Listen: God Has Something To Say

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Listen...God Has Something to Say

Don't ever be so afraid of making a mistake you miss out on the joy of acting on the voice of the Lord. Instead, trust the leadership of the Holy Spirit and let Him show you how. He'll begin by speaking to you about the little things in your life, and as you grow accustomed to hearing and obeying, He'll speak to you about weightier things.

That's how it happened with me. When I first accepted Jesus as Lord, I didn't have any idea how to hear God. My spirit wasn't yet trained to distinguish His leading. But since the Bible promised I could do it, I began to approach my prayer time and Bible study time expecting to hear God's direction and He began to give it.

I'll never forget the first time it happened to me. I had been reading the Bible and I just stopped for a few minutes to see if God would say something to me. Right down on the inside of me, I heard the Lord say, "You left the iron on".

It never occurred to me that God would speak to me about something so trivial, so I just brushed that thought aside and went on listening. Pretty soon, He said the same thing again. He kept on repeating it until I finally got up and walked into the utility room. Sure enough the iron was on.

Why would God bother with something as insignificant as an iron left on? Because He cares! He knew I was leaving soon, and if that iron had been left on it could have caused a fire. God was watching out for me, and He told me just exactly what I needed to know right then.

Yet, at the same time, He knew I was a beginner where listening to His voice was concerned, so He gave me an instruction I could follow without much risk. I mean, what if I had gone into the utility room and the iron hadn't been on? What if I missed it? I would have felt foolish but that wouldn't have hurt anything.

If you'd trust Him, the Holy Spirit will do the same thing for you that He did for me. he'll bring you along one step at a time in a way that will help you, not hurt you.

The biggest mistake you can make is to be afraid to follow that inward witness which is the number one way God leads all His children (Rom. 8:14). so don't be afraid. Take time to listen today. Expect to hear in your spirit. Listen... God has something to say to you.

Scripture Study: 1 Corinthians 2:6-16

Pastor Janette Stewart

6-30-03

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