“God wants to speak to you through your mind, but you’ve got to clear your head to hear his sacred whispers.”

A thought by Les Parrott, (2012-08-02) from his book, You're Stronger Than You Think: The Power to Do What You Feel You Can't (p. 19). Tyndale House Publishers. Kindle Edition.

We have so many things that go through our minds, so many voices and so much noise.

Have you ever wondered why there is music everywhere, even in elevators? I spend time at Starbucks and on those mornings when they have forgotten to turn the music on I usually ask them about it. We really have problems with it being quiet. The noise seems to have a calming effect.

But when I really want to think and to hear from God I don’t want any noise. I usually go someplace in nature where it is quiet so I can clear my mind of any distractions so I can hear God.

There are so many different voices in our minds that want to be heard on any decision that we need to make. There is our self-centered voice, there is Satan’s voice and there is our friend’s voice or our parent’s voice. There is culture’s voice, there is the common sense voice, there is a getting ahead voice and there is a work voice. There are so many different clamoring loud voices and then there is that still small voice. That one that is hard to hear, that all the other voices drowns out and that is God’s voice. And when you finally get to where you hear it you know it is God. And that is so exciting.

He wants to speak to us through His Word and through our mind but you’ve got to clear your head to hear His sacred whispers. And it is so worth the effort. It is one of the benefits of having a relationship with Him.

So what do you need to hear from Him?

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