Listen To My Voice

Jeremiah 11:2-4 "Hear the words of this covenant, and speak to the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. You shall say to them, Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: Cursed be the man who does not hear the words of this covenant that I commanded your fathers when I brought them out of the land of Egypt, from the iron furnace, saying, Listen to my voice, and do all that I command you. So shall you be my people, and I will be your God,”

I am in the midst of a new spiritual endeavor. I am spending most of today as a day of solitude. Prayer, reading scripture, contemplation, and meditation are on the agenda. The purpose of this is to seek out the will of God in my life. I am involved in an activity call the 210 Project. (www.210project.com) From Ephesians 2:10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. The purpose of this is to (1) discern my calling in serving the Lord and (2) to determine if becoming a coach to help others find their own calling in ministry is part of own my call. The short version is I am looking for answers to the questions I have. I am seeking His voice.

Discerning the will of God in our lives is important for all of us. Aligning our lives with that will is what comes next. There is a process the study guide for the program that offers suggestions on how to spend the day of solitude. For me, writing is part of that process. In writing this devotional I am validating what I am doing is aligned with what God would have me do. I have been seeking a unity of purpose, and reconciliation to His will in my life. I have that answer, and yet there is more out there for me to embrace in this calling. There is the big question of coaching others. I have some more prayer, study and meditation before that answer comes to me. And there is a another element of this call that has surfaced today which I need to explore further. But more on that another day. 

Today is focused on listening to the voice of God in reading, music, prayer and meditation. All in all that is a pretty awesome way to spend a day.  So now I ask you dear reader, when was the last time you set aside time to do the same? If not for a day, how about half a day, or a few hours. when was the last time you honestly stopped the merry go round of your life, and took the time to seek out that all important voice? I urge you to put aside whatever you are using as an excuse for not doing so and spend some time listening.

PRAYER: Father, as Your children we seek Your voice. The problem is that the world we live in seeks to drown out that voice or to tell us Your voice is not relevant. Your words are old words and no longer have any validity in modern society. Lord, with out You we are surely lost. Help us to discern Your will for us. Let Your voice ring clear in our ears. We ask this in the name of Your Son our Savior Jesus Christ, Amen.