Have you ever noticed that God doesn’t seem to reach everyone the same way? That’s not a flaw in communication—it’s intentional. God knows something about us that we often forget: what reaches one heart may bounce right off another.
Jeremiah 1:5, NIV says, “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you.” God doesn’t just know that we exist. He knows how we think. How we feel. What disarms us? What we resist. And what we understand. He knows the language of your soul.
Some people connect with God through reason. Others through emotion. Some through experience. Others have unanswered questions. God does not force every heart through the same doorway. He meets us where we are.
If you’re analytical, God often shows up as patterns—connections that line up too cleanly to dismiss. Coincidences begin stacking on top of one another until logic itself points beyond chance. You start to realize this isn’t randomness. Its design.
Nicodemus was that kind of man. He was a teacher of Israel. Educated. Disciplined. Thoughtful. And when God wanted to reach him, Jesus didn’t shame him or rush him. He invited him into a conversation—one that required thought, reflection, and spiritual reasoning. “Jesus answered and said to him, ‘Are you the teacher of Israel, and do not know these things?’” (John 3:10, NKJV) Jesus spoke Nicodemus’ language. He reasoned with him. He stretched his understanding. He led him beyond intellect into encounter leading to transformation.
If you’re emotional, God often reaches you through love and loss—through relationships that shape you, break you open, and reveal what truly matters. He speaks through compassion, through pain, and through moments when your heart finally becomes quiet enough to hear Him.
If you’re driven and constantly busy, God often speaks through interruptions. Through
closed doors. Through delays you didn’t plan for. Through moments when your schedule collapses, and you’re forced to sit still. In those pauses you didn’t choose, God gently redirects your heart back to what matters most.
And if you’re a skeptic, God is not threatened by your questions. Thomas lived there. He didn’t need slogans. He needed truth he could stand on. And Jesus didn’t reject him for that. He met him right there—patiently, personally. “Then He said to Thomas, ‘Reach your finger here, and look at My hands… Do not be unbelieving, but believing.’” (John 20:27, NKJV) God does not silence honest questions. He often lives inside them until truth finally breaks through.
But it is important to understand this clearly: God does not speak to us through our imagination alone. He says, “Come now, and let us reason together,” says the Lord… (Isaiah 1:18, NKJV) . God speaks to us through His Word. God and His Word are not separate—they are one. God does not change His truth—but He does change His approach. The message is the same. The method is personal. Any sense, prompting, or impression we believe comes from God must always be tested and anchored in Scripture. Jesus and His Word are one. “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” (John 1:1, NKJV) Until we consistently expose ourselves to His Word, we risk loving God only in our imagination. The rock-solid truth aligns His language with ours and gives anchor to what is true, and keeps our faith anchored in truth rather than shaped by vivid imaginations.”
God is not distant. He is not vague. And He is not broadcasting on one frequency while blaming people for not tuning in. He is speaking the language you already understand. And if you ever stop long enough—quiet your striving, lower your defenses, and still your explanations—you may realize something both holy and humbling: He’s been talking to you the entire time.
“My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.” (John 10:27, NKJV)
Prayer: Lord, thank You for knowing me so completely. Thank You for meeting me where I am, not where I pretend to be. Help me slow down enough to recognize Your voice and humble enough to respond when I hear it. I don’t want to miss You in the ways You are already speaking to me. In Jesus’ name, Amen!
