God talks to His people-to each one of us-through His Word, through the counsel of godly friends, and through the Holy Spirit.
Sheila WalshThe world is not looking for Stepford-type Christians. People are tired of pretense. We struggle with failures; we long for intimacy. So why are we feigning perfection before God and one another.
Sheila WalshIt takes deliberate and continuous effort to carve out time in our overfull schedules to listen to the voice of God.
Sheila WalshSome people will not understand what the love of Christ compels you to do; do it anyway.
Sheila WalshMy times of silence before God are very important to me now. I put everything else down, every word away, and I am with the Lord. When I'm quiet, life falls into perspective for me. I have a very active mind and I'm a worrier, but in those moments when I choose to put that away, I rest beside the Shepherd in still places. Why don't you give yourself a gift today? Turn off the television or the car stereo, put down the newspaper or the business plan, and in the quietness, rest for a while beside the Shepherd of your soul.
Sheila Walsh