You’re simply walking slowly, listening carefully, and responding willingly. They might call you an Owl Whisperer - or worse - but you’ll know the truth. Look around, listen carefully, and be amazed at what God has created to share with you. Try it! Go by yourself to a forest or a park. It’s uncomfortable, difficult and disruptive to stop doing what everyone else is doing and live the way you believe Jesus is telling you to. Sometimes I think Christians are so busy trying to hear God’s voice that they don’t actually step out in faith. For example, I received an angry email from a friend after I wrote What to Remember When It’s Hard to Follow Jesus – Matthew 4. Sharing what you hear and see - letting your light shine - won’t always be received with joy, love, peace and acceptance. Responding willingly means you’ll disrupt your life and maybe even upset people You don’t need silence to hear God…you just need a quiet mind and a willing spirit. In fact, those are the best types of places to practice being quiet and hearing God’s voice because that’s normal everyday life. You don’t need absolute silence you can “sit in silence” when you’re walking on a noisy street, standing on a crowded bus or subway, or even watching a live hockey game or rock concert. When was the last time you sat in silence for five minutes? Try it. Listening carefully requires you to be quiet If you don’t feel a sense of restraint, take another step. Trust the Holy Spirit to nudge, whisper, call you forward. Jesus knows the way He’s already been there. Being willing to walk slowly means you can’t rush ahead of Jesus Walking slowly requires you to take time away from the distractions of this world - distractions you’re so used to, you barely even notice how much time, energy, and resources they consume. You don’t need to know how things will turn out, or what will happen, or how you’ll deal with it.Īll you need is to be willing to walk slowly, listen carefully, and respond willingly. You don’t need expensive equipment, specialized training, or even plans for the future. You don’t need special gifts, skills, abilities, education or experience. You don’t need to be a “Jesus Whisper” to hear His voice. God has lovingly and lavishly poured His Holy Spirit into you! He wants you to hear, respond and live with freedom, joy, and peace. God is not trying to hide His will, play games, or trick you into making the wrong choice. God wants to be heard - just like owls want their whistle-type sounds to be heard by squirrels and mice. Hearing God’s voice can be as simple as hearing owls hooting in the forest.
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I think she simply knows how to walk slowly, listen carefully, and respond when she hears the owls call out. Is the photographer truly an “Owl Whisperer”? Maybe, but I don’t think so. I walked along a few more feet, and voila! A third owl. “And there’s another one, back there,” she whispered. “I didn’t see the nest of baby owls, but it isn’t far.” “There are two owls over there,” I whispered. She was quietly taking her camera supplies and tripod out of her bags, setting up for the day’s shoot. I took a few pictures, waited for 10 minutes to see if he’d show off his forest-flying skills, and then decided to move along.īack on the path, the photographer was kneeling on the ground. I climbed over a few logs and waded through a few ferns, looked up, and voila! An owl staring down at me. I heard another whistle-type sound, a few hundred feet away.
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