"The heart in between the music and the life, it's what the Lord longs for, it's what He died for."

"There is an art to cultivating a heart that hears, it takes intentionality and longevity." 

Have you ever been in a season where you needed to hear the Lord immediately? Have you ever said, "God, I need to Hear your voice NOW,"? I hope you heard His voice and were able to connect with Him at that time. The truth is that we ALL walk through moments or even  seasons that we need to hear Him better. For many years as a believer, I would get frustrated and confused, "why can't I hear His voice better." After these last 10 years of positioning my heart before the Lord through hours of listening, and many loving conversations, I can say with confidence that I finally know the Lord loves to hear my voice. He loves to hear my heart cry, my thoughts, my cares, my worries, and my dreams. He likes me and enjoys me. He likes you and  He made you for loving conversation and dialogue!  He loves us.

   I'm learning that there is an art to...

Be faithful to guard the sweet harmony of the Holy Spirit among you in the bonds of peace… Ephesians 4:3

It was a hot mess at our house. It seemed like the tide of emotions had been running high in every area of our lives while we were in transition. We just moved into our new house and and everyone was drowning in work, unpacking, over-commitment, and frustration. It started with sensible conversation and slowly escalated to a fierce hurricane of emotions. After about 45 minutes of “loud reasoning”, tears, and escalating conversation, my oldest daughter began to laugh as she was crying, “I’m sorry ya’ll, I’m just really emotional.” Then my wife started laughing, and then my other daughters started laughing. They were wiping buckets of tears and laughing more. I was so freaked out I said, “OK, everyone out, I don’t even know how to deal with what I’m seeing”. I was...

 The ultimate quest of our lives is to hear the voice of God. To be in His presence.  And this is His quest with us.  He wants to be in our presence.  This is what satisfies His heart and ours.  We must learn to pray, listen, hear, pay attention, and respond to what He is saying. Yet just like in a marriage, it takes time, attention, practice to get to know your spouse, to hear them, and to respond to what they are saying. Intimacy with God begins with the revelation of His love for us. God loves us! He chose you and I, He picked us just for him! He delights in our relationship, our fellowship with Him.  “Yes, you are my darling, you stand out from all the rest, for though you are surrounded by the curse of sin, you remain pure as a lily, beautiful as a rose- more than all the others” SOS 2:1-2 Passion Translation. 

   We are his delight, his pleasure, the joy of His heart. He wants us to know Him and to be close to Him. ...