Radio review...

I'm still learning.  Driving home today in our recently purchased vehicle, I realized that I have much yet to learn.  Remember the old preset tabs we pushed to change radio stations?  That's not the case anymore.  Now we have a screen with FM/AM and some type of satellite radio options displayed.  As I drove, a talk show dominated the current station.  That did not satisfy me...at all.  Yet I knew it was unsafe to watch the fascinating screen as I searched for options.  So I did what any middle-aged mom in a new vehicle did.  I simply used the up and down arrows on the steering wheel until I found a better station, which was older rock music.  I began thinking.

How many times do we tune out what we don't want to hear in life...while we search for what we would rather hear instead?  Do we listen to others' hearts?  Do we listen to what we need to live a better life for Him?  Do we really listen to Him?  Or do we prefer to hear what is much more acceptable, comfortable or enjoyable?  

It is no secret that I love classical music.  However, as a gal raised in the beautiful mountains of Virginia, I grew up hearing, and appreciating, great country and even bluegrass music.  I also enjoy rock music...as well as contemporary Christian artists.  I am quite versatile in musical preferences.   

May I also be versatile in not only hearing...but genuinely listening...to hearts, lives and needs on life's journey.  May I especially seek the voice of the One Who speaks in the silence of the night, the smile of a child, the tears of a friend...or the heartache of the hurting.  I'm still learning as He patiently guides me.  I am amazed.  I am grateful.  I am never alone.<3~thl