Well, I was sitting in my living room tonight thinking. I was thinking about all of the things God has done lately for me and with me. Slowly, my thoughts began to regress into the past, and then focused in on one specific incident. Does God talk to you? he talks to me. My friend spoke last night at church on this subject. Personally, I believe like he said that everyone can have a better connection with God. That our “cell signal” as he put it, is not the strongest at all times. So, the thought…
A few months ago…well… almost a year ago, I was driving home from work. At that time I had a long drive to and from work each day–about an hour. My life was naked and I felt alone. I began to talk to God out loud saying, “If you are the same yesterday as today why can’t I hear you talking to me?” No response…”You talked to Adam and Even and Cain and all the earliest of my family…why do I not hear you?” No response… “Lord, I’m not challenging you.” And I wasn’t; I had not intended or wanted to make a quarell with God. He didn’t want to either. “You know God, Something that I’ve always wondered is…how did you speak to Moses through the burning bush? How does fire talk?” No response… “Just talk to me through fire God.” And I heard nothing again. I was driving arounda bend in the road when a flicker of light caught my eye. I thought what is that? On the opposite side of the highway…it was becoming clearer…it was…fire. My jaw must have dropped to my knees, and I am surprised I didn’t veer off into the median. I was astonished. I drove past he flames with my eyes attached wondering if it would dissapear…wondering if it was my imagination.
I focused back on the road and seached for a place to turn around. A moment later there was an ‘emergency only turn around’ I deemed this necessary. As I approached the flame, now growing larger on the right side of my car…I questioned “what am I doing…this is crazy.” I pulled off on the shoulder with my hood of the car only feet from the flames. I sat with both hands still attached to the steering wheel; I couldn’t move. “Get out” I heard God speaking to me. I took a deep breath like a diver before the big one and opened the car door. Stepping out I saw an aray of things… just random: a baby crib, a coat, a box of cereal…just the most random things you can think of…all on fire. “What is this?” I asked God.
“What is this? This is rediculous. I thought you were going to speak to me…this is just junk…”
No cars were passing and the world around was silent…everything seemed to fade completely away… I only saw light for a moment. And then the world came back to me. “Go.”
I jumped into the car and sped away as fast as possible. Someone must have phoned 911 because as I was pulling out the fire department was pulling in…I drove up the road and turned around when I could–about three miles later. I followed back on the same route and the fire was still lit. I spoke to God out loud again, “What was that? You can’t do something like that and not give me an explination. That’s not fair.” It was only silent for a second before I heard,
“I am God, do not doubt what I can do.”
That was my message that day. And I haven’t since.
I try to remember that message everyday…I sometimes forget…see, I am human. He is God. My error is in lack of understanding. But everyday I feel closer to knowing who I am in Him.
That is the connection my friend was talking about last night. The connection between God and me….between God and you… It really is a powerful. He relayed this one point… Ask and you shall receive. You may not understand or like it at first but you will receive. I did…now you try.
Well, I was sitting in my living room tonight thinking. I was thinking about all of the things God has done lately for me and with me. Slowly, my thoughts began to regress into the past, and then focused in on one specific incident. Does God talk to you? he talks to me. My friend spoke last night at church on this subject. Personally, I believe like he said that everyone can have a better connection with God. That our “cell signal” as he put it, is not the strongest at all times. So, the thought…
A few months ago…well… almost a year ago, I was driving home from work. At that time I had a long drive to and from work each day–about an hour. My life was naked and I felt alone. I began to talk to God out loud saying, “If you are the same yesterday as today why can’t I hear you talking to me?” No response…”You talked to Adam and Even and Cain and all the earliest of my family…why do I not hear you?” No response… “Lord, I’m not challenging you.” And I wasn’t; I had not intended or wanted to make a quarell with God. He didn’t want to either. “You know God, Something that I’ve always wondered is…how did you speak to Moses through the burning bush? How does fire talk?” No response… “Just talk to me through fire God.” And I heard nothing again. I was driving arounda bend in the road when a flicker of light caught my eye. I thought what is that? On the opposite side of the highway…it was becoming clearer…it was…fire. My jaw must have dropped to my knees, and I am surprised I didn’t veer off into the median. I was astonished. I drove past he flames with my eyes attached wondering if it would dissapear…wondering if it was my imagination.
I focused back on the road and seached for a place to turn around. A moment later there was an ‘emergency only turn around’ I deemed this necessary. As I approached the flame, now growing larger on the right side of my car…I questioned “what am I doing…this is crazy.” I pulled off on the shoulder with my hood of the car only feet from the flames. I sat with both hands still attached to the steering wheel; I couldn’t move. “Get out” I heard God speaking to me. I took a deep breath like a diver before the big one and opened the car door. Stepping out I saw an aray of things… just random: a baby crib, a coat, a box of cereal…just the most random things you can think of…all on fire. “What is this?” I asked God.
“What is this? This is rediculous. I thought you were going to speak to me…this is just junk…”
No cars were passing and the world around was silent…everything seemed to fade completely away… I only saw light for a moment. And then the world came back to me. “Go.”
I jumped into the car and sped away as fast as possible. Someone must have phoned 911 because as I was pulling out the fire department was pulling in…I drove up the road and turned around when I could–about three miles later. I followed back on the same route and the fire was still lit. I spoke to God out loud again, “What was that? You can’t do something like that and not give me an explination. That’s not fair.” It was only silent for a second before I heard,
“I am God, do not doubt what I can do.”
That was my message that day. And I haven’t since.
I try to remember that message everyday…I sometimes forget…see, I am human. He is God. My error is in lack of understanding. But everyday I feel closer to knowing who I am in Him.
That is the connection my friend was talking about last night. The connection between God and me….between God and you… It really is a powerful. He relayed this one point… Ask and you shall receive. You may not understand or like it at first but you will receive. I did…now you try.
1st John 4:12