Listening Prayer Part 5

God speaks to us basically in any way available. The important part of this is to listen and be able to accept what you hear as the Lord’s voice. “God speaks to us and we disregard what he has to say, proving that we can’t be trusted. We spend time seeking the Lord, we hear from him, and then we fail to follow through on what he’s shared with us.” Act on what God is telling you.

What is earned when you finally hear God’s voice and you say “That was nice” and never act on it! When God speaks to you he does it for a reason. Maybe it is just to bless you with his presence but I think more often than not he wants you to do something.

At AIM we do a ministry called ATL or ask the Lord. Where we listen to what God wants us to do in that time and then go do it.

Here is a story of participant Elisa Bryan in Swaziland:

This week I spent much of my ministry at the hospital. I was really excited the first day I went because Cindy and her baby girl, Nomeeswa, were there and I had actually met them in October the first time we came to Swazi. I spent a couple days just sitting and talking with Cindy and the 11-month old Nomeeswa. It was so cool to form a friendship with her and really get to know their life. I left the hospital Wednesday telling Cindy I would be back and I couldn’t wait to see Nomeeswa well again. On Thursday, I decided to change up my ministry for the day and go to a carepoint instead. But, I had promised Cindy I would be back to see her and Nomeeswa, so I went back Friday. However, when I got there, Cindy wasn’t there. I assumed she must have gone home with Nomeeswa and began asking around when she had left. Another mom that was there then informed me that the 11-month old baby girl had actually died that morning and Cindy had left right before I got there for home. This was, and still is, really hard for me to deal with for a couple reasons. I felt as though I should have been at the hospital on Thursday so I could have spent the last day with Cindy and Nomeeswa.

I think this story make me really think about how much each decision we make matters. I am not saying that she disobeyed God by not going to the hospital. I’m just saying that acting on what the Lord tells us is very important and if we don’t obey the effects can be very painful.

Exercise:

Take one day this week to begin your morning with 10 minutes of prayer for what you should do that day.

Then do it. If God doesn’t give you what you should do, though I have faith that he will, spend more time praying. But don’t pass of what God is telling you to do by not accepting God’s words as his. God might not call you to do something big but it’s God so nothing is unimportant. Show God that you are trustworthy to do what he tells you to do, which you are cause you are going on this trip for God.