# always Listening

I have a Google Home in my bedroom. Sometimes I don't know if that's good or bad. It knows what room it's in even though I never told it. It does answer questions when asked and it fills a few requests. My eldest reminded me that It listens and records all the time. Sometimes I forget it's there and as I am thinking out loud about the day, or a situation, I may ask myself a question. Occasionally that machine comments on what I was saying when I didn't call it's name. That's a reminder, I guess, that it's ALWAYS listening. Having it listen is ok I suppose, as long as we're never doing anything wrong. It can feel like an invasion of privacy sometimes. I often think about unplugging it. I know that I can, and occasionally I do, but I wonder ...does it do any good? Is it still listening? Listening is important and can change our lives depending upon who's doing the listening. God listens to us all the time. He hears us and He answers our prayers. His listening and subsequent response and movement in our lives changes our hearts and minds to help us grow spiritually and to become better people than we are. Sometimes we may wish we could unplug Him for a minute, so we could do or say what we want, and then plug Him back in. Well, God is always with us. He's always listening. He always answers our prayers. We can't unplug Him. Im so thankful for His constant and eternal presence in our lives. He's never an inconvenience, or an intrusion. He's listening because He loves you and me. We don't have to look for Him. We lift our hearts and bow our heads. He's always listening. # always listening