{"id":551,"date":"2011-02-07T13:15:39","date_gmt":"2011-02-07T18:15:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.phatherphil.org\/?p=551"},"modified":"2011-02-07T13:26:24","modified_gmt":"2011-02-07T18:26:24","slug":"my-sheep-listen-to-my-voice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.phatherphil.org\/?p=551","title":{"rendered":"My sheep listen to my voice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Lord; Happy Monday Father!\u00a0 To begin with Lord, I want to thank You for another lovely weekend with my family and friends.\u00a0 I was able to get caught up on quite a bit of housework, did a little cooking, had fun time with the kids and even went out on a great date night with Shannon.\u00a0 All in all, a productive and relaxing couple of days away from work.\u00a0 Thank You so much for that much-needed respite!<\/p>\n<p>This morning Father, I was thinking about all the different ways You and I communicate.\u00a0 Throughout my journey to You, I\u2019ve found that the more <em>\u201cin-tune\u201d<\/em> I become with Your Presence, the more ways I see and hear Your Guidance in my everyday life.\u00a0 I\u2019ve come to rely on Your Voice more and more, and love finding Your influence in the world around me during the course of the day.<\/p>\n<p>So today, I thought I\u2019d run down some of the places and ways I find Your Messages to me each day.\u00a0 Lets see\u2026<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Through reading and hearing Your Word; Whether it\u2019s hearing verses quoted on the Christian Radio stations I listen to, reading passages in my Bible or finding quotes while searching the Internet, Your Book brings such amazing Guidance for all facets of my life.<\/li>\n<li>Through Christian Music; Music gets into our soul in ways that not many other things can.\u00a0 The Godly messages and themes present in Christian Music help keep me focused, uplifted and energized over the course of my day.<\/li>\n<li>By reading and interacting with Christian Devotional Blogs and their authors; The blogs I read each day and the wonderful people I\u2019ve met by doing so are an amazing resource and Blessing for me Lord.\u00a0 They give me perspective, encouragement and an online fellowship that has been invaluable in my walk with You.<\/li>\n<li>Through Prayer; Along with our conversations on this blog Father, prayer is my lifeline to You.\u00a0 Whether silent or verbal, much of the guidance and direction I receive from You over the course of the day comes from our <em>\u201cprayer connection\u201d<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>By the words and actions of others; As I\u2019ve written to you so often Lord, I see Your Love and Influence in the actions of others.\u00a0 We\u2019re surrounded by miracles every day, and the closer I walk to Christ\u2019s footsteps the more obvious those wonders become to me.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Obviously Father, this isn\u2019t a complete list by any means but these examples are what first came to my mind as I thought about our talks.\u00a0 I love the deepening connection You and I are forming, and I crave for it to expand more each day.<\/p>\n<p>Your Son phrased it perfectly when he said :<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cMy sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.\u00a0 I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand.\u00a0 My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father\u2019s hand.\u201d \u2013 John 10:27-29<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Heavenly Father, thank You so much for Your Loving Presence and Guidance in my life.\u00a0 The more I open myself to You, the fuller and more complete my life becomes.\u00a0 Amen.<\/p>\n<p>~Phather Phil<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Lord; 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