{"id":2134,"date":"2011-02-04T22:49:00","date_gmt":"2011-02-05T04:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/breaker-breaker-1-9-got-your-ears-on-2\/"},"modified":"2019-02-18T09:59:09","modified_gmt":"2019-02-18T15:59:09","slug":"breaker-breaker-1-9-got-your-ears-on-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/?p=2134","title":{"rendered":"Breaker. Breaker. 1-9. Got Your Ears On??"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u201cBreaker \u2013 Breaker 1-9\u201d \u201cGot a copy?\u201d \u201cHow do you read me?\u201d \u201cGot your ears on?\u201d That\u2019s CB (Citizens Band \u2013 short distance radio) talk. Oh, yes, I was a CB-er in the 70\u2019s and 80\u2019s. My handle (name) was \u201cHoneybee\u201d! I\u2019d say to a trucker on my CB, \u201cYou\u2019ve got that one Honeybee. How\u2019s it look over your shoulder (from where he\u2019s coming from)?\u201d Ron, his sister, a friend who played the guitar, myself, and our two children, traveled a lot back then in a 28 feet Winnebago \u2013 going from church to church and city to city, singing and delivering the \u201cGospel\u201d message in word and song, as The Masters Four Quartet (that\u2019s a story for another day). Talking, and listening, to truck drivers was a great way to stay awake when it was my turn to drive. I would enjoy listening to them talk to each other about a weather or accident report, alert each other to a \u201cSmokey Bear\u201d (police) that may be sitting ahead using his radar, and other, sometimes very quirky conversations.<\/p>\n

The point I\u2019m making in this Faith Journey Blog is \u201clistening\u201d! My friend and I made plans several weeks ago to attend a Women\u2019s Conference in Oklahoma City this weekend. We were looking forward to leaving a day early in order to enjoy Oklahoma City\u2019s Bricktown and a nice dinner out before the conference began. Then, we began to hear reports of snow coming to Oklahoma, and thought \u201cNo problem! We know God wants us at this conference \u2013 we\u2019ll draw closer to Him as we bask in God\u2019s presence when we hear the singing and the messages from the speakers. Nothing will deter us!\u201d Even though we did get 14\u201d of snow earlier in the week, we still knew the roads would be clear enough for us to go on Friday. Then, we heard, “More snow is coming on Friday!” But, being the adventureous women that we are, we declared, \u201cWe\u2019ll still be able to make the trip, if we leave by 2:00 p.m.\u201d. At least that’s what we thought. Then, we heard newscasters begin to warn \u201cDon\u2019t even consider getting out on these roads \u2013 they\u2019re treacherous!\u201d As I\u2019m writing this blog, I\u2019m looking out my bedroom window, seeing the snow blanketing my backyard and lake, covering my grandchildren’s snow tracks made earlier in the week. My friend and I conferred, and we laughed, as we clearly heard God saying\u2026\u2026\u201dDO YOU HEAR ME? GOT YOUR EARS ON? I\u2019m telling you I have plans for you that don\u2019t include a trip to Oklahoma City today!\u201d It didn\u2019t seem rational that God would want to keep us from this weekend that included a spiritual encounter with Him, but then God\u2019s ways are so much higher and wiser than our ways, and, we could hear Him say, “Hellllllo. You can encounter ME whether you are at a conference or not!!”<\/p>\n

As I pondered this whole scenario, it occurred to me that God uses so many ways to speak to His kids. I\u2019ve watched news reports where people knew they shouldn\u2019t get out on these roads, yet they went out anyway and ended up in a ditch, or even worse. A man in our neighborhood, yesterday, just thought he HAD to go to the store. He got stuck. A friend went and helped him out, but then, rather than listening to her and the neighbors’ warnings, he proceeded to try to drive through the neighborhood and, as he did, he crashed into a car \u2013 now having to deal with having to pay to get the car repaired.<\/p>\n

I started thinking about how much God loves us and how He wants us to HEAR Him when He speaks \u2013 just like the warnings and advice we give to our own children to keep them from harm and danger\u2026..because we love them so much. Our Dad (Father God) loves us so much and wants us to be so blessed, that He warns us and beckons us to obey Him. In Deuteronomy 28, we read \u201cIf you fully obey the LORD your God and carefully follow all His commands, the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations on earth. All these blessings will come upon you and accompany you if you obey the LORD your God.\u201d And God does talk to us and He wants us to listen. He\u2019ll speak to us through a still small voice (maybe a child uttering a thought-provoking statement), through a worship song or a scripture we\u2019ve read or a message we\u2019ve heard, through a providential circumstance (maybe someone entering our life when we needed someone the most), through a dream or vision, or just a simple \u201cinner knowing\u201d that He has spoken to us by feeling so \u201cright on\u201d with a decision we\u2019ve made.<\/p>\n

Today, my friend and I heard Him speak to us\u2026LOUD AND CLEAR\u2026.through newscasters and friends \u201cgiving us a warning message\u201d and as we watch the snow that continues to fall. He\u2019s saying, \u201cI know what\u2019s best for you. Trust me. I\u2019m your Father and I have plans and purposes that exceed your greatest expectations.\u201d And I reply back to Him, \u201cThank You for loving me so much. You know what\u2019s best for me. I surrender my thoughts and plans to You. I know You will work everything out for my good. Hold me so close to You that I will always recognize and hear Your voice loud and clear. And, most importantly, help me to respond very quickly to your voice in obedience.\u201d<\/p>\n

Now, that\u2019s a \u201cbig 10-4\u201d (in full agreement)! I agree to listen for God\u2019s voice that is always leading, guiding and protecting me. Yes, I’ve got my ears on!!!<\/p>\n

Until next time, \u201cI\u2019ll catch ya\u2019 on the flip-flop!\u201d (I’ll talk to you on my return trip!)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cBreaker \u2013 Breaker 1-9\u201d \u201cGot a copy?\u201d \u201cHow do you read me?\u201d \u201cGot your ears on?\u201d That\u2019s CB (Citizens Band \u2013 short distance radio) talk. Oh, yes, I was a CB-er in the 70\u2019s and 80\u2019s. My handle (name) was \u201cHoneybee\u201d! I\u2019d say to a trucker on my CB, \u201cYou\u2019ve got that one Honeybee. How\u2019s…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2134","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2134","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2134"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2134\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2236,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2134\/revisions\/2236"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2134"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2134"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2134"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}