I am listening...

Greetings!

Happy New Year!!!

This is the first day of a brand new year, and we are still here. Praise God! That means there is still work for us to do...

I think mostly our work involves listening more...especially to God. He has the master plan. So, if what we have been thinking about does not involve checking in with Him first...don't even bother. Because the Bible says in part that only what we do for God will last (2 Cor. 5:9-10). I can only speak for me, but I don't want anything that God does not want for me. If He is not in it...I don't want any part of it. I don't want to do anything that doesn't make God smile. I want Him to know that my only goal is for my life to be pleasing to Him. The word says that if we seek His kingdom first, all the other things will be added unto us (Luke 12:31). We can have all the material things in the world, and still be miserable...and that is not the kind of life we want.

In my last post, I stated that in the New Year I want to be more consistent. What I am finding is that being consistent not only applies to spending time with the Lord, it also means speaking life over my own life and only saying those things that are positive and uplifting...to me. We have to be careful with the words we speak and the thoughts we think. The enemy will attack our minds first, because if he can control our thinking...it won't be long before the rest of our body will follow.

Here's the thing...submitting our plans, speaking life, being consistent all fall under listening to God. When we keep our ear to His lips, we can be assured that we are making the right decisions.

Try reading Psalm 23 out loud, and when you read it really listen to what it says. This Psalm is like a love letter to us. It is so comforting to know that God continually pursues us, watches over us and looks for ways to bless us. If He took the time to send us a word...the least we can do is listen.

Until next time...

Be blessed