The Lord Speaks to Me

All praise be to the Most High. 🙏🏽💕

Justification doesn’t come from man—it flows from the cross.

Today, I realized something deeply important—something eye-opening: the Lord speaks to me.

Not only for the sake of obedience, but to truly communicate with me.

I hear from the Lord.

Not just in the sense of guidance, but in explanation. He clarifies things I once thought I needed closure for—

and shows me that I don’t.

The Dream

I had a dream where I was driving down Jefferson Ave. There’s a section in the heart of Jefferson where both sides of the road are two-car lanes, and cars are allowed to park along the curbside lane.

As I was driving the speed limit (maybe 2–3 miles over), a man pulled out hastily from a side street, trying to turn into traffic. What he did wrong was turning into the curbside lane—where cars were parked—instead of pulling all the way into the left lane to avoid them.

Seeing him pull out, I gave him a little room, expecting him to make haste. But he didn’t. He drove cautiously, then became upset with me when I chose not to slow down further. Through his driver-side mirror, he said to me, “So you’re not going to let me in? You see these trees.”

He was referring to how the trees blocked his view of the parked cars before he turned.

I was too focused on where I was going, assuming he would think quickly and critically. I caught an attitude and argued back, “I gave you room. It’s not my fault you didn’t speed up.”

We both turned down another side street, continuing the argument. We came across a Black man at an intersection and somehow involved him—perhaps the other man knew him. We explained the situation, but he couldn’t really justify either side. The argument continued.

Next thing I knew, we were all walking. I believe we got out of the cars because the man we had come across was on a bike. An Asian woman walking by heard us and joined the conversation. She didn’t help either—she was loud, obnoxious, and only made things worse. Fingers were being pointed, voices raised.

I became frustrated—not because I wouldn’t listen, but because I wasn’t being heard.

I finally said, “I’ll walk home this way,” turning in the opposite direction. Somehow, I was pulled back into the conversation, and it continued. When I realized again that it was going nowhere, I said once more, “I’ll walk home this way,” and turned away.

I noticed I had a long walk home and began looking for shortcuts. But even though the neighborhood was “the hood,” every backyard was fenced off. With the literal baggage I was carrying, I refused to hop fences. So I accepted the longer route and continued walking home.

That’s when I woke up.

The Revelation

I woke up at 5:24 a.m., about 30–40 minutes earlier than usual. God told me to get on my knees and pray—so I did.

He always instructs me to speak my dreams aloud to Him. That way, not only does He hear me, but I hear myself. I hear myself trying to justify my actions, only to realize how foolish and selfish I can sound.

I’m not perfect. But God has given me the ability to recognize imperfection—and the desire for edification.

As I prayed, I realized that while I wasn’t completely wrong in how I reacted, I wasn’t right either. Jesus teaches us to love one another as we love ourselves. If I were the one trying to merge into traffic, I would want someone to slow down and truly let me in—not give me just enough space to squeeze through under pressure.

I spent a few moments reflecting on it, drawing parallels to my present life circumstances. It resonated deeply and felt incredibly relevant.

So I prayed:

Father, forgive me for my thought processes. Edify me to be more like Your Son, Jesus. Teach me to offer more love, kindness, patience, and grace to the world—just as You offer to us.

God’s Justification

As I continued praying, the Lord revealed something I’ve been studying in Scripture lately: God’s justification.

God is a just God. He judges righteously—not like man.

“For there is no partiality with God.” (Romans 2:11)

There is partiality with man. Human judgment is often biased, shaped by personal experience and favoritism. But God is not like that.

“For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.”

(Romans 3:23–24)

In heated situations, we often run to people for validation—seeking justification from those whose judgment is limited and biased. But true wisdom comes from God, whom of which has existed since the beginning of it all, and wisdom right along side of Him.

God is the only One who can judge righteously in a way that convicts our hearts and leads us to repentance. He is not here to validate us and keep us in our selfish ways.

The Lord desires for us to become more like Him—in our thoughts, in our behavior, in our hearts, and in our spirit. The more you learn of the Most High, the more you desire to reflect Him.

He is all-powerful, all-knowing, and ever-present—so we can never be Him. But we can be made new in Him.

In Genesis 1:26–28, Scripture says:

“Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness… So God created man in His own image… male and female He created them. Then God blessed them and said, ‘Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it.’”

From the very beginning, God created us intentionally—in the image of Heaven’s rulers—to reflect Him and steward the earth.

So repent. Seek God’s face. Show others the Jesus who lives in you. Be a beacon. Be a light. Let the Lord’s light shine through you, and give all glory to our Father—God, the Most High.

Thank You, Lord. I bless Your name. I love You. All praises to You. 🙌🏽🕊️