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1 Kings 19: 11-12
11 Then He said, “Go out, and stand on the mountain before the Lord.” And behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind tore into the mountains and broke the rocks in pieces before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake; 12 and after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire; and after the fire a still small voice.



Proverbs 3:6, MSG
Listen for God's voice in everything you do, everywhere you go;
He's the one who will keep you on track.

Last night as I lay in bed trying to sleep, I decided that I might as well pray.  If you're going to have insomnia you might as well do something productive with it. :)
So, as I prayed for Christians in the Mid-East I was interrupted.  A voice, you could say, or an impression.  I felt as if the Lord was telling  me that a science day camp that I had signed my daughter up for was not an ok thing.  I kind of listened then went on praying for missionaries. 
Again, the impression came that I should not send my child to this camp in the mountains.  "Why?"  I questioned.   But there was no answer.  So I sighed and agreed with the Lord that He knows what is best and I vowed to cancel our plans.

This morning, I was confirmed of how important it is to listen to the impressions God puts in our hearts.  My heart clenched as I read the story of the young lady who was in Colorado.  She was tweeting while waiting for the new Batman movie to start.  She tweeted 20 min. before the movie that she had the same empty feeling in her that she felt  right before a shooting happened in a mall that she was at only six weeks before. 
She felt this empty feeling inside of her and didn't know why.  Yet she was astute enough to know that it was the same feeling she had before when danger was knocking on her door. 
She had twenty minutes to act. 
She did not.
She died last night when a gunman walked into the theatre and opened fire, killing twelve.
I am so sad for these people and pray for their friends and family.

Please, listen to the still small voice of God. 
You may ask why when it doesn't make sense, but He knows and He cares. 
I may never know why my daughter is not supposed to go to this day camp, but I can be comforted in knowing that her best interest is in the hands of a loving Father.