“Listening to God”

What would be on the list of ways you listen to God?  Would you list “prayer” as first on the list?  Maybe “going to worship” is in your top 5? 

Here is my partial list (in not particular order) . . .

~ Prayer:  private and public conversation with God

~ Worship:  offering praise and thanksgiving as we gather around the Lord’s Table

~ Dreams:  in the Bible, God spoke to several of our ancestors through dreams

~ Spiritual Retreat:  intentional time apart from my regular life so as to be with God

~ Faithful Conversations:  talking with people about faith stuff

~ Preaching:  preparation and delivery provide me opportunities to experience God

~ Reading:  from the Bible to secular material provide me opportunities to listen for God

~ Nature: from exercise to relaxation outside to encounter God in God’s creation

I am so blessed to have a multitude of opportunities to listen to God.  I am thankful for the many ways our congregation encourages me to be about these activities.  Currently, the ACTS Class is giving me another opportunity to return to the Bible to hear the Spirit of God at work.

Seasons are changing.  Students and teachers are returning to school.  The weather is changing.  I am seeing leaves on my lawn.  

What a perfect time to try a new spiritual activity!  What if you added a new way of listening to God to your list?  What if you gave some daily attention to a particular way of talking with God?  At the end of 2015, imagine what you will have heard, dreamed, hoped!

So often, for us to hear is less about removing the obstacle and more about opening our ears.

See you Sunday!