He's Speaking. Are you Listening?

A friend and I was having a very interesting conversation on the phone the other day and she said something that struck me. She made a comment that "God is speaking, but people are not listening." I had to think on that for a minute. After pondering on her statement, i realized that she was telling the truth. I examined myself and the events that is going on around us and realized that may be the problem with most of us. God is speaking, we're not listening and we are being destroyed. Not only that, but do you realize that how we live our lives affect our offsprings (our children)?

There is so much evil, destruction and immorality taking place in our lives and in our minds because of the fact that we are not listening to the voice of the Lord and trusting Him enough to do what He tells us to do. We want to do things our own way. I don't know about you, but that is not working for me. This is what you call disobedience and I know that we are all guilty of that whether you are young or old.

The bible says in Isaiah 48 versus17 through 19, "Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: I am the Lord your God, Who teaches you to profit, Who leads you in the way that you  should go. Oh, that you had heardened to My commandments! Then your peace and prosperity would have been like a flowing river and your righteousness like the abundant waves of the sea. Your offspring would have been like the sand, and your descendants like the offspring of the sea: their name would not be cut off or destroyed from before Me." (amplified version)

God is instructing us and telling us which way to go because He knows what is good for us and He knows our purpose. We hear Him, but we're not listening. There is a difference between hearing and listening:
Hearing - you are able to hear or perceive what is being said
Listening - to give attention with the ear, to take heed and obey what is being told to you
There are benefits to listening and obeying the voice of God. Let me break down the 3 P's in the scripture above:
Profit - to gain an advantage or benefit
Peace - mind is free from annoyance, distraction, anxiety, obsession. your mind is not unraveled and you have a sense of calmness
Prosperity - success
It says your peace and prosperity shall be like a flowing river. Why like a river? When you look at or sit by a river, a river is quiet, calm and peaceful. A river is a natural body of water that flows together in the same direction into a larger body of water or a larger territory. Your righteousness is as large as a wave of the sea and we know a sea wave is strong enough to knock you down.

Do we want to be successful and have greatness in our lives? Do we desire these things mentioned above? If so, then we need to listen to the voice of the Lord.  He is here.


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