6 I call on you, my God, for you will answer me;
turn your ear to me and hear my prayer.
7 Show me the wonders of your great love,
you who save by your right hand
those who take refuge in you from their foes. Psalm 17:6-7
When God created us, he gave us two ears. There is something to be said about symmetry and I am sure there is some deep answer to why we have two ears, but how often do we use those two ears to really listen to what God tells us? I personally believe it all starts with prayer. By taking time to specifically pray to God, it gives us that personal one-on-one time with our Heavenly Father and gives Him the opportunity to hear what we cry out to Him for when we have our deepest need. Now, that doesn't mean that we don't pray when we don't need anything, but we pray to continue strengthening our relationship with our Lord and Savior. Prayers don't need to have big words, or be long and drawn out. They can be simple requests and prayers that get to the point of your need. But. you also need to be thankful for what God has provided you in your life. The second part of prayer is listening and using our ears to hear what God has to say. There might be silence at times, but strenghthening that relationship through regular prayer only makes the listening easier, and gives you the ability to truly hear when God answers you. So use the ears God gave you to listen to that voice that is clear at times, quiet at times, but is always there for us.
Have a great weekend.
Matt
No comments:
Post a Comment