Once upon a time I wrote a little blog for my church group (back when I used to do a weekly email for the group) about how I heard God talking to me through a Cher song. And I've heard God speak to me through an episode of WKRP in Cincinnati as well. And I've frequently heard God speaking to me through a Van Halen song. I searched and searched and cannot find the blog I thought I'd written about this years ago, because some time around the Cher experience is when I think this all came about.
Now, there are those that scoff at hearing God speak to you in any other way than through reading the Bible. Well, I disagree. I think if you look and listen, you will find God all around you, every day. You never know when or how or why He is going to send you a message. You just have to be open to it.
On this particular day I was out in my yard pruning the lantanna. Which is not my favorite thing and generally only happens in January or February once the leaves have fallen. I'm not sure exactly how my head got into this particular place, but I was talking with God and wondering how he could stand the human race most of the time. I mean, good grief! We are a messed up bunch of people that's for ding dang sure. Fortunately, God offers us grace and forgiveness and salvation. Can't get much luckier - or rather, blessed -than that.
So as I'm pruning and pondering and asking God how he can love someone like me, who is certainly undeserving, the Van Halen song "I Can't Stop Loving You" came on and I heard these words:
There's a time and place for everything, for everyone
We can push with all our might, but nothin's gonna come
Oh no, nothin's gonna change
And if I asked you not to try
Oh could you let it be
and
I can't stop lovin' you
And no matter what I say or do
You know my heart is true, oh
I can't stop loving you
I can't clearly recall, but I think I started laughing a little bit at the fact that at the very moment when I needed something like this, this song came on. And I truly believe it was God speaking to me. Reassuring me. Reminding me that no matter what I do, He can't and won't stop loving me. It was pretty cool.
So now every time that song pops up on my iPod, I stop and smile and listen, remembering that God loves me. Even though I don't deserve it. And that sometimes, if He asks me not to push and try so hard, can I just let it be. I'm grateful for God's love and His grace, especially when I have no idea what is going to happen or which way my life is headed (which is basically all the time the past few years, or so it seems). And I'm grateful that God chooses seemingly strange places and things to use to speak to me. I believe God chooses the avenue that is best for the individual and how He knows He can get through to us. And he definitely does get through to me in this song. I dunno... maybe it has something to do with Sammy's hair. :o)
Now, there are those that scoff at hearing God speak to you in any other way than through reading the Bible. Well, I disagree. I think if you look and listen, you will find God all around you, every day. You never know when or how or why He is going to send you a message. You just have to be open to it.
On this particular day I was out in my yard pruning the lantanna. Which is not my favorite thing and generally only happens in January or February once the leaves have fallen. I'm not sure exactly how my head got into this particular place, but I was talking with God and wondering how he could stand the human race most of the time. I mean, good grief! We are a messed up bunch of people that's for ding dang sure. Fortunately, God offers us grace and forgiveness and salvation. Can't get much luckier - or rather, blessed -than that.
So as I'm pruning and pondering and asking God how he can love someone like me, who is certainly undeserving, the Van Halen song "I Can't Stop Loving You" came on and I heard these words:
There's a time and place for everything, for everyone
We can push with all our might, but nothin's gonna come
Oh no, nothin's gonna change
And if I asked you not to try
Oh could you let it be
and
I can't stop lovin' you
And no matter what I say or do
You know my heart is true, oh
I can't stop loving you
I can't clearly recall, but I think I started laughing a little bit at the fact that at the very moment when I needed something like this, this song came on. And I truly believe it was God speaking to me. Reassuring me. Reminding me that no matter what I do, He can't and won't stop loving me. It was pretty cool.
So now every time that song pops up on my iPod, I stop and smile and listen, remembering that God loves me. Even though I don't deserve it. And that sometimes, if He asks me not to push and try so hard, can I just let it be. I'm grateful for God's love and His grace, especially when I have no idea what is going to happen or which way my life is headed (which is basically all the time the past few years, or so it seems). And I'm grateful that God chooses seemingly strange places and things to use to speak to me. I believe God chooses the avenue that is best for the individual and how He knows He can get through to us. And he definitely does get through to me in this song. I dunno... maybe it has something to do with Sammy's hair. :o)
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