(Written by Taren)

Lately, we’ve started playing Spotto in the car with the kids.

If you’ve never played, the rules are simple: whenever you see a yellow car, the first person to say Spotto! gets the point. That’s it. No strategy, no skill. Just attention.

And ever since we started playing, something strange has happened.

I see yellow cars everywhere.

Not just one or two, but enough that I’ve genuinely wondered if more yellow cars have somehow appeared on the road. Seems possible, right?

Of course, nothing has changed about the amount of yellow cars. What’s changed is what I’m looking for.

The game didn’t create more yellow cars, it trained my attention. It gave my eyes a filter, a focus. Suddenly, what had always been there became impossible to miss.

It’s made me think about how attention works in other parts of life too.

For a long time, I thought hearing from God was reserved for dramatic moments; clear words or signs. But more often than not, God speaks quietly, consistently, and relationally.

When we actually ask God to speak, and mean it, we start to notice more.

The tiny birds going about their work without worry.
The colours in a sunset that stop us in our tracks.
An encouraging comment from someone that lands perfectly, saying exactly what we needed to hear.

None of these things are new, they were always there. But attention changes everything.

The more we begin to look for God, the more we realise He’s been speaking all along. Not in a constant shout, but in a steady presence. Like yellow cars suddenly everywhere, it’s as if God’s voice starts multiplying, not because He’s talking more, but because we’re finally listening.

And over time, something shifts.

We stop asking, “Why doesn’t God speak to me?” and start realising, “He never stopped.”

Spotto doesn’t work unless you’re actually watching the road, and hearing from God doesn’t happen by accident either. It happens when we choose intention over distraction.

So maybe the invitation is simple.

Ask God to speak.
Slow down enough to notice.
And pay attention to the ordinary places where He loves to show up.

Because when you seek Him with clarity and desire, you’ll find that God is far more talkative than you imagined. 

And once you start noticing, you’ll wonder how you ever missed Him at all.