{"id":378,"date":"2012-03-20T02:29:34","date_gmt":"2012-03-20T02:29:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/thesupernaturallife\/?p=378"},"modified":"2012-03-19T10:31:39","modified_gmt":"2012-03-19T10:31:39","slug":"hearing-god-speak-v","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/thesupernaturallife\/2012\/03\/20\/hearing-god-speak-v\/","title":{"rendered":"Hearing God Speak v"},"content":{"rendered":"

Does it ever seem as if God speaks in riddles? Do you ever wonder why he doesn\u2019t just come out and write words across the sky for us? In Nine Ways God Always Speaks<\/em>, we wonder too, and we speculate on God\u2019s answer: <\/p>\n

God is so much bigger and more amazing than we can comprehend, therefore, it\u2019s no wonder his messages to us would be also be more amazing than we can comprehend. That\u2019s why his messages feel like teasers, like puzzles missing a few hundred pieces. At the time we receive his message, it seems as though we can\u2019t quite wrap our brain around the whole picture. God\u2019s messages might initially seem confusing, but it\u2019s not his intention to keep us in the dark. <\/p>\n

Maybe the messages seem incomplete so that we\u2019ll invest ourselves in understanding them.<\/p>\n

To ponder their meaning. <\/p>\n

To reflect.<\/p>\n

To learn more about their source. <\/p>\n

God uses incomplete communication to tease us into a relationship where he can reveal even more. <\/p>\n

When we have sincere doubts about what we\u2019ve heard, (or think we\u2019ve heard), God will often confirm his message. <\/p>\n

Especially, if we ask him to clarify it. <\/p>\n

It may not be instantly comprehensible, but over time the photograph develops. <\/p>\n

Do any of God\u2019s messages to you seem \u201cincomplete?\u201d Do you ever feel like God \u201cteases\u201d you with his voice, but never comes out and makes the message clear? Have you gone back to ask for clarity, for more, for more of God? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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