"God Doesn't Talk to Me"

Seven year old Gracie and I had been watching the movie "Love Comes Softly."  She was very interested in the movie and especially their dialog about God.  This interest extended into Primary Church the next day and was even stronger after the lessons taught by Miss Janni and Miss Rachel.  Why had God not talked to her? Gracie was so focused on the fact that God had not talked to her. She wanted Him to speak to her so she could hear His voice.

All day we talked about how God talks to a person and the possible reasons she had never heard Him..  Why does God talk to some people and not to others?  I explained that God spoke in different ways to people.  That it wasn't always an audible voice that one would hear with their ears, but with their hearts, and as she grew older she would be more aware of God and would be able to hear His voice within her, but for now the Bible was God's word and that He spoke to children through their Sunday School and Primary Church teachers, the pastor, and their parents.

Gracie is a very talkative young lady.  As the old saying goes, "she could talk the horns off a billy goat!" As we got ready for bed, and after we said our prayers, she said again, "God doesn't talk me."  She began her line of questions again still not satisfied with my answers.  Finally  I reminded Gracie that she was going to have to talk less and listen more.   

It is me again, Lord, thanking you for the innocence of children and the hunger they have for learning about You..  

A little Georgia Wisdom:  We need to talk less and listen to God more.  Remember Psalm 46:10,  "Be still and know that I am God."