20 that says even with the smallest faith great things can happen but with big faith even greater things that you never thought were possible can occur. God speaks to us a lot in many different ways and if you trust and have enough faith to listen, he will change your life for the better and cause good things to happen to you. Have faith in God because He’ll never let you down.
-Barbara Filomeno
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