Last night I was with some wonderful ladies from our church who knit and crochet. We all knit and/or crochet constantly and get together monthly for fellowship and lessons and support. One of our primary ministries is prayer shawls.
One asked me "so have you had any revelations during the fast?" and I shared that only the bit about my personal eating habits had been a revelation thus far. And that was a freeing and enlightening revelation - in fact, it made me laugh with relief!
This morning I was looking back over the readings of the week. 1Samuel 3:9 jumped out and I read it...
The source of my reading this verse this week was an email that has a verse and a short story and a prayer. The story was about a police officer who helped guide people out of the Pentagon on 9/11/2001 - the smoke was thick and people were confused so he told them to walk toward his voice. Five people were led to safety because they followed the sound of his voice to safety.
God calls us out of the confusion of our lives if we will listen to His voice!
There is confusion all around us! It may not look loike smoke or sound like the rushing of flames or the screaming of scared and injured people. Rather it may look like friendly people who seem to want what is best for us. It may look like authors and speakers and even friends and family members. It may look like logic that makes sense or kindness that seems politically correct.
We need to listen to God's voice. Sometimes it is calling to us loudly like the police officer, trying to save us from certain death. But more often it is a still small voice - in our hearts, in our spirits, and in the Bible (His Word). It is important to listen to His voice - listen FOR His voice - in the midst of all the chaos and mixed-messages of our lives. It is necessary to make time to listen - and in a place quiet and peaceful enough to hear him. Prayer is a conversaton, and part of that conversation is listening.
My revelation this morning - in the issues about which I have been praying, it is critical that we focus on God's voice. He will speak the words we need to hear.
Has God spoken to you lately? Please share...
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