Pointing, grunting, yelling, a few sign language words, jumping up and down with a smile on face, taking your hand and pulling you in the direction he wants you to follow him to--just a few of the ways he "talks." Last night he was laying next to me and I kept tapping him on the nose which was followed by his own giggles and squeals of delight. I stopped for a moment and he grabbed my hand, pushed down all my other fingers except my pointer and then he tapped on his nose with his own pointer finger because the game was far from over!
He has been in speech therapy for four years now and his speech seems like it needs deciphering or decoding at times. I tend to give in to frustration instead of stopping to take the time to "listen" to what he's saying. The problem isn't with his lack of communication--he's often speaking loud and clear if I would simply take the time to stop and hear him.
And it is the same with God. We beg God to speak to us, we're all ears until listening requires some effort. If He's not fast enough or the message isn't what we want to hear or how we want to hear it we stop listening and claim He's the one with the communication problem.
Slow down and wait. He's speaking. Listen with your whole being. Quiet your mind and heart. Seek out the quiet space to hear Him loud and clear. You'll get the unfiltered message what God is really saying instead of the poor translation of what you think He's trying to say. You'll find that He's been speaking all along.~*
