It’s worth the practice.
I called my husband’s grandmother to ask about her dinner rolls. After we spent some time getting her hearing aids adjusted, I rushed to write it down.
I had never made bread before, so I rolled them out, making them too dense. Once, I forgot the yeast and even when I thought I had finally figured it out, I discovered I had not been using enough salt.
The process was clumsy, and I made a lot of mistakes, but each time, I learned something new and was getting closer.
It’s been interesting to try something that I had no exposure to, and it has made me wonder if this is how some of you feel when you try to hear God’s voice.
I grew up watching my mom read her Bible in the kitchen every morning, so I knew what that pattern looked like. Do you read when you are sick? Yep. Do you read on vacation? Yep. For those of you who grew up watching your mom make bread, you have an idea of what the process looks like…but neither of us will be able to do it on our own unless we try it in our own kitchens.
Why would we read it on our own? Don’t we hear the Bible read if we go to a church? I could buy rolls, and they would fit the meal, but once you have tasted these out of the oven, you won’t eat frozen rolls again. Once you have read the Bible for yourself, and God has intersected your life as you read, you will want to read it on your own because the taste is different…it’s personal.
Would God speak to you through the Bible if you read it? Try it. Experiment for yourself. It took me seven batches of these rolls before I had the confidence to say out loud that I could make them. It might take you some time before you would say that you hear God’s voice through His Word, but little by little, you will get more comfortable, and after a bit of time, it will feel natural.
I like to ask God what He wants me to know. Open a Bible with an open heart. He will change your life if you let Him.
HLLF,
