It is spiritual response which God is pleading, response which He has always sought and is but rarely able to secure. The tragedy is that our eternal welfare depends upon our hearing, and we have trained our ears not to hear.
A. W. Tozer
Being in KL, this strange city with many not so nice people, it is comforting to know that I do not belong here. This is just a place where I am or need to be in this season of my life. I may live here but I do not belong here. There is another place where I know I belong, there is a place in my heart where I know I belong to someone, an alien force much greater than you and I, much greater than anything in this world and is constantly making effort to communicate with mankind. What a blessed assurance that is!!
Speaking from experience with my own weaknesses, I am very thankful for a gracious God such as this. A God who is persistent in seeking and searching for a response to His voice, a God who never stops speaking, a God who never ceases to communicate with His creation. Too often when things crowd our mind, occupy our time or cause inconveniences for us to adhere to certain disciplines, we give in to our weaknesses and make excuses. Here is where I am most thankful for the fact that God do not just speak through the written Bible or only in a church service. He is speaking here and there, now and then, filling the world with living potentiality. He speaks life to those who listen. As Tozer puts it nicely, His words affect the hearts of all men as light in the soul. In the hearts of all men the light shines, the Word sounds, and there is no escaping them.
It is because of the life in the spoken words of God, that I can hear His heart and have the power to overcome. It is by the grace of God that I am trained and is still training to be sensitive to His voice that I may come closer to the Greatest One who is above all.
Lord, teach me to listen. The times are noisy and my ears are weary with the thousand raucous sounds which continuously assault them. Give me the spirit of the boy Samuel when he said to Thee, ‘Speak, for thy servant heareth.’ Let me hear Thee speaking in my heart. Let me get used to the sound of Thy voice, that its tones may be familiar when the sounds of earth die away and the only sound will be the music of Thy speaking voice. Amen.
I happened upon your blog quite by accident! But what a divine encounter!!
First of all, I don't speak Malay either - have enough trouble with the English language! ;) I am learning some Chinese because I'm traveling to Thailand the 28th of April on a mission trip with my church. My proununciation of the Chinese words is probably all wrong, but when I get to Pataya I hope to give it my best!
I just wanted to encourage you - your daily entry and prayer are so beautiful and very heartfelt. You have encouraged me!
Beth