When God speaks

One thing I have noticed with having more communication with God on my end, is that He communicates more with me...or actually I hear His voice better.  I am sure most of us can say that we get those stirrings of our heart, we think about someone, or wonder if we should call/take a meal/buy a coffee, etc.  It is easy to think that it just happened.  I just happened to think of you today, I just happened across an old picture or a smell or cooked something that you made...kind of thing.  But do things like that really just happen?  Do you ever wonder if there is a bigger picture here? Absolutely!  I firmly believe those moments are God speaking to us. 
Last week, a friend of mine came to mind.  A close friend who I don't get to see nearly often enough.  She was on my heart.  I had no idea why.  There was nothing to trigger it this time.  I just knew I needed to pray for her.  I didn't know what for.  She doesn't live close, I am not a phone talker, we don't always get to chat about the everyday things that are going on in our lives so I had no idea what was going on in her life.  But I prayed.  And I emailed her just to let her know she was on my heart.  She emailed me back and told me she had been going through something, she had been feeling alone and what a blessing it was to know that God was listening.  Yes, God listens.  I love that!  It is easy to think sometimes that we are praying to a ceiling.  We don't always get to see an immediate response to prayer or even a long term resolution to prayer.  But God hears us.  He uses us not only to pray for others but as an answer, as an encourager for others.  Even if the answer is just to say: "I hear you, you are not alone". 
So if you get those nudgings, those whisperings, if someone crosses your mind today, say a prayer for them.  You never know how much they might be needing it.  And if you have any prayer requests, please let me know.  I love praying for my friends.