There have been many times in my life that God was trying to get my attention but I was living my life with my hands over my ears. I wasn’t hearing a thing. Before I accepted Christ as my Savior this was my common practice. Not to hear the voice of the Lord was a choice I was making. Why? Because if I listened to God calling out my name I would have to respond and I was just “happy” living in my sinful state…or so I thought. Meanwhile, my life became more and more out of control.

Jer. 7:13 says “While you were doing all those things declares the Lord, I spoke to you again and again but you did not listen. I called you but you did not answer.”  I can look back in the times of my life when God was calling my name, trying to get my attention, saying “Can you hear Me now?” Yet I ignored Him. Praise the Lord, He never gave up on me! I kept my hands over my ears until God allowed circumstances to come into my life that made it impossible for me to keep my hands over my ears. I had no more strength or power to even hold my hands up. I wasn’t “happy” any more. I was so far in a pit I thought there was no way out…no hope.

That’s when, in a loving voice – not a condemning or harsh voice – my loving Father said to me, “Can you hear Me now?”

Being in that pit with no strength or hope left, that was where I finally said “Yes, Lord, I hear You!” He met me in my pit. “He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand. He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to my God.” ~Ps. 40:2-3

I don’t ever want to close my ears to Him again. I try to always respond with a, “Yes Lord?” However, I admit there are times when I don’t listen. I don’t stay there very long because it’s a scary place to be outside the will of God.

Have you been ignoring God’s voice? Has He been trying to get your attention? Take your hands off your ears and answer, “Yes, Lord, I hear you!” There are no guarantees that God will call you forever so don’t delay, answer Him now. There is hope….there is healing and it’s only 5 words away.

Mary Ann

MaryAnn and John Kiernan have been married for 38 years, have 2 married sons and are the proud grandparents of three grandsons and two granddaughters and one grandchild on the way! She serves at America’s Keswick as a Biblical Counselor and also as Intake Coordinator for the Colony of Mercy. Her life verse is Romans 8:28.