Hear

2/13/2020

1 Samuel 3:10 "Speak; for Thy servant heareth."

In my relationship with God, sometimes I listen, and sometimes I don't. Sometimes I am willing to do what is asked of me, and sometimes I feel it may be too much for me to handle because fear gets in the way. Chambers says, “The way in which I show God that I neither love nor respect Him is by the obtuseness of my heart and mind to what He says." Isn't this true of any close relationship? We all want to be heard by those we love. Really hearing someone is a gift you give; to pay attention to that person and be truly in the moment with them. Hearing is a two way street. Active listening with responsiveness, not reactiveness, lets someone know that you deeply care about and respect them. How much more so, then, does God want my ears turned toward Him? For my relationship with Him is the most important and profound one I will ever have in this life or the next. 

Distraction is a thief, especially in a world where we give devices so much of our time and energy; our devotion is misplaced. We are pulled in the many directions of a busy life. We rush around doing and going, but to what end? Are we only hearing God in the in-between spaces? Coming to Him expecting to be heard, but then not being still long enough to hear Him in return? Do we listen for the still small voice of the Holy Spirit all day long, no matter what we are doing? When we are young, we listen to our parents because they are guiding and protecting us as we grow. Shouldn’t we then listen to our Heavenly Father as He guides us and we grow in faith?

Chambers says, “The destiny of my spiritual life is such identification with Jesus Christ that I always hear God, and I know that God always hears me.”