Being a member of the body of Christ for a long period of time makes it difficult, if not impossible, to comprehend the strident voices which seek to deny life experience and our very identity. It always seems to be a contest of wills, God against His detractors. Opposition is a blatant inability to hear Him. For believers, it's a wake up call to revisit the topic of why we believe.
We all make the same spiritual journey to believe, when we come out of the silence. The written Word offers us His story, and the stories of those whom have learned to hear Him. First we accept what He has told us in His word and from His ambassadors, then we test this new information by practice, and by putting it into use. While we examine, we too are being challenged and tested. By being given the opportunity to defect, out intentions are laid bare, are made apparent. It is impossible to build our own image and yet retain the trust called faith. We can, instead, listen for His instructions. If what we want is Him, we will hear Him. "My sheep hear my voice, and follow me." That Voice opens our eyes and ears via our hearts, by love. Our perception of Him becomes plain. THAT is not something that can be negated by denial.
If the will is set against persuasion, then excuses can always be found. Some have not sought, and therefore have not found, the skill of spiritual hearing, and the submitting of the heart. The deaf should not be condemning those who hear because of their own deficient failure of faith. It is the same as blaming God for their own evil. The caretakers of conscience should not be scapegoated into silence by discrediting or dismissal of the gospel. God's critics always seek to silence Him, but HE is not silent. His extravagant reward is the totality of the blessing which is His Person.
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