A House Divided

Good Morning, dear reader. I hope this finds you in good spirits. Today we are talking about hearing God's voice and living true to His ways. 

I know sometimes it's hard to have to live by God's commandments. We become slaves to society, always doing what everyone else is doing. We are "woke", we accept what they say is truth. We are led to believe this is how we should be. We allow them to tell us religion is bad. It's not the "in thing" to do. It's not politically correct. Our moral compass has strayed far beyond our reach. 

We see in Jeremiah that God has tried talking to His people, tried to reach out to them. He has sent many prophets to preach to the people. He has tried everything within His power to keep His people safe. But the people have become so hardened, so ingrained to conforming to what was deemed acceptable, that they virtually tuned out God's voice, His teachings, His laws. They have sunk to the depths of evil. 

We see the same theme in Luke. Jesus tells the people that they have allowed evilness to pervade their lives. The people have become divided. Their loyalties displaced. "A house divided cannot stand." There is no longer a strong foundation on which to build their faith. Jesus reminds them that those who do not follow Him, those who speak against Him will be scattered in the wind like the petals of a wilting flower. There is nothing that can hold it together. You're either with me or against me, is what He is basically saying. 

When we veer away from having God in our lives, when we don't hear what He has to say, it casts a darkness on our soul. The further we go, the darker it gets, until we can no longer hear God's voice. We allow the evilness of this world to harden our hearts, taint our soul, and colour our perspective. Sometimes this can happen without us even realising it, till it becomes the norm in our every day life. We become numb to its effects. 

BUT, dear reader, all is not lost!! We can allow Jesus back into our lives!! We can turn away from that darkness!! All we need to do is take a moment, one small moment, to tune out what is around us and ask Jesus to drive out that gloom that has crept into our lives. We don't need grand gestures, we don't need to run to the nearest church to have the demons driven out. It can be as simple as just saying "Jesus, help me." Three simple words, spoken with conviction, are all you need. 

Be blessed, my friends. And as always.... be a nice human. 😇

Here is a great video from my favorite "pastor", Joyce Meyer, on hearing God's voice:

https://youtu.be/b5ea0P2xSR8

Here is a song to give you a little inspiration: https://youtu.be/EqsnGE3_dsg