Listening to God

This devotional reading spoke to my heart a few days ago and I wanted to share a portion of it with the readers of this blog.  I sincerely believe that it is very important to take the time and make the effort to listen to God.  We may not hear Him speak in an audible voice but I believe that He will reveal direction to each of us if we will desire to hear His voice in our lives.  It is true that each of us need His Divine Direction for our lives.  It is true that He knows the road that we are traveling and that He is aware of our individual set of circumstances.  It is true that He has a plan for our lives and that plan includes spiritual success.  "Will we listen?" is a question that must be answered.  God may feel like my youngest grandson felt a few weeks ago.  He looked at me and plainly asked the question, "Poppy are you listening to me?"  He must have felt that my listening had become distracted by other events taking place around me.  Has your attentive listening to your Heavenly Father been distracted by other events taking place around you?  Let us hear what God is speaking to us today!

"You people that hear me, listen! Think carefully about the
    things you hear. The way you give is the way God will give to
    you. But God will give you more than you give."

                            -- Mark 4:23-24 (ERV)

KEY THOUGHT:  We must earnestly, attentively, pursue the
truth of Jesus. The only way to do this is by paying attention to what
he says! That means re-acquainting ourselves with the Gospels and
focusing on His words. Only as we apply ourselves to listening to our
Master will we be able to grow in our ability to perceive, to
understand, and to know the full will of our Savior. The old RCA Victor
logo had a picture of a dog listening attentively to the "speaker" of a
gramophone with the title "His Master's Voice." Jesus is saying to us
that we must have our ear to Scripture and listen for our Master's
voice!