more often than not, we have so many things to do each day that we do not have the time to spend with God, either to talk to Him or to read His Word. our minds are filled with so many concerns that even when we have the time and want to spend it with Him, we are unable to hear anything from Him. somehow the different concerns that we have are speaking louder than Him and we end up thinking that God does not speak to His people anymore. also, there are times when we miss out on what God wants to speak to us about because we do not know how He sounds like. He speaks in different ways at different times in different places. we become so confused because of the presence of other voices around us and we make things worse when we rush into things without first seeking Him, asking Him to help us to make the decisions that we have to make. sometimes, we choose not to listen to God when what He speaks does not agree with what we want to hear. usually, this happens when we want to do things our own way but He wants us to put aside our plan and obeys what He calls us to do.

for me, i guess there are many times when i chose not to listen to what God says and did things the way i thought is best because i was prideful. i trusted in what i could do more than what God could do through me. i did not give Him control over my life and i ended up worse than i was before and also hurting the people around me. there's one thing that i have found out. we are more likely to do the wrong things when we are tired physically and mentally. therefore, when we know that we are tired, let us not listen to our own voices but let us spend some quiet time and be still before God so that He is able to grant us rest and show us the way to go. God will never leave us alone because He is a faithful God.