I find myself in front of my computer while drinking a cup of coffee. For a minute, I ponder on my dreams and on God’s promises for my life, and I hear my own thoughts: “They are so distant”... Then I sense a sigh coming from somewhere deep down in my heart. “Why even bother…”
As I lower my head and begin to yield to resignation, I recognize something else coming from a different region of my heart. It is warm and strong. I hear a voice again. The voice is soft but somehow full of strength: “You are not alone”. I raise my head again and in my mind, I say “I will not surrender. Not today.”
In the Gospel of John, Jesus describes the enemy of our hearts by saying “He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies.” (John 8:44).
Huh… So maybe that voice of surrender and resignation was not coming from my own head… And could it be that those dreams and God’s promises for my life are not as distant as I thought?.
Later in the same Gospel Jesus also says, “My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.” (John 10:27). They listen to His voice. And they follow Him.
What voice will you listen to today?
And who are you going to follow?