A 67 year old man known only as “PH” has been diagnosed with a very unique condition. He hears words before a person’s lips even begin to move! How does this happen? Light and sound travel at different speeds, so when someone speaks, both visual and audio signals arrive at different times to our eyes and ears. Thus, they are processed at different times in our brains. The brain, in turn, syncs them together to make it look like both arrived simultaneously and the lips match the sound. In PH’s case... they are kept separate and life looks like a badly dubbed movie!
This condition made me think of Isaiah 65:24: “I will answer them before they even call to me. While they are still talking about their needs, I will go ahead and answer their prayers!” God doesn’t need our lips to even move... He hears our hearts... long before we decide to pray about something. If you ever find yourself looking for the right words to say before you talk to God, don’t worry yourself. God is well aware... in fact... He’s already working where you can’t see Him on the solution.
