DrawNearToGod Archives - Women at Work

W@W WRAP – Week 483

Close Enough to Hear, Steady Enough to Stand: Choosing truth in a world filled with noise — We are living in a world louder than ever before. Voices competing. Opinions shaping. Influence pressing in from every direction. And yet, beneath all the noise… there is a deeper question: What voice is forming your life? Because it is not the loudest voice that shapes us, it is the voice we listen to most consistently. And the Lord, in His mercy, calls us back… Not to complexity. Not to confusion. But to simplicity. To know Him. To trust Him. To obey His Word. Not partially. Not occasionally. But wholeheartedly. Because discernment is not found in how close we can walk to compromise, but in how deeply we draw near to God. And when we do… The noise begins to fade. Truth becomes clearer. And our hearts become steady again. (Deuteronomy 29:9, John 14:6, Galatians 5:22–23)

W@W WRAP – Week 477

Knowing His Voice, Finding the Way: Staying close enough to Jesus to walk with confidence — Drift rarely feels dramatic. It is quiet. Subtle. Almost unnoticeable. No one wakes up one day and decides to move away from God. It happens slowly. In distraction, in busyness, in self-reliance, in the small neglect of holy things. And over time, the voice of the Shepherd seems fainter, not because He has stopped speaking, but because our hearts have stopped leaning in. Yet Jesus, in His tenderness, gives us this beautiful assurance: “My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me.” What a gift. Not merely that He speaks, but that He can be known. And perhaps that is the invitation this week: Not to strive for more answers. Not to force clarity. Not to run ahead looking for a map. But to draw near to Jesus. Because when His voice becomes familiar, confusion loses some of its power. Fear loosens its grip. And the way forward becomes clearer… one faithful step at a time. Knowing His voice is not only about direction. It is about relationship. And in that relationship, there is peace. (John 10:27, Hebrews 2:1, Psalm 46:10)