The Voice

Life has been a little crazy lately. I am writing a book, writing music, spending time with my family, spending time with my Youth Group girls, spending time with my friends, playing shows, and the list goes on. When I was younger I hated when adults would say, "There's never enough time in the day!" because I always felt like there was TOO much time in a day. If it was a few days before my birthday I would just dread those few days because they took... so... long! Little did I know that once I was an adult, my view of days would change as well! There really ISN'T enough time in the day. Life is full of craziness and distractions!

The past few weeks I have been praying that the Lord would just direct me and guide me. I earnestly prayed this, and never felt like I really got a "reply". I kept praying, and waiting and waiting, and finally it just got discouraging. I kept saying, "God! You want me to follow your plans, but you won't show me the way! Make it clear to me!" I prayed that prayer over and over, that the Lord would make it clear to me so that I could take the right steps towards His plan for my life.

Well, it was yesterday morning that He hit me on the head and said, "WAKE UP!". I was doing my morning reading and praying. The same three words kept coming up in my readings, and in my praying, "Voice Of God". That opened my eyes. I was very challenged by a blog I was reading that morning too. It was talking about distractions in your life. What types of things are maybe hindering your ability to really hear God and see His direction? What things in life take your time and focus away from Him?

I was talking to the Author who I am writing this book with and I told him about what's going on in my life and the struggles I have been faced with. He said something to me that was total confirmation of what I need to do! He said, "Sometimes we go to others for advice too often, when really we need to go to God!" I was spending so much time getting advice, and direction, and answers from those around me that I was failing to take the time to focus on the ONE who has my life planned out already! Although, I do think it's important to get advice and Biblical direction from men and women of God in our lives, ultimately that direction must come from the Lord.

Life is such an adventure.

[Lex]