When God Speaks

I watched Kate Gosselin on the Today show this morning. She looked lovely in her smart black and white outfit, but she also looked tired, worn out really. It's been a tough few months for her family thanks to tabloid reports of her husband having affair after affair. As much as she tried to convince Meredith Viera (and possibly herself) that she understands this comes with the territory of being in the media spotlight, it looked like all of this has taken its toll.

As Christians, we know that God speaks to us in different ways. He regularly speaks to us through His Word. He speaks to us through church sermons, through friends, through everyday life. We also realize that sometimes God tells us what we don't want to hear. We ask God to provide something, and when He doesn't we believe He isn't listening, when in actuality He heard us loud and clear and His answer was simply, "No". So many times we think we know better than God what needs to happen in our lives, and, rather than obey what we clearly hear Him telling us, we try through all means to make our will prevail. That's when God has to get tough. And the lessons can hurt.

Life is lived in seasons. We're babies for a season. We grow into toddlers, then children, then teenagers, then adults. These are all seasons. We marry and have children, or remain single and travel, or dedicate ourselves to a career. Regardless, this is done for a time, and then life continues to change. At times, though, we don't want the change. We like the life we're living at the moment, and want it to stay the same forever. We do whatever is possible to delay or avoid change. But it has to come, because time doesn't stand still, and God's will must be done.

I've gotten the impression that the tv show has been too much for this family. It has become so popular that they can't go anywhere without being spotted and followed. This isn't good for the children, and will only get worse as they grow out of childhood and into the preteen and teenage years. The season finale had Jon unsure of continuing with the program, while Kate wanted to continue. But the question here is, what does God want? Is He telling the Gosselins that it's time to leave this season of their lives behind and seek His will for the next season? I hope they pray about this, and really listen to the Lord and obey. God's will WILL be done. We can either go along with it, or make it hard for ourselves. I hope & pray they will choose to go along with God's decision. It'll be so much better for their marriage and their family.