Jesus Calling August 8th

God is speaking to us. We will only hear if we listen and are thankful. We should not take His communication with us for granted. He speaks to us through the things and people around us. We just have to be really attentive in order to know what is truly Him versus what you think is Him. He if is not really the center of your life, something you connect with that you hear or see could just be a good feeling from your emotional heart. We have to ask God if it is truly a sign from Him. If it is truly Him speaking to us. Telling us what He wants us to do. 

He is trying to teach us to be thankful. Being thankful should be the foundation of your life. If you learn to be thankful for every small thing in your life then you will change your heart. You will become a new person. Help others to learn to be thankful as well. That way you are acting as Christ to them. You are acting in God's image. 

Matthew 7:24-25 (MSG)

These words I speak to you are not incidental additions to your life, homeowner improvements to your standard of living. They are foundational words, words to build a life on. If you work these words into your life, you are like a smart carpenter who built his house on solid rock. Rain poured down, the river flooded, a tornado hit—but nothing moved that house. It was fixed to the rock.