Daddy Ears, Mommy Ears, God Ears

We all have ears, we just use them in different ways.

Daddy hears with his little ears –

• the bell on the ice cream truck
• a car that needs power steering fluid
• a car that needs to adjust their timing belt
• a 747 in the air
• his name after repeated for  the fourth time
• exactly what a wife is SAYING not FEELING

Mommy hears with her little ears –

• the creak of a hinge to the snack cupboard
• the remote click that’s changing the tv away from the agreed station
• the whispered threat of an older to a younger child
• the muffled scraping of the cookie jar lid
• the untwisting of a cellophane candy wrapper, especially if it is after brushing teeth, but before bedtime
• the shaking of a piggy bank
• the opening of the fridge door
• the opening of any door, especially after bedtime
• the cry of a child during the night
• the whimper of a child during the night
• the sniffle of a child during the night
• the unusual breathing pattern of a child during the night
• the blinking eyes of a child awakened during the night

Kids hear their little ears-

• the untwisting of a cellophane candy wrapper, even if mom is hiding in the bedroom closet
• the jangle of change in a Daddy’s pocket
• everything their friends say
• the ice cream truck
• anybody who farted within a mile
• the crinkle of dollar bills in Mommy’s wallet
• everything Daddy saysIf you’re like me, you might occasionally chide (sounds better than nag, huh?) your hubby for not listening. We chide the kids for not listening. We long to be heard.

  Maybe that’s why we blog. Someone, somewhere, is listening. (Technically, yes, reading, but it has the same result as real listening!)

  The Lord has this same longing for people on earth to listen to Him.

God hears with his big ears –

Matthew 13:9, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”

We all know there is a difference between letting the words enter the eardrum AND listening and engaging with the heart and mind.  The Lord knows the difference, too.

Sixteen times in the New Testament the He says,  “let him hear.”

He speaks through His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ.

Matthew 17:5, “While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them; and suddenly a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Hear Him!”

He speaks through His Word, the Bible.

Luke 11:28, “But He said, “More than that, blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it.”

He wants us to hear Him, but He is listening to us, as well.  This is what He wants to hear.

3 John 1:4, “I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.”

We walk in the truth because we hear His voice.  We’ve come full circle.

Our longing for our husband and children to hear us should be a spiritual reminder of same desire the Lord has for us.

“Are you listening?”