Listening to the Voice of God

By Outpouring of the Soul

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Life Changing Powerful Prayers

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Life Changing Powerful Prayers

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The Glory of the Morning

I wake up every morning at 5am to share my personal and private thoughts & prayers with my creator. I thank him for reviving me from my sleep. I thank him for my health, my family and all the simple things in my life. This is my time to connect to the ultimate source of the universe. I want to connect to his love, kindness and compassion. These are special minutes that I cherish. Fears, concerns and anxiety dissipate by surrendering me to God. God is peace.

I Feel the Love & Have Absolute Faith

I know that he Loves Me and has made me a unique messenger of his will. God is Love. We are born with love and return to our creator with love.

I have this intuitive, unexplainable feeling of faith & trust to God. I feel it is impossible to fail. I know that God is always with me and wants the best for me. I know that he is there for all of us and for all of our difficulties. All we need to do is call out to him. With this attitude I have learned to make lemonade out of lemons. Things do not have to go as we think in order for it to be good for us. God knows what is best for us.

Thank you God

Thank you God

Thank you Always God

That same love applies to all of us. We all have a special and unique mission in this world. God loves you more than you can ever imagine. He is always there to listen to you. He is always there to assist you in every decision you come across. No matter your past, you’re loved by God and your father loves you always. Just ask him. Speak to him in your own way. Speak to him in any language. God is there for you 24/7. He wants to help you. He wants you to invite him into your life. Life’s troubles and tribulations are wake up calls that he wants to speak about with you. If things went smoothly and without tribulation you might not ever seek him. You can consider yourself lucky when you have a trial or tribulation because God loves you and wants you to get closer to him.

Meditation and Quiet Time

In order to get close to God we have to silence the chatter in our minds. The best way for this is to set a specific time aside every day even for just a short period of time. Sit in the silence, watch your breathing. Inhale Godly energy and exhale anxiety and any of your fears. This is a great time to speak to God. Ask your personal questions. Maybe an idea will present itself for an issue you are dealing with. Be open to communicate with your creator. Be calm be relaxed. Find your special space in which you can invite God into your life.

Why I Write

I love to write and express my thoughts about the blessings in my life. I feel my mission in life is to relate my experiences, kindness, compassion and love with others. I ask the almighty to guide my thoughts and have them written in a way that you too can encompass them into your life.

I am only an instrument of God. I do not own these words that I write. I have learned them and lived these words throughout my life. All that we really only have in this world is our good name which is built on our good deeds. Everything seems to pass. We have children and they grow and marry.

At my more immature stage at life I was so proud to have an amazing car; however that amazing car was not so amazing after 5 years and countless dollars spent on mechanics bills.

The top designer clothes quickly go out of style. Do you remember when plaid polyester pants were cool?

Only love and good deeds stay with us.

When we do good deeds, we become like God. We share his attributes of mercy, kindness and love. We connect to him. We give a piece of ourselves. However; we gain, we do not lose anything. When you give of yourself you actually feel good.

Charity

Before you say it, I thought to catch you. As I mentioned above, “when you give, you do not lose anything.” I would qualify that by saying “cost”. In logic if I give away money I have lost something. However God does not work with humanly logic; Nor should we. We need to have faith and trust. When we give charity we are acting like God. He gives us everything. He gives us food, shelter, love and a list too long to mention. When I give to someone less fortunate I have the pleasure of emulating God as well as I have full faith that money will be multiplied & returned by God in some unexpected fashion. This is what faith and trust is. I know that God will provide for me and my family.

Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People

This question is always asked and there is no easy answer. What I want to believe is that we all have a mission here on this earth. Once we complete this mission we go back to our source. This is the basis of faith for me. There is no wrong or right. However; this concept could possibly be comforting when tragedy befalls good people.

Ironically and sadly, as I am writing this, I was informed that a woman in her 50s passed away from cancer. I was asked to write something for an event in her memory. She was a wonderful kind sweet woman. I would see her almost daily at the gym. She took it upon herself to learn to swim and run marathons at the age of 50 (So full of life and vitality). She had it all; a wonderful family, wealth, a beautiful house by the sea and unfortunately a brain tumor. Within 4 months she passed away. Why…Why did this happen to her?

There are no answers. Life is a gift. We are not guaranteed anything. We do not deserve anything. Once we take entitlement out of our context we start to appreciate the gifts that are given to us (actually loaned). Is it possible this world is only an illusion?

Is it too hard to fathom that we are only here in this world for a soul correction or mission?

