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What Happens When You Actually Listen to
God
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True
friends are hard to come by. Ron and Jackie Hill are those kinds of friends.
While
we only go out with them about once a year, it feels as if we have just seen
them the week before. We know that if we needed them, all we would have to do
is call, and they would drop everything to help.
Once
they shared a heartwarming story about their daughter Sarah. Sarah is a
behavioral therapist who specializes in working with autistic children. She has
a heart for these special kids. At one time she found herself with only 20
hours of work a week. Finances were tough.
Wisely,
she began to seek the Lord, and boldly asked Him for more hours. As she prayed,
she heard the Lord say, "Volunteer."
And as
God so often does, He merely repeated, "Volunteer." Obediently,
albeit a bit reluctantly, she obeyed.
Sarah
was attending a very large church, and asked to volunteer as a Sunday school
teacher for autistic children. With her credentials, she was welcomed with open
arms.
Shortly
after that, the therapist group she works with let her know that they had a
client for her. When she went to meet them she immediately fell in love with
the family.
As
they talked, the parents shared that they needed her help on Sundays. Her heart
sank. Sadly, she explained that she could not help them because of her
commitment to the church.
They
explained that their need was for someone to help them so that they could
go to church. When she asked them where they attended, it was the same church
where she volunteered.
These
godly parents wanted someone to take their autistic child to the very Sunday
school class that she was helping in. In other words, they were now going to pay
her to do what she had volunteered to do
at the prompting of the Holy Spirit.
God
never speaks to us in startling ways, but often in ways that are easy to
misunderstand.
Elijah
desperately needed to hear from the Lord.
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Standing in a cave on a mountain, "the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind split the mountains and broke in pieces the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. And after
the wind, an
earthquake came, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. And after the
earthquake, a fire came, but the Lord was not in the fire, and after
the fire, a still, small voice" (1 Kings 19:11-12, emphasis
added).
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Standing in a cave on a mountain, "the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind split the mountains and broke in pieces the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. And after
In
each of our lives, the Lord usually speaks to us in a still, small voice.
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And like the young boy, Samuel, we must learn to respond with "Speak, Lord, for Your servant is listening" (1 Samuel 3:9).
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And like the young boy, Samuel, we must learn to respond with "Speak, Lord, for Your servant is listening" (1 Samuel 3:9).
Nothing comes into our lives without God
Himself speaking into the situation.
Too often, our spirits are so overwhelmed with the circumstances we find ourselves in, that we forget to say, "Speak, Lord."
Too often, our spirits are so overwhelmed with the circumstances we find ourselves in, that we forget to say, "Speak, Lord."
This
week in your walk with Christ, when you find yourself not sure which way to
turn, practice saying out loud, "Speak,
Lord."
As you
learn to take this vital step in your deepening relationship
with the Father,
remember to listen and obey. His answer may not make total sense. But if
you ask for His guidance, He promises to answer.
God
usually doesn't shout. Most often, you will sense a gentle blowing. And in that
warm wind of your spirit, you will find the voice of God.
As you
listen, your spiritual ears will grow more and more acute, and like Jesus did,
you will learn to hear God's voice all the time. I promise.
Prayer
Power for the Week
Thank
Him that He orders your steps and has the perfect plan for you. Ask Him for the
divine connections you need to accomplish His plans for you.
Continue
to pray for worldwide revival and remember those persecuted for righteousness
sake.
Ask
the Lord for a global harvest of souls and for revival to ignite and spread
throughout our own nation.
Join
those who are heeding God's Word in humility to turn from their wicked ways,
and seek His face. He has promised to heal our land if we do so.
Would you want to have a
deeper relationship with God?
God has made it possible for you to know Him
and experience
an amazing change in your own life by receiving His Son, Jesus Christ, and have
eternal life.
Say the following
prayer:
“Father God, I confess I am a sinner and my sins
have separated me from You.
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For the Lord is lovely, lover of my soul;
For the Lord is holy, for the Lord is worthy,
For the Lord is lovely, lover of my soul;
For the Lord is lovely, lover of my soul;
For the Lord is holy, for the Lord is worthy,
For the Lord is lovely, lover of my soul;
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