{Hearing}

I am listening to music today, which might sound like an ordinary experience, but for me is a first in 31 days. The Lord had me give up music for the month of January (not entirely, as obviously it's hard to get away from music completely in our culture), so that I could tune my ears more to hear His voice instead of drowning it out with other things. I am thrilled to be able to listen once again to the songs that I love so much, but I have definitely grown accustomed to silence, and I think that I will be listening less to music now than I have in the past. Though music is a wonderful, beautiful thing, it can be a distraction more than an asset when it comes to hearing the voice of the Lord. What might be preventing you from hearing His voice?


Get up, sleeper, and rise up from the dead, and the Messiah will shine on you. Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk--not as unwise people but as wise--making the most of the time, because the days are evil. So don't be foolish, but understand what the Lord's will is.

Ephesians 5:14-17