~ Psalm 81:8 “Hear, O my people, and I will warn you— if you would but listen to me.”
  After thousands of years this plea from God still rings true. God is  wanting to warn us, helping us as we go through life. He is speaking to  us every day. The problem is that we are not listening. Whatever reason  we give; to many other distractions, we’ve never done it this way  before, to busy, we’re smart enough to figure this out, etc. … the  reality is that we just don’t want to listen. My challenge  this  Christmas season is to do something very simple, slow down long enough  every day to listen to what God is saying. It may surprise you how much  it will help.