We are God’s fragile creatures; nothing more. We all have an expiration date. There are no guarantees or promises. Think of all the famous people with all their power, who have fatal heart attacks or cancer (God Forbid).  Accept your weakness and turn to the almighty and listen to his voice. He wants to speak with us. He wants us to be a part of his glory. Align yourself with him. Call it mission or purpose or whatever. The fact is,

He is

He was

He is Always

Inner Voices

Our inner voices know him, however sometimes our ego or busy schedules intervene. Do not allow this. Be in connection. Speak to God as you would a dear friend or loving parent. God only wants the best for all us (even though many times we do not understand our current situation or tribulations). Our inner voices know exactly what we need to do. We need to ask. We need the guidance which is driven by our creator. God’s spirit lives within all of us. Surrender yourself to God. Upon doing so a sense of relief and contentment is thrust upon you. It is the concept of having faith (Enuma in Hebrew) and more so trust (Bitochen in Hebrew). The voices of God come to us in numerous fashions such as intuitions, messages, surprising thought of as coincidences (even though no such thing really is a coincidence) and inner voices. These are all from your creator who loves you and wants the best for you. On a personal basis when I feel the warmth of faith overwhelming me, I know that I can overcome any situation. The rational is that God loves me as he loves you. These situations or challenges are put in our path in order that we grow. Sometimes this growth is to become more aware of God and how much we really need him in our lives.

Missing Wallet Story

The last paragraph was inner voices. I would call this next paragraph a Godly hug or Hug from heaven. Last month I had a flight to London and then several days later on to New York and Chicago. I took a night flight which left the airport at 1:00 in the morning. I sat down in the departures lobby, opened my laptop and did some work. My flight was called and I approached the gate. Upon checking in, they asked my name and handed me my wallet. I was in complete shock. I have never lost my wallet or even my keys. All I thought was, Wow, how would I pay for the hotel without a credit card or cash. What about food? Immediately my faith muscle kicked in and all I thought was that God loves me and this was a hug from heaven reminding me of his love. I had a choice to get angry or upset, rather I choose gratitude. Gratitude is a powerful tool. More so gratitude to our creator opens the gates of heaven.

Changing Lanes on the Highway without Reason

I speak to my mother every day. She is not your proverbial spring chicken. She is in her mid-80s but sharper than people in their 40s. The other day she told me she had an urge to change lanes on I95. No reason, just a simple feeling.

Seconds later there was a terrible accident before her eyes. If she had not changed lanes, she would have been involved in the accident. How do you explain that? There is no explanation other than divine providence and love.

Another example for me as to a hug from heaven

Everything God Does is for the Very Best

On a personal level I can tell you many times that there have been numerous cases in my life that seemed at the time bad. However these so thought “bad” were for the ultimate good. We have to trust God’s plan for us. For example you rush to get to work or school on time. You run for the bus and it goes away without stopping for you. You have a choice at that moment to be angry or shout or scream. However if you have faith you realized God did not want you on that bus for whatever reason. Seconds later you hear a thud or boom only to see an accident the bus was involved with. We, as mortals, have limited capacity of understanding. We are truly small. We cannot fathom the variables that God takes into account. However over time and in retrospect, we see how a seemingly bad situation turned out for the best. Everything that God does is for our best even if we do not understand it.

It takes a lot of faith to believe everything, not almost everything is for the best!

Our simple logic cannot comprehend. It is above us. The easy analogy is we know electricity exists. We utilize all the daily benefits of electricity, however you never see electricity.  God is synonymous to electricity. We know he is there, hopefully you realize all of his daily miracles but we do not see God.

Stay Connected with God

A plant is made up countless leaves, roots and stems. Each of these countless leaves, stems and roots are important and are all connected. They are united and not separated. The plant lives through these integral parts. The roots keep it in place in times of a storm. Leaves produce chlorophyll which is food and stems connect the leaves. However if a leaf falls from the plant it is disconnected and soon withers. The same analogy can be made with us and God. We are connected to God. When we are not connected to God, spiritually we wither. Fears, anxiety, doubt arise. This is the anti-thesis of what God wants for us.

Connect yourself to the almighty. When you are connected to the almighty believe and internalize that everything is for the best, God loves you, God wants the best for you and God will provide for all your needs. In the world of Godliness, there is no hatred, hunger, homelessness or despair. We have the ability to overcome all hardships with God’s love and help. When the times get too difficult, try this statement:  “God I do not know what to do about this and I am leaving it up to you to decide”.

How about “Do your best and let God do the rest! These are not trite sayings. God can do anything. Everything is in his realm. Become at one with God. Because God loves us; believe that whatever you truly need will come to you. Maybe not exactly when you want it….but when he decides it will be good for you to have it. All the hardships or tribulations that we go through mold us and make us stronger. They are not problems. They are issues that in most cases can be overcome through prayer and hard work. Many times, so thought problems end up being for our benefit.

Believe this…Internalize this. Have faith; otherwise life can become a nightmare full of frustration, unhappiness and anger all of which will impede our health.

Miracles Really Do Occur – I Lived Through Them!

