plz shout a little louder
"God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks to us in our consciences, but shouts to us in our pains: it is his megaphone to rouse a deaf world."
--C.S. Lewis
i've read/heard this quote twice recently and i really identify with it.
when things are going smoothly, i tend to rely on myself to get things done and while i appreciate God's blessings in my life, His voice is very gentle and easily missed. So i continue on my merry way, doing my own thing and get so busy that i have very little time for God. it's often then that i run into problems or just feel like life's spiraling out of control and realize (yet again) that i have wandered far from God, that i can't do everything on my own, and that I need Him - His wise counsel...His strength...His patience...His love...everything.
It's sad that it takes pain & troubles to get my attention. That God needs to throw up these roadblocks in order to remind me who He is and what my purpose is. And get my easily- distracted-gaze refocused back on Him. But I'm immensely thankful too that God cares enough to shout at me to get my attention. That no matter how many times i lose sight of Him (on a weekly or even daily basis!), He calls out to me and helps me find my way back.
Do you ever feel like God's trying to get your attention?
2 comments:
Nice post! It's hard though when the whole world and almost everything we know distracts us so much from God. I'm thankful too that God doesn't leave us to fend for ourselves.
Hey Shal! I'm back from India and Nepal. My foot feels so much better. It just needed time to heal. I'll definitely send you the link to the India and Nepal pics.
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