Pastor Randall Haltom Greensboro, North Carolina randallhaltom @ gmail. com |
My father died on June 25th of 2008 which in a few days will be 5 years. I can’ t explain how I miss him. I was thinking the other day about how we had very few pictures of him and no video from recent years. This made me realize that I may never on this side of Heaven hear my father’ s voice again. This can be an unsettling feeling if you let it. I always growing up felt alone at least emotionally I was kind of weird like that, but when I was nine years old I was saved. Now I’ m not going to say I lived a Christian life from that moment on, but I can say I have heard my Heavenly father’ s voice from that moment on. It is an amazing thing as a Christian when God takes control of your situation and speaks words of wisdom to you. John 10:27 says“ My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.” These are beautiful words to me! God speaks to me, and so even though my earthly father is gone Jesus has never left. Even though the guiding words of my dad have faded the powerful |
life changing words of God still stand strong in my life. I know that Mother’ s Day and Father’ s Day are tough for a lot of people and I understand that first hand but our father in Heaven has promised to hear and be heard by His followers. Jesus doesn’ t just speak to us He brings power with Him Romans 10:17 says“ So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.” We receive faith through hearing His word rather it be in study of the Bible, preached or taught, or in your quiet time in prayer. God speaks and speaks with power and with life altering sprit. Sometimes we do miss loved ones who have gone on and it is ironic that in that pain many let Jesus fade away with the memory of that person. Some blame or question God in those times. These are the exact time we should seek Christ seek His voice seek His spirit, and change our lives and perspective on a situation due to Him speaking directly to our hearts. Some people would indeed mock that idea in |
fact I had people question my handling of my father’ s death. You see I was sad very sad, and went through a very tough time, but I spoke to God on a regular basis, I seeked Him daily to help me out of that dark place. My prayer for everyone reading this is to hear your Father’ s voice. May you talk to God before that decision you make instead of after. He will hear you and He has promised you will hear Him too. May God bless you till next time... |