God can be assumed to be hidden from us with all of our trials and tribulations. The Hebrew world for world is olam. It is a derivative of he’lem or concealment. All of our trials and tribulations can make one lose faith. Financial issues, health issues, or marital issues can make life seem hopeless.

Many ask where God is.

Living in Israel can be challenging. We are faced with all too many threats,  However in times of our most desperate periods, we see the hand of God.

1991: Missiles & Miracles

From chabad.org: The failed attempt of the SCUD missiles to destroy Jewish life was nothing less than miraculous. As the missiles—each loaded with 600 pounds of explosives—rained down upon Tel Aviv, the terrified citizens, huddled in shelters and sealed rooms, listened in disbelief to the newsflashes. Buildings crowded with people were hit, yet virtually not a soul was harmed. “G-d threw down mattresses to cushion our falls, pushed walls out of our way,” declared one survivor. On the day of Purim, traditionally a day of merry-making for the Jewish people, the war was officially declared over. “Adequate attention is not being paid to these miracles,” said the Rebbe in public addresses in the weeks to follow. “The popular media throughout the world took note of the miraculous occurrences, yet there is a tendency to offer rationales and explanations. We must publicize that these are miracles that were performed by G-God!

Ezekiel 36:22

I do not do this for your sakes, O house of Israel, but for my holy name’s sake, which you have profaned among the nations, to which you came

Direct Hit on a Shelter

After the noise quieted down and the dust settled, the people who were frozen in shock began to look around. They were completely astonished when they realized that not even one of the 200 people was injured. The entire building had collapsed around them, even three walls of the shelter were gone and only the eastern wall remained standing [the shelter was also used as a shul (synagogue) so that even the racks which held siddurim (prayer books) and chumashim (the first five books of the Bible) were not damaged]. When the Prime Minister and the Mayor toured the site, the Prime Minister asked if there were people here. “Definitely,” said the Mayor, “there were 200 people and they were all saved by a miracle!”

[Mishpacha monthly magazine Feb. 2, 1991]

SCUD 33 The missile landed in the middle of a residential street. The house on one side of the street crumbled entirely, but its elderly occupant was pulled from the debris unscathed. The house on the opposite side of the street was also destroyed completely, but no-one was home at the time of the blast. Another man was trapped beneath the rubble of his 4-room ranch house. As rescue crews sifted through the ruins of his home, they heard him pleading for help. Only his head protruded from the rubble, yet he was virtually unharmed. His two dogs, standing on either side of him at the time of the attack, were killed instantly.

[Yated Ne’eman Feb. 22, 1991]

In the magazine, Seed link, issue number 21, some of the miracles of the Gulf War are listed.

39 Scud missiles were launched against Israel

Altogether over ten tons of explosives fell on Israel

In all 15,000 properties were damaged

10,992 apartments

235 houses

3773 other buildings

13 people died. Two directly from a missile

Eleven indirectly from heart attack or misuse of a gasmask

In November of 2012 again we were bombarded. Over 1500 missiles hit Israel. This is completely illogical that thousands of people did not perish or that that towns & cities were not leveled.

When entering the realm of God there is no logic. There is no reality. God can and does. This applies to your personal life. God is always there for you. God loves you. Enter God into your heart and speak with him. Yes there are miracles. The people of Israel prayed to the almighty and he saved us. Open your heart and soul and call out to your creator.

Positive Thinking & Gratitude are the Voices God Adores

God gave us all free will. When we go through one of life’s tribulations we can chose how to react. We can take the stance of negativity or we can internalize the love that God has for us.

We can embrace faith and trust in God Almighty. We replace despair with optimism. We truly believe that God sent us this challenge for the good. We do not complain or cry. We go to our source and speak with him. We ask for his guidance and compassion. God never gives us anything we cannot handle. God forgets none of us. All of us are special to him and unique. God has created us out of love. Setbacks in life are only aspects to wake us up and to turn to him.

Giving thanks is the secret to all imaginable blessings. Gratitude opens the gates of the heavens.

Believe that you are in God’s hands and whatever results will be good

Say to yourself

God is With Me

God is With Me

God is With Me

God Loves Me

God Loves Me

God Loves Me

God wants only the best for me

God wants only the best for me

God wants only the best for me

At this point you should feel comforted and an immense love should overwhelm you.

I feel honored to have shared with you my thoughts and prayers. I look forward supplying you with more of my ideas to help you cope with today’s world.

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Table of Contents

Copyright

The Glory of the Morning

I Feel the Love & Have Absolute Faith

Meditation and Quiet Time

Why I Write

Charity

Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People

Inner Voices

Missing Wallet Story

Changing Lanes on the Highway without Reason

Everything God Does is for the Very Best

Stay Connected with God

Miracles Really Do Occur – I Lived Through Them!

Positive Thinking & Gratitude are the Voices God Adores