\u201cGot a copy?\u201d \u201cHow do you read me?\u201d \u201cGot your ears on?\u201d If you were around in the 70s or 80s, you\u2019ll recognize those words as good old CB (Citizens Band) radio talk. And yes \u2014 I was a CB-er!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
My handle? \u201cHoneybee.\u201d I\u2019d buzz across the airwaves and say to a trucker, \u201cYou\u2019ve got that one, Honeybee. How\u2019s it look over your shoulder?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Back then, long road trips had a charm all their own. No cell phones. No GPS. No Waze. Just paper maps that never folded back the right way, a thermos of coffee, and a CB radio buzzing with chatter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Truckers became our eyes and ears on the road, warning us of accidents, weather, or the occasional \u201cSmokey Bear\u201d (police officer with radar). Sometimes their conversations were so funny I\u2019d laugh until I was wide awake \u2014 better than caffeine! There was a camaraderie in those voices. Even though we never met, I felt less alone mile after mile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fast forward to today \u2014 my CB handle is retired, but now I have Waze. That app cheerfully reroutes me when roadblocks pop up, helping me get where I need to go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But in a way, it doesn\u2019t hold a candle to the \u201cway we were.\u201d There was something personal about hearing another human voice warn you, encourage you, or keep you company in the dark stretches of the highway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And isn\u2019t that exactly like our Heavenly Father? He whispers to us: \u201cDo you hear Me? Got your ears on?\u201d Because He loves us, He speaks \u2014 sometimes through scripture, a song, a sermon, a providential encounter, or even that still, small voice inside. Like any good parent, God warns us, guides us, and keeps us from danger, if only we\u2019ll listen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Deuteronomy 28:1-12 says, \u201cIf you fully obey the Lord your God\u2026 all these blessings will come upon you.\u201d Blessings are linked to listening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So my prayer is this: Lord, thank You for speaking. Keep me close enough to hear Your voice clearly, and quick enough to obey without hesitation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And to that I say a big \u201c10-4.\u201d Yes, Lord \u2014 I\u2019ve got my ears on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Until next time, friends \u2014 \u201cI\u2019ll catch ya on the flip-flop!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
God still speaks today \u2014 guiding, warning, blessing. The key is keeping our ears tuned to His voice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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