The God Frequency

"Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the LORD our Maker; for he is our God and we are the people of his pasture, the flock under his care." -Psalm 95:6-8

Have you ever thought about what kind of "frequency" heaven must have? I was doing a tutorial recently on the frequency rates of wireless devices.  The information was fascinating!  All these electro-magnetic waves traveling through the air that we can't even see.  There is so much in our world that is invisible.  This is true in heaven, too. 

Sometimes we get caught up in the worries of life.  Sometimes someone angers us and we can't shake it off. Sometimes we are caught up in the world's pleasures.  The state of our hearts can live at those frequencies.  But, God invites us to transcend our emotional frequencies into heavenly frequencies - that of peace, love, and joy, and the Holy Spirit's presence in our lives.  I had a revelatory moment when I realized that it was possible to live in God's presence all the time and feel Him, not just in church services or at special events. We just need to work on our worship to Him individually to invite more of His presence into our lives. 

Jesus taught us to pray in Matthew 6, "Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven."  This heavenly reality begins in the garden of our hearts.  That is why the enemy wants nothing more to keep Christians content with the status quo, or so locked up in emotional bondage that they are rendered ineffective for the kingdom. 

What frequency are you on?  I pray you can "tune-in" to God's frequency, all the time, so that His plans can be made manifest in your life.

How to Hear God's Voice

"Listen for God's voice in everything you do, everywhere you go; he's the one who will keep you on track." -Proverbs 3:6 

It was Monday morning, during our staff Bible study time. My dad asked, "How do you hear God?" Out came a myriad of responses. 

"A thought pops into my mind of someone, and that's how I know I'm supposed to pray for them." 

"I get a sense of His Spirit, then I get a word or a phrase." 

"I hear Him when I'm driving in the car. It mostly comes in pieces throughout the day, but then all the pieces link together to form a picture." 

"When I'm talking to someone, I get a certain emotion. It's like God gives me empathy for that person and I know what to pray on their behalf." 

Have you ever thought about the fact that we all hear God differently? 

Because each of us is wired uniquely, with different gifts and talents, we will not all hear God the same way. God speaks to each of us in a way that we can understand Him, often through our gifts or love language. 

Learning to hear God's voice is a unique process of reading the word, perceiving God around us, and "opening our ears", so to speak, to be able to hear what He's saying to us. It took me a while to learn to hear God, because I didn't know what was me and what was Him. But, after we learn God's character and how He operates, through reading the Word and being discipled, we begin to discern His voice from ours. 

Are you able to hear God's voice in your life? Seek this out - it is the most valuable attribute of a Christian - to be able to hear the voice of our heavenly Father in our lives.

God Speaks to Us Where We Are

"When Jesus came by, he looked up at Zacchaeus and called him by name. 'Zacchaeus!' he said. 'Quick, come down! I must be a guest in your home today.'" -Luke 19:5

Has God ever spoken to you right where you are?  I heard a funny joke one time that a pastor shared.  "Do you think God speaks to sinners?  If you don't, then how on earth did you all get here?"

I had bought tickets to see Third Day for my husband’s birthday.  The opening act was a man named Josh Wilson, a great musician with some great songs.  On one of the last songs, he shared his inspiration for the song.  He said that there was a season in his life where he had struggled with panic attacks.  I looked at Justin and began to tear up, because he had struggled with a similar issue due to an allergic reaction several years prior where his throat swelled and he felt like he couldn’t breathe. I thought it was such a cool thing, God putting that there in the concert - seemingly just for him.

In the Biblical story of Zacchaeus, Zacchaeus was a tax collector who really wanted to see Jesus.  Today we might call him a groupie.  However, he was short, so he decided to climb a tree in order to get a better look at Jesus.  But Jesus prophetically knew where he was and told him to come down and said he was going to be a guest at his house.  Zacchaeus was overjoyed.  And even though the people disapproved and called Zacchaeus a notorious sinner, Jesus called Zacchaeus where he was.

Has God ever spoken to you right where you are, right into your situation?  Praise Him today for His faithfulness.  If it has been a while or you have never felt God speak into your situation, pray and seek Him that He would reveal Himself to you today.  He so delights in being near to His children and speaking to us right where we are.