A friend of mine told me that she knew someone who could hear God best behind her left ear! I was incredulous, but also jealous. I didn't think I could hear God at all. Why wasn't God talking to me? I complained that I was never sure if I was following God's will or my own when I made decisions.
I expressed these feelings to my friend, and she said that every time I felt doubtful about hearing God's direction, I could affirm instead: "Thank you, God. I'm grateful that I can hear You." Well, I did this, and soon found myself constantly thanking God for my ability to hear Him, although I didn't actually believe I could hear Him any better.
During this time I began to think about others who had heard the voice of the Lord. The Biblical prophet Samuel came to mind. See I Sam., chap. 3 . When he was a boy, he had heard God's voicing calling him. And when Mary Baker Eddy was a young girl, she had heard a voice calling her. Her mother advised her to respond in the same way Samuel had— "Speak, Lord; forThy servant heareth." See Retrospection and Introspection, pp. 8-9. I wondered how many of us today are being called by God but are unaware of it.
