What is in a word? Letters arranged in a format to help us understand what the person speaking or writing is trying to say. A simple concept, yet it is complex.
A word from a friend can be uplifting, a word from a loved one you have not heard from for a long time can be heartwarming. A word from a police officer can be correcting or devastating depending on the circumstance. A word from God can be life changing.
It is hard to hear and truly listen when everyone around you is talking and being loud, a word from God is hard to hear when we have our focus on other things other than him.
On certain re-runs of really old TV shows I remember them saying, “now a word from our sponsor,” and then they would go to a commercial. That was usually the time to take a potty break and make it back before the show came back on for those of us who remember TV before you could pause live shows. When it is time to hear a word from our sponsor, are we really listening? Or are we taking a break and giving our attention to something else?
God’s voice is not loud and booming, but rather a small whisper or that voice in the back of your head. We make the choice of whether we are going to listen or focus our attention somewhere else.
When I was on a break from writing I felt the Lord telling me to write a blog called, “Feelin’ Salty.” I wrote most of it but didn’t finish it. Months later when I went to finish it and submit it, the Lord stopped me and told me that I had missed my opportunity and for whoever needed to read it, the moment was gone because I was not listening and being obedient.
In a world full of chatter and mindless noise know that the one true God is still talking to us today. Sometimes I need hit with a 2×4 to get my attention, but He isn’t like that (usually.) We must make the choice to tune in to Him and pay attention to what He says.
As my Savior, He paid the price to sponsor my freedom, every day I choose Him and as much as I feel I fail Him, He is truly faithful and never fails me. As it is explained in Hebrews 13: “God has said, never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.”
Truly an encouraging word from our sponsor.
Tammy Bassett is a speaker and the author of the Mopping Up Your Blessings blog. She was born and raised a country girl who’s roots run deep in the mountains of Appalachia. She has worked a wide variety of jobs ranging from radio to insurance agent. She is now a stay-at-home mom, who along with her husband, are raising five daughters (ages 10 to 25), seven cats and one dog. She uses her accounting and business administration degree to help run her busy household.
She loves spending time with her family and homeschooling her two youngest children. She spends a lot of her day trying to conquer the obstacles in her home. With four of her children still living at home the laundry pile (nicknamed Mt. Wash-more) is her nemesis. Some days she wins and some days she doesn’t, but she always gets up the next day and tries again.
She also loves camping with her family as long as there is a camper with air conditioning, a comfy bed, and indoor plumbing. Her downfall is her obsession with iced coffee. Thankfully the closest Starbucks is an hour from her home, or she would be broke. She also loves reading and learning new skills such as homesteading, being more self-sustainable, gardening and foraging.
She relates the most to her favorite animal, the alpaca. They are both kind of weird and look like they are two months past due on a haircut. Much like alpacas she makes a gentle humming noise when happy and if irritated she often stamps the ground with her feet. Her husband has refused to buy her an alpaca much to her disappointment.
But more than anything, she loves the Lord and is growing more in her faith each day and hopes to inspire others to do the same. She wants everyone to understand that God’s grace is truly amazing and has changed her from the inside out and he can do the same for you.
by leaps and bounds 
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