Do I Hear When He Speaks?

Scripture 1 Sam 3:9 Therefore Eli said to Samuel, “Go, lie down; and it shall be, if He calls you, that you must say, ‘Speak, LORD, for Your servant hears.’ ” So Samuel went and lay down in his place.

Observation: Maybe we don’t ask for the Lord to speak, because we know that we might not hear Him. I know I don’t stay still long enough to hear His voice. Maybe the Lord is speaking today, but none of His servants can hear Him. We try to blame God at times for the wrongs in this world that we create. We may pray to our God, but if we don’t listen to His answer how do we know if our request have been granted? We have become so busy doing nothing that will last, which the devil is happy with, that we don’t take time for the things that will outlast us. God wants us to know, but are we listening?

Application: I know my mind goes a hundred miles an hour and I accomplish very little with the time I’ve been blessed with. I need to spend more time listening to what God desires of me and less time making plans that won’t last. My purpose is eternal and I don’t have the wisdom to establish plans like that. Only God, my Lord knows what I was created for and reading His instruction are great, but I still need to listen to my Lord for the details.

Prayer: Speak to me my Father and tell me what you want of me. I give you the time you have blessed me with use it for your glory and not my amusement. I want my life to mean something when I’m gone, I want to meet people in heaven that I helped introduce you to. I want to see the fruit that I bore here on earth in heaven and I want to see the treasures you have set aside for me when I get home. Speak and keep me silent to hear your word.