God’s Voice Speaking through the Frustration

My first conscious experience of hearing the voice of Jesus occurred when I was a college student. It grew out of a period of genuine frustration. Because of my poor academic training and a less-than-stellar intellect, it seemed I had to study harder than everyone else if I was to succeed in college. On top of that I was carrying two part-time jobs to bring in enough money to put food on the table and to buy books. My first job was at a cannery on the cleanup crew after the night shift.

I worked from four to six each morning steam-cleaning the machinery, and I got back to the college…