John 8:47

"He that is of God heareth God's words: ye therefore hear them not, because you are not of God."
John 8:47


Here’s an interesting scripture... and I am not using it for a chastisement factor, don't worry. :)  What I think is most interesting here is the whole hearing phenomenon.  They could be the same words from the same person, but sometimes we hear them and sometimes we don't.  At work we talk to each other from our own cubicles without being able to see the other person sometimes... and I find that I will get absorbed in something, and I will know that a coworker is talking to me, but have no idea what she is saying.  At work it's usually understandable... unfortunately I have to be careful not to do the same thing with my close friends... and especially careful not to do it with God.
When you know someone well, then sometimes even in a group, you can single out their voice and hear them talking across a room when you didn't even know they were there.  Something about the quality of laughter or the voice print of the soul makes you turn and look.  And that's true with God too... our spirits know him, and know him really really well.  We realize that he is talking on some level, but sometimes we aren't paying attention.  this gives us some vague sense of uneasiness because we know it was something important. :) 
I think that is probably one of the problems with sin... because it drowns out important messages from God.  Makes it harder to pay attention because it is very distracting, like trying to talk to a friend on the phone when your favorite show is on, turned up loud, and you were in the middle of a bite of your favorite snack. We choose whether to be of God or not... or rather, we are of God, but we sometimes choose something else instead.  So, let's not go there.  When you know God is talking, turn off the TV, put the snack back in the refrigerator, get on your knees, and try to make out the words.  The less distractions we have the better chance we have of making out the message that can change everything.