A few days ago my little girl Kailey (whose 5 years old) asked me a startling question from the back of the car as I was driving. She asked, "Why does God speak like this?" and then she went silent.
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"Speak like what?" I responded.
"Speak like this..." silent again.
"What do you mean Kailey? Daddy doesn't understand." (I was expecting her to use some deeper voice impression of God instead of, well, nothing.)
Frustrated she said, "Daddy God doesn't talk to me. He is quiet. Why doesn't he talk to me with words?"
Hmmm.
I wish I had a snappy theological comeback that a five year old could wrap her mind around but I didn't. As a matter of fact I've been thinking about her question ever since. Yes, I know that God speaks to us through creation (Psalm 19) and through His Word (Psalm 119.) But, Kailey has a point, why doesn't he use words?
Maybe He operates differently with you but I've been saved since June 23rd, 1974 and I've never heard the audible voice of God once. When I flip through the stations on my television set and see big haired preachers go on about the conversation they had with God over lattes last night I get a little frustrated. What am I missing? Why does God speak to me like this?____________(silence)
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