How to Hear God’s Voice

3866bc5e9e0b34289cfd40b336dfd76b.jpegMy Featured Blogger this week is Karyn of Saturated in Seattle. You can probably guess where she lives, but what matters more is what, and Who, lives in her. Her words: “This is me; all of me. Present. Authentic. Vulnerable. Always learning. Forever growing. Humble and yet sometimes proud. A wretch and yet a saint. I’m complex and simple, but always myself.” Karyn’s authenticity and character have touched me many times.

I know they’ll do the same for you.

Saturated In Seattle

Hearing God's VoiceI hung up the phone and promptly fell into a heap, sobbing uncontrollably. Unable to catch my breath, my mind raced from one tragic event to the next, spiraling deeper into despair with each scene my memory recalled.

Pinned down, dark eyes, unheard cries. Cold bathroom floor, double blue lines. Forever traumatized.

Escape is what that phone call was supposed to have offered me; a way out; a way to leave the past behind and start fresh. Instead, my stomach twisted and turned and memories suffocated me, leaving me feeling hopeless—even after making the call to abort my rapist’s baby.

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5 Responses to How to Hear God’s Voice

  1. boromax says:

    THAT was great share.

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  2. EXCELLENT! Yes, He speaks wisdom to us when our own thoughts are making no sense at all.

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  3. numrhood says:

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  4. That was a powerful read.

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