Do You Wish That You Could Hear God’s Voice When You Need Wisdom?

Maybe you are trying to make a career decision, for example.  Or maybe you are in the midst of job or family strife and need to figure out what to do next.

Where do we get the wisdom needed in these difficult moments?  As Christians we turn to God in prayer.  But how do we hear God’s voice?  His wisdom?

Prayer can be defined as a conversation with God.  And spending time with God, best begins with thanks - remember Psalm 100 MSG?  Enter with the password: “Thank you!”  

When beauty takes our breath away, when we are shown love, or when we are given grace, we can thank God.  Giving thanks routinely (like in our daily prayers), teaches us to pay attention to God moving in our lives.  Noticing God's movement in our lives can help you hear God’s voice when you need to.  This is the basis of what the Ignations call Spiritual Discernment.  You can read more about this here.

This week, we welcome back Flo Kim to CVC to speak about wisdom, specifically as it appears in Proverbs 1:20-33:  

Lady Wisdom goes out in the street and shouts.
    At the town center she makes her speech.
In the middle of the traffic she takes her stand.
    At the busiest corner she calls out:

“Simpletons! How long will you wallow in ignorance?
    Cynics! How long will you feed your cynicism?
Idiots! How long will you refuse to learn?
    About face! I can revise your life.
Look, I’m ready to pour out my spirit on you;
    I’m ready to tell you all I know.
As it is, I’ve called, but you’ve turned a deaf ear;
    I’ve reached out to you, but you’ve ignored me.

“Since you laugh at my counsel
    and make a joke of my advice,
How can I take you seriously?
    I’ll turn the tables and joke about your troubles!
What if the roof falls in,
    and your whole life goes to pieces?
What if catastrophe strikes and there’s nothing
    to show for your life but rubble and ashes?
You’ll need me then. You’ll call for me, but don’t expect an answer.
    No matter how hard you look, you won’t find me.

“Because you hated Knowledge
    and had nothing to do with the Fear-of-God,
Because you wouldn’t take my advice
    and brushed aside all my offers to train you,
Well, you’ve made your bed—now lie in it;
    you wanted your own way—now, how do you like it?
Don’t you see what happens, you simpletons, you idiots?
    Carelessness kills; complacency is murder.
First pay attention to me, and then relax.
    Now you can take it easy—you’re in good hands.”

I hope you can join us.