Hello First name / there,

I've been asking God questions. I've got decisions to make and don't have the answers. My head is trying to work it all out.

 

In the tumult of my thoughts, I suddenly feel God say, ‘Ask me.’ 

 

‘But I have been asking you!’ is my response. Then it dawns on me that maybe I am asking the wrong thing. I've been looking for answers, for what I should do, rather than asking God to speak what he wants to speak to me.

 

So I come to God again, and say, ‘God, please speak to me. Please show me whatever you want to show me.’ 

 

In that moment, I see a picture of a hill. And in the quiet of my thoughts, I know that…

 

 

This word from God has shifted my entire thinking and brought such peace. I still don't have the answers, I don't know what's at the top of the hill. But I can enjoy the process, exploring the different routes along the way. I can anticipate the beauty of what's coming. I can enjoy what God shows me. There's no rush.

 

 

God shows me another picture, a huge jigsaw puzzle spread out over the ground. I see myself at ground level unable to see all the pieces of the puzzle. Then I see myself rising into the sky, soaring high like an eagle, seeing from God's perspective, able to look down onto the earth and see the whole picture. 

 

My job is not to try and work out the puzzle! My job is to press into Jesus. As I trust, he will make me ‘soar on wings like eagles’ (Isaiah 40:31). As I fly with him, I will see as he sees; he will bring clarity.

 

Wow! A word from God changes everything!

I pray what God has spoken to me will also speak to you. If you are facing uncertainty, if your thoughts go round and round, stuck on problems, the past or an unknown future, come to Jesus. Ask him what he wants to speak to you or show you. Press into him. Ask him to help you see from his perspective. Enjoy his presence and the process. (And if that seems too difficult or impossible, or you just don't know how, tell him that. Ask for his help. Surrender yourself completely to him. He will meet you where you're at.)

A few weeks ago I preached a message called Fix Your Thoughts. (Ha! And it's since then that my thoughts really have been tested!) If you struggle with your thoughts and long for freedom, or just want to know God's peace, I share encouragement and strategy to help you, plus my own personal stories. Listen here. 

 

And if you'd like to learn how to hear God's voice, join the waitlist for my course Knowing God: Hear His Voice. You'll tell from this email that I most often hear God through ‘pictures' in my mind, and words flowing through my thoughts. We all hear God uniquely. It's possible to discover how you best hear God, and to hear him speak often to you. He doesn't just want to speak direction to you, he wants to share his heart with you and his love. 

 

I will open the Knowing God: Hear His Voice course when there are enough people on the waitlist (it works best when there's a group of us going through it together). In addition, everyone on the waitlist will get 50% off the course. So sign up here, and share it with your friends. I'd love us to journey together in hearing God speak. 

 

I pray God's blessing on you, his peace and rest to your mind, and his whispers of love to your heart.

 

With much love,

 

Jo xxx