Learning To Listen
May 11, 2009 by Cath
Filed under Cath's Blog
I am learning more and more to slow down and listen to God. The more time I spend with the Lord in His Word, the more I recognize His voice, His ways, and how He works. Of course, you can not put God in a nice, neat box and say “this is how God always works.” Just when I think I know what God is going to do, He leads me in a new direction or does something surprising and unexpected.
One verse that has been on my mind quite a bit lately is Jeremiah 33:3. Some have called this “God’s phone number” - Call to Me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things, which you do not know. I wonder what would happen if we all answered the call of these words? Just imagine-God wants to tell us great and mighty things which we do not know right now! How amazing is that!!
A good example of this is Cath’s Community. I have been praying for some time through some specific requests. I had thought God would answer one way, but He answered in a completely different way. Instead of specifically doing what I thought He would do, He gave me the idea for Cath’s Community. I honestly don’t know what He is going to do here at Cath’s Community, but I knew I had to design this place for all of us to meet and share. I designed it as it was in my mind and heart to design.
I don’t think we can know all God is going to do in advance. I think we must be obedient to His direction in our lives and then leave the results to Him. That’s why I love David’s words in Psalm 5:3 so much. He says, “In the morning, O LORD, You will hear my voice; In the morning I will order my prayer to You and eagerly watch.” I don’t know about you, but I want God to be the One at work in my life, doing things only He can do. I love “eagerly watching” to see what He is going to do next.
May we all learn to listen, pray, and eagerly watch to see what God is going to do!
I LOVE this — I am camping on that verse (Jer 33:3) as God is preparing my heart to lead through A Heart that Dances, Quiet Time in Summer 09! I absolutely LOVE eagerly anticipating what God will do “that I do not know”. Since I’m a planner, I tend to make plans and do what it takes to play them out, but I have learned how incredibly refreshing it is to “call on Him” and then watch and see how He orchestrates the things in our life! I am watching Him put this summer study together and am amazed and thankful as I watch it evolve! I will continue to call on Him and see Him answer that call as He does “great and mighty” things that I could not have done myself! I am eagerly waiting on Him to move through this study as women purpose to dance with Him! Can’t wait to start the study!!