John 10:27 New English Translation (NET Bible)27 My sheep listen to my voice, and I know them and they follow me.  How to hear?

 

 Burdens of the spirit

are they God’s call to us?

Are we sealed in one-ness

with God and not a guest?

God says that He speaks clearly

but we can’t comprehend it.

We know the problem is not He

but in our human-ness.

 

To manifest God’s will in me,

how does He go about it?

He speaks with a small still voice

but I just drown that out.

I don’t even know He is speaking

for I am always occupied

with what I deem important

being lost in a crowd.

 

So when I receive a burden,

am I supposed to reason?

Should I try to figure out

and see what God wants?

If it appears good to do it

and is listed in the scriptures,

Should I go ahead with it

and let God have “His” want?

 

What if a spirit is weighed down?

Then it is surely not from the Savior.

It must be Satan’s attempt to crush

my will and so me oppress.

In such he will deny me prayer

in need to change my behavior

to keep me feeling hopeless

as not Christ to possess.

 

God’s concern motivates

prayer and meditation.

He loves to reason

and explain everything.

The things that I don’t understand

and bring me to frustration,

He will cover that with faith

He brings peace within.

 

The freedom of prayer

will never be lost,

for God so loves

to communicate with us.

But prayer is foremost listening

and not our speaking

for that is God’s way

in a relationship with us.

 

A spirit-filled with concerns

loses the sharpness of intuition.

These senses are dulled

by the weights so imposed.

The victory is ours

to fulfill its fruition,

if God’s ways are accepted

to shed evil’s overdose.

 

Jan Wienen