Listening for God, October 8th Worship

God might want to send you an important message. But if you cannot accept the messenger you will never hear what the Almighty and All-knowing God wants to say to you. This happened in the days of Isaiah the prophet just as it did again when Jesus revealed himself to the people of Israel. How might God be speaking to you today? Sometimes we are not listening because we simply are not expecting God to be speaking. At other times we hear His truth and then we actively resist it because it sounds too threatening or difficult. Opening ourselves to the idea that God could be speaking to us today will change many things including our relationships with other people. When we listen to others with respect and consideration, not only do we honor them in a way that makes our relationships with everyone easier and better, but we also open our hearts wider to the amazing revelation of God’s pure love and grace.