We choose what we hear (Matthew 13:10-13). Because we are selective of what we hear, to encounter God’s voice and what He is saying requires a purposeful choice to listen. God rarely, if ever shouts. He whispers in order to reveal the secrets of His heart and Kingdom. God whispers to us primarily through Scripture. His Word, that is living and active, discerns the thoughts and intentions of our hearts. When we engage Scripture, God speaks in such a way that we are uncovered and naked before Him. He brings to the surface the precise things He wants to work in and through to bring healing and transformation, to give us true rest.