Self-Reflection Sundays: Stay Tuned

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One day earlier this week, I was in my bedroom putting clothes away. My husband was in the dining room doing some work. I was listening to an audiobook on my phone but I intentionally made sure the volume was low just in case he called back to me. If there was a "hey baby", I wanted to respond to it, making him confident that I was available to hear what he wanted to tell me.

The action of turning down my phone's volume was based on relationship. I can make certain decisions because of details that I know about my husband! Some people have an alternate thinking process: Don't yell to me if I'm in another room. Wait until I come back. And if people know that about them, they will follow suit and wait. My husband and I have a relationship where I know that while I'm in another room, he has a tendency to call to me and tell me stories, ask me questions, or ask me to bring something to him when I come out. Since I know this about him, I made arrangements to be prepared for him to call to me at any moment. Being in another room is no longer a barrier, I am still in a position to tune in for his call. 

(If you've been following me, you've probably guessed by now that I'm going to make some kind of spiritual connection with all of this...)

*Cue Jonathan McReynolds "Respond"*

I want to be in a place where I hear God, like really hear him, with no excuses. There is so much noise in the world; so much to pay attention to. But I want to hear and know the voice of God no matter what. Even if He seems far way, that's not a time to grumble and whine about how difficult it is to hear Him. That's the time to "turn down the volume" of other distractions and do whatever is necessary to be in a position to hear Him. Distractions and noise are no excuse, I want to be someone that He trusts to be intentionally listening for Him and ready to respond. I want Him to be my primary focus. I don't want to be so busy doing something else where I can't switch immediately, where I end up missing His call. I want my ears to be deliberately tuned in to hear His voice at any moment. 

There are two months left in the year 2020. It's not too late to switch gears and get a focus on God's voice. Even with all the events of the year, He's still looking for people who are tuned in to him. What are your ears tuned in to?



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  1. KendraNovember 2, 2020 at 4:16 PM

    This REALLY blessed me. Thank you sis!šŸ’›šŸ’™

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    1. That's So HandyNovember 3, 2020 at 11:01 AM

      I'm so glad!! No problem sis. Thank you so much for reading šŸ’›šŸ’™

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