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God's voice is present even when we're not listening.

It's beneficial to know that God never leaves our side. Obviously we don't always listen to His guidance. And even when we do, we neglect to follow it sometimes. If we followed it, we'd experience every situation in our lives far more peacefully. However, recognizing God's presence even once is a beginning. Any change we make in this regard strengthens our willingness to listen to God more quickly the next time we're feeling indecisive.

What keeps us from listening to the words of God? For most of us, the interloper is the incessantly nagging ego. It drowns out the Holy Spirit. Unfortunately, we're never benefited by the ego's suggestions, but it keeps us too busy to evaluate our actions. We mistake busyness for worthiness, perhaps. Let's remember we are always worthy in God's eyes. It's the ego that labels us unworthy.

We'd be so much happier, so much more peaceful, if we gave our total attention to the Holy Spirit. Can that be so hard?

Today's activities will trip me many times unless I keep my mind on God. Any discomfort I have is my clue my mind has wandered.

—from Daily Meditations for Practicing the Course