some asked me to re-post this :)

Shhh…
Be still.
Do you hear it?
Do you hear Him?
He is calling out
Crying out…
Out to you, can you listen?
Can you hear Him?

When God speaks, there is no question
No need for wonder or translation
No excessive floundering of words
Or useless verbs
He does not, will not
Leave room for curiosity or worry
Over menial things
Like time, money, materialistic relief
He is more than that.

When God speaks, there is authority
And pure understanding
It is not to be debated
Or to be taken lightly
It is to be immediately acted upon
Spoken
Done
It is to be done.
It is His will be done
Thy will be done, Lord
Thy will and only Thy will be done

When God speaks, He speaks directly
He says “Go.”
He says “Stay.”
He says “Worship.”
“Serve”
“Love”
“Pray”
Rinse, repeat…
Rinse,
Go forward.

When God speaks, He is persistent
Insistent
Never faltering
Never pausing
Continuing and true
Until you comply,
You do

When God speaks, He does not speak
Through words or rhyme
Or through that song we’ve sang
A thousand times
He speaks through circumstance
God knows our circumstance
He knows us more than we know ourselves
More than my momma that bore me
More than my friends who console me
More than Pastor Darrell or Wayne
Or even you.
He knows my comings and my goings
When I sleep and when I wake
He knows the hairs on my head
And the life that I’ve lead
God knows my circumstance.
He knows my sin, my wounds
My joy, my sorrow, my insecurities
He uses our lives, our stories
He uses our circumstance.

When God speaks, it is not by chance
It is with direction
Not like the voice on your GPS
Not like Mapquest
It is without earthly destination
It is like Abram leaving without knowing
It is like Isaiah saying “Send me” and going
It is like Paul, a disciple called
A man’s life doing a complete 180

When God speaks, you hear
His voice is not the loud thunder
Or the roaring fire
Or the earthquake from under your feet
No.
Freeze.
He is the calm.
He is the peace
He is the whisper that is louder than
The bass on the teenager’s car next door
He is serenity
Tranquility

When God speaks, He speaks with wisdom
This is the truth
The truth is what sets you free
He knows you
He knows me
He is calling us each
To do his will, his works, his deeds
To serve and love
Not boast or be proud
To go and to grow where He sends us

When God speaks,
Listen.
Just listen,
He speaks.