Focus
Are you hearing from God? I can promise you that He’s
speaking…if you’re seeking Him…actually listening… So if you’re not hearing
from Him…why not? What is standing between you and Him? What of this world have
you refused to let go of? Is it that TV program that’s all the talk at the
office? (I mean, who cares if it has ‘adult situations and language’, right?)
Or maybe it’s the hours you spend on the phone gossiping with friends or even
family? (You need someone to vent to, right?) Or your constant social media
links and ‘likes’? (It’s the only way you can stay in touch with people so ‘far
away’, right?) Or maybe it’s something as ‘harmless’ as being a great ‘soccer
mom’, or ‘June Cleaver’, or ‘employee of the month’… Let’s get real for a
moment: ANYTHING that takes your
focus and your time off of God is a wedge between the two of you. Yes, God
wants you to have entertainment (Psalms 68:3), socialize (Ephesians 4:9-12), be
a good mom (Proverbs 31:28), wife (Proverbs 31:10) and employee (Ephesians
6:5-9)…but if you’re doing these things for yourself (and even for others) and
not for God, then you’re not doing it for the right reasons. (The right reason
being growing an intimate relationship with Him) First and foremost, God wants
a relationship with us. (John 14:23)
It’s because of His love for us that He gives us entertainment, friends,
family, etc. They’re blessings from Him. (James 1:17) (Though I will admit that
some days I would hardly call my job a blessing, or my husband… but I digress) (John
10:10-11) (Colossians 3:23)
So I ask you again: Why aren’t you hearing from God? What
are you allowing to stand between the two of you? If you sit still for a few
minutes, and ask God to show you just some
of the things that are keeping you apart, He will tell you. (And then you can
say you’ve heard from God!) (1 Corinthians 2:1-16)
That’s really the next part of it, too. Not only do you have
to clear your heart and mind of the world’s stuff, you have to be still (Psalm
46:10) long enough to hear Him; and you have to be ready to hear Him. Expect Him to speak to you. (Jeremiah
29:13) (Chances are, it won’t be a blatantly obvious neon-flashing billboard
screaming to you, but when you do hear
Him, it will be evident it is Him, as if He’s yelling from the Heavens…yes, it will be that blatantly obvious)
And the next cool thing? (Because let’s face it, we serve an
Awesome God) (Deuteronomy 10:17) Once you get your heart and mind settled off
this world, and focused on God, and you begin hearing Him when you seek (like
when you call a friend and they answer), but He’ll begin communicating with you
when you’re least expecting it; when you’re not seeking something (like when a
friend calls you). (John 16:13-15) It’s because when you put your focus where
it belongs- on Him- He reciprocates that focus- on you. You are His child. (1
John 3:1) You are His beloved. (Song of Solomon 6:3) He doesn’t just want to be
there for you when you need Him. He wants to just be there for you. To love
you. He wants to have an intimate relationship with you. (Leviticus 26:12)
WOW!
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