Can you hear God’s voice? Do you hear Him when he calls to you?
I’m in the middle of lambing right now and it’s such a great reminder on how we have to listen to be able to distinguish God’s voice above the noise.
When it’s a ewe and her lambs and nothing else is around it’s really easy for the lambs to distinguish her call. And it’s best for the first 24 hours or so if they do have some distance from other sheep so they can learn to identify their mothers unique “voice”.
As I move them out into the pair pasture or even into a lot with a few more sheep it’s even more vital they can distinguish their own mother from the crowd. If they get separated they often run around panicked looking for their mom and their mom is calling trying to find them in the chaos. It’s when they slow down, perk up their ears and truly listen they can locate her voice above the others.
My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. John 10:27 (ESV)
How often do we run around like chickens with our heads cut off desperately seeking the “right way” to do this whole Christianity thing? In reality, God is always calling to us we just need to slow down and listen with our hearts.
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When a lamb panics they often run all over bawling wildly for mom and of course she comes running. Yet in his panic he can’t slow down long enough to see and hear what’s right in front of him. Many times they will run right past their own mother or continue to bawl right in front of her not hearing her cry back to them.
Not until their mom reaches out and touches them will many stop and realize she’s been there the whole time.
I know I can’t be the only one to ever react this same way can I? I’m spending so much time running around trying to figure out a situation on my own while all along God has been right there calling to me.
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God has given us full access to Him through Jesus. We have his will for our lives spelled out in His word, the Bible.
Your word is a lamp to guide my feet and a light for my path. Psalm 119:105 (NLT)
Let’s all quiet our minds and hearts and listen for God’s voice as we move forward. Even when life is chaotic all around us we can still stop and listen as God speaks to us.
I’m praying this makes sense as I am literally using talk to text into my phone as I move ewe and lamb pairs. I love what I do and love the way God uses my everyday life to teach me lessons! So sometimes you do what you need to do to get the lesson recorded.
Praying your week is blessed and you can feel God’s presence fully envelop you.
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Beautiful illustration, Laura! It’s a fact … when we’re panicky we can’t heard the Shepherd!
We had a bunch of sheep before we moved from Virginia too; so fun when it was lambing time! Love this analogy.
Laura, this is beautiful, and so true! Thank you for reaching out to your Sisters in Christ during such a busy and important season with your flock. Blessings from your neighbor at Kelly’s
Beautiful word picture you have drawn here!
It was fascinating to learn about lambing too! How blessed you are to be a part of God’s creation in such a special way. 🙂
Thanks so much for sharing.
Hi Laura,
I recently spoke about this at Church. Our verbal lives and our thought lives are going at such a fast past that listening isn’t something we often do very well! Thank you for the sweet reminder and photos of those precious lambs!
Blessings and smiles,
Lori
I love this so much Laura! You are gifted as a writer, it was fun to read! The insight about the ewe and the lamb makes so many of parables make sense.