God is Speaking. Do You Hear Him?

 

God is speaking. Do you hear Him?

A goal of this blog is to inspire and encourage you in your relationship with Christ. Today I want to share with you one of the ways God catches my attention and encourages me.
God speaks to us and touches our hearts in many different ways. It may be through something we read, something that someone else says, or undoubtedly scripture. Music is often a way that God speaks to me and inspires my walk with Christ.
I may have listened to a particular song hundreds of times. I might know the words from memory, and one day God will sort of highlight the words for me. He will reveal a deeper meaning to me, or show me how the song relates to a specific situation in my life. This new revelation that He gives me is usually encouraging and often helps me think through something that I’ve been wrestling with. I’m not saying the words of the song give me the answer. It’s more that the words that God has pointed out to me help me to see the problem or situation from a different perspective.
Recently God pointed a song out to me. This time it wasn’t to help me answer a question or work through a situation. It was simply to tell me that He loved me. The song was “Sons and Daughters” by Brett Stanfield. We sing this song regularly at our church, and I really enjoy when we sing this as part of our worship. This day as the music began I glanced at the words on the screen and the words held me in a trance. Instead of joining in with the singing as usual I found myself just reading the words, and I felt God speak to me in my heart. “You are my daughter, Amanda. Look at what I have done for you.”
This is not new knowledge for me, but it is something that I have been internalizing over the past year and a half. I’ve had the head knowledge that I am a child of God, but it has not truly been a part of my identity until the past few years. God provided encouragement and a little gift for me that day through that song.
Here are the words for you, and I pray that you will hear God speaking to you today.
Sons & Daughters
by Brett Stanfill
Before He spoke creation God of heaven knew our name
Formed in His reflection we are His glory on display
His heart is good
He is always kind
With the cross He proved
He is on our side
We are the sons, we are the daughters of God
no matter where we go we’re close to the Father’s heart
And though we stumble He will not let us fall
We are the Lord’s & He will never forsake His own
We are the sons, we are the daughters of God
His love He lavished on us & called us children of the King
In His loving kindness He chose the lowly & the weak
His heart is good
He is always kind
With the cross He proved
He is on our side
We are the sons, we are the daughters of God
no matter where we go we’re close to the Father’s heart
And though we stumble He will not let us fall
We are the Lord’s & He will never forsake His own
We are the sons, we are the daughters of God
And when the lies speak louder than the truth
Remind me that I belong to You
And when I can’t see past the dark of night
Remind me You’re always by my side
We are the sons, we are the daughters of God
No matter where we go we’re close to the Father’s heart
And though we stumble He will not let us fall
We are the Lord’s & He will never forsake His own
We are the sons, we are the daughters of God
How does God speak to you? Are there any songs that God has used to touch your heart?

Your sister in Christ,

Amanda