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God Talking
So Eli told Samuel, "Go and lie down, and if He calls you, say, "Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening." So Samuel went and lay down in his place. 1 Samuel 3:9 NIV
Has God been trying to get your attention lately? Is God trying to tell you something? Are you having a hard time hearing?
Samuel was in training to be a great man of God. He was set apart from birth to be God's annointed one. God had something to tell Samuel, but Samuel couldn't yet recognize the voice of God. Eli told Samuel to lie down and simply say, "Speak Lord, your servant is listening."
You and I live in an often crowded and busy world. (and your now saying..."OFTEN...now that's an understatement!") I can't remember the last time I had a day with nothing to do. My home is filled with noise! (Most of it good, of course.)
Quite often I find myself surrounded by the "stuff" of life. The idea of hearing from God in the midst of all this clutter seems nearly impossible. Yet, I know that my very existence hangs on that relationship. I need a fresh touch from the Living God! I need a word from my Father! How about you?
Perhaps you can identify with my situation. You desire to hear from God, but your life is too thick for His word to filter through. Why don't we heed the advice of Eli? How about we do what Samuel did?
First Samuel got still. He laid down, in the stillness of the night and waited for God to speak. Second, Samuel listened expectantly. He knew he was waiting, and he knew who he was waiting for. He wasn't surprised when God spoke, because he was anxiously awaiting His voice.
Third, and perhaps most important, Samuel obeyed God's word. It is one thing to hear from God, and quite another to do something about it. When God speaks to you, that is a monumental event! It is important to obey.
God may be trying to speak to you at this point in your life. Are you in a position to hear?
Wait a m inute...I think I hear something now....
Stop, wait, listen...and obey the word of God today!
Has God been trying to get your attention lately? Is God trying to tell you something? Are you having a hard time hearing?
Samuel was in training to be a great man of God. He was set apart from birth to be God's annointed one. God had something to tell Samuel, but Samuel couldn't yet recognize the voice of God. Eli told Samuel to lie down and simply say, "Speak Lord, your servant is listening."
You and I live in an often crowded and busy world. (and your now saying..."OFTEN...now that's an understatement!") I can't remember the last time I had a day with nothing to do. My home is filled with noise! (Most of it good, of course.)
Quite often I find myself surrounded by the "stuff" of life. The idea of hearing from God in the midst of all this clutter seems nearly impossible. Yet, I know that my very existence hangs on that relationship. I need a fresh touch from the Living God! I need a word from my Father! How about you?
Perhaps you can identify with my situation. You desire to hear from God, but your life is too thick for His word to filter through. Why don't we heed the advice of Eli? How about we do what Samuel did?
First Samuel got still. He laid down, in the stillness of the night and waited for God to speak. Second, Samuel listened expectantly. He knew he was waiting, and he knew who he was waiting for. He wasn't surprised when God spoke, because he was anxiously awaiting His voice.
Third, and perhaps most important, Samuel obeyed God's word. It is one thing to hear from God, and quite another to do something about it. When God speaks to you, that is a monumental event! It is important to obey.
God may be trying to speak to you at this point in your life. Are you in a position to hear?
Wait a m inute...I think I hear something now....
Stop, wait, listen...and obey the word of God today!
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