LEARN TO LISTEN

1 Samuel 3:10

And the Lord came and called as before, “Samuel! Samuel!”And Samuel replied, “Speak, your servant is listening.”

Hebrews 5:11

of whom we have much to say, and hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing.

You cannot go far with God without being a good listener. All that worked with God had the characteristic of listening. For without listening how do you know His will?

There may be days we do not feel like listening to the word of God or do not feel relaxed enough to meditate on it. It could be that we are exhausted, occupied or just not in the mood.

Staying long enough in that withdrawal or denial is dangerous, for eventually it becomes normal and we do feel comfortable if a day passes and we have not heard from God.

I love this lyrics from Jeremy Camp's song titled "slow fade"

 ["It is a slow fade, when you give yourself away

 A slow fade when black and white turns to gray

 Thoughts invade, choices are made, a price will be paid

 When you give yourself away

 People never crumble in a day]

The urge to hear from God fades away as we go day by day without hearing from Him. It becomes a normal and it would not take long to revert to carnality!

Though we may have the bible, it remains a book till we study and listen to God from it.

Though we pray again and again, we do not get better till we hear God speaking into our spirit His will and His ways, giving us direction, filling us with comfort and peace. The word does the work, even for the healing of disease!

Psalms 107:20

He sent out his word and healed them, snatching them from the door of death.

Though we go to church, we are not a part of the body till we fellowship and are committed in love. Do we hear the instructions and guidance or are we misinterpreting things? We must know the word to understand the word meant for us. Selah

We must learn from the errors of those who lived before us, some fell, while some stood. We must stand.

Proverbs 19:27

If you stop listening to instruction, my child, you will turn your back on knowledge.

Acts 28:27

For the heart of this people has grown dull. their ears are hard of hearing, and their eyes they have closed, lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, lest they should understand with their heart and turn, so that I should heal them."

We must not get tired of daily exaltations. No matter how brief, we must feed our spirit each day. We cannot be too busy, no, we could make out that time. It doesn't have to be long.

This is what "the watcher" exaltations is meant for!

Hebrews 3:13

but exhort one another daily, while it is called "Today," lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.

Hebrews 13:22

And I appeal to you, brethren, bear with the word of exhortation, for I have written to you in few words.

May the week be great for you. May God's presence always be with you. Things will work out well. Favour is yours. God has taken control.

Are you a leader? When was the last time you listened to your people? Are you a parent? When was the last time you listened to your children? Are you in a profession when was the last time you listened to update yourself in your field? Do you really know what is going on around you?Listen!

However, there are things you ignore, for peace of mind and for the guarding of the heart, for we know that the media and the atmosphere has its pollution. Help us Good Lord.

It is going to be a great and lovely week.

He calls us blessed.

Love

@ the watcher