How many times do you give advice? You give advice to your friends, family,
children and even co-workers. But… when someone gives you advice do you really
listen? I was talking with a friend last night, and it was brought up that I
was great at giving advice – just not following it. What?!?
You have got to be kidding me! I
listen to everything people say to me.
After he left, I got to thinking - I know I hear what people say to me,
but do I really LISTEN? There is a big
difference.
After I began thinking about this, I started thinking about
my relationship with God. I pray and ask
for God’s guidance – but, do I really LISTEN to His answers? And, why is this
such a hard concept? Is it because we are impatient? Yes. Is it because we think we know best? Yes. At times, it is very difficult to put aside
our thoughts and feelings about the way we think things should be, and follow
God’s plan. Not only do we not listen, we worry about things that we shouldn’t,
or things that are out of our control. We need to pray and turn everything over
to Him.
Phillipians 4: 6-7 says, “Be anxious for nothing, but in
everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be
made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding,
will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.” While this seems like
such a simple solution – it’s not. It is hard. It is hard not to listen to all
of those around you, and just focus on His answers. It is hard when life throws you curve balls,
and chaos breaks out to take a step back and put your trust in Him. I would encourage
each person this week to pray and put your trust in Him and see what happens.
You might be amazed by the results!
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