Many people have asked me how I talk to the Lord. How can you do that, but I cannot? I have no special powers, and the Lord does not speak to me because I have earned any special respect. The lord comes to me with thoughts that in some cases I could not remember asking. My mind is always open to receiving a message. I never expect one it just happens.

Many times, I have been encouraged to do something for someone that seemed like a good idea. I do not question my inclination to do things but if it seems good I do it. It may be encouraging someone, helping someone, performing a task that just appeared to me or something I never thought I would do. Why did I do that? That question comes to me and after thinking about it I recognize God had spoken and I heard it. Ideas that just come to my mind. As I became an acolyte, at 11 years of age, by my mother’s direction, I saw things happen that I could not explain. Opportunities to help someone I did not expect, and I did them wondering why. I did not complain but was not sure why I was that helpful. I grew up with thoughts coming to me I did not expect but I did them. Question, yes, but no answers.

My life has always been that way and I understood eventually that God was directing me and I remain willing.  They were often tasks that nobody recognized or commented on, I just did them. As I grew older, I recognized that sometimes I had dreams about something and I did what I dreamed about. Reading the bible I also realized that persons in the bible had dreams and followed them. I realized that God communicated with me that way as he did in the bible. Joseph taking the family to Egypt and then to Galilee are described as dreams. I think we sometimes do not recognize the message, or ignore it, only having it repeated until we complete the task. Why did I do that??? If you open your thoughts and recognize doing something that seemed unusual at the time you may be recognizing God’s communication. They are thoughts that come to me and I find I enjoyed the result. Spoken words NEVER, thoughts that encouraged my participation, YES.

To hear Him do not expect any direct statement but recognize doing some task which seemed unusual at the time can be His direction. I believe the Lord has spoken to you, but you may have not recognized it. Doing a good action is Him speaking. I wish He would sit down with me and explain but that is not going to happen. He uses me as a tool to get things done or to assist someone, sometimes easy and sometimes difficult.

I hope this is helpful as I was encouraged to write this message. God blesses You daily listening or not.