Listening to God, Part 1

Although listening to people is important, I believe it's much more important to listen to God. Historically, the God of the Bible required people to stop working and listen attentively to Him. It was called the Sabbath, and it was observed every seven days.

God's people made a habit of honoring that day. More specifically, God's people would cease striving, gather together to listen to the Scriptures being read and taught, join in meditative prayer together, and allow other people to speak "truth" into their lives. For those that didn't get caught up in the machinery of observing the do's and don't of the day, people met God. Really.

Well, today I'm going to gather together with God's people, and I'm going to be asking one simple question of God,

 "Is there anything You, God, have been saying to me (in my conscious) that I've been ignoring?"

That can be a very scary question...as God has no fear speaking bluntly and boldly into our lives, convicting us of self-centered ways and means...even telling us that we need to stop right where we are, turn around, and head the other way.

May I suggest you ask the same question of God today?  Please, don't turn a deaf ear to your Creator.