When installing a printer or scanner to a computer it is often necessary to tick an option labeled enable bi-directional communication. Once ticked this allows information not just to be sent to the printer or scanner but also for the device to send information back to the computer.
I was in a very interesting meeting Wednesday night discussing in part how some of our church meetings are structured and how we approach prayer during these times. One of the main ideas that came out of that meeting is that we don't often give opportunities for our communication with God to be bi-directional. We often approach prayer as spending time talking to God and rarely give time for God to respond and talk back to us.
This is something which as a leadership team and a church body we are trying to address and take a fresh look at how we approach our prayer times. We hope to build in much greater opportunities for reflection and to give over time to God when we simply listen. God is able to speak to us in many ways; through his word in the bible, through preaching, through each other, through song words and many other form of media. But it is when God speaks to us in that still small voice, in the quiet whisper to our souls that we so often miss because there is simply too much else going on or we are too busy talking to hear.
Have a great day.
May God truly bless you today.
Chris
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