YOU ARE LISTENING!
Have you ever been talking to someone and they say they are listening to you but at the same time, they are on their phone looking at something? Have you ever got frustrated or at least wondered – “are they actually listening?" I often wonder how God feels…We say we are listening but are we being distracted by other things in our life. The issue isn’t whether or not God is speaking – the Bible declares that God is speaking to us all the time.
Matthew 4:4 But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
The word, “proceedeth” is a simple, present tense verb that speaks of a constant fresh flowing. God is speaking and it is always fresh and it is always flowing. God is wanting you to hear his voice, to receive it and then to obey it. I often wonder, "Are we listening? Are we hearing? Do we know his still, small voice? Are we REALLY LISTENING? Look at what Jesus says here in John chapter 10.
My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand. John 10:27-28 NIV
We are supposed to be hearing the voice of God! He longs for us to have real communication with him. Are we being distracted? Are we allowing the things of this world to consume our minds so as to not hear his precious voice? The prophet Isaiah said, “Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, “This is the way; walk in it.” Isa 30:21 NIV
God longs for you to experience the glory of all that he is! He wants to talk to you and lead you into the prosperity of all he is! He is talking to you – even right now! Are you ready and listening for him? He loves you so much! I believe it is time for the body of Christ to accept the wonderful life of intimacy God has for us! I believe it is time for us to lay aside the weight and the sin that is always trying to entangle us and keep us from intimacy with God! Rom 12:2 God is wanting to speak some precious things to you today! I am praying for you as I write this and declaring over your life – By the grace of God…
YOU ARE LISTENING!