Listen
Dr. AK Sterling
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Listen, the Lord wants to talk to you You see, in the beginning, He used to walk with us, till sin came and replaced trust Then we had to move, cause God is just So it's long distance now, an unfortunate must And though we are but dust, slowly learning to adjust, preoccupied with self and stuff He still seeks to speak with us Heaven's calling earth, but we don't answer the phone, no We don't look to the throne, it's straight to voicemail when He calls as if no one were Home We'd rather not be bothered, content to live off bread alone See, our appetites have been altered by a world we made our own Prone to pursuing a one-sided relationship, that makes about as much sense as a plant Refusing to be watered and then wondering why it hasn't grown since Now I'm convinced, that that's not living though, not at all It's treating them like insurance, when or if we fall, but what if we were willing to Listen and actually accepted the call Opened our ears, changed our position, it took a moment to pause Whom shall I send and whom shall go for us Here I am Lord, send me Hold on Lord, maybe, maybe you'd be better off letting somebody else do it You understand right I mean I got you, but how about another night How about another life How about, I'm busy doing what I like And I'm afraid of what you might say, honestly, I want your mercy and I want your grace, I Want your peace, but I really don't have time to seek your face Ain't that what the preachers for I showed up on Sabbath like all my other habits, but now you're telling me that you Want more Something about a lifestyle and discipline But are you really keeping score I hope not I'm starting to think of my time with you as more of a chore I know What if you gave me a sign A sign I couldn't ignore Then I'd listen See, that's what you're missing Look at your approach You're patient, invisible, with no audible voice to listen to And I'm supposed to read this book to hear from you There's got to be an easier way for me to find out what's true How about a clue Can you hear it What is that How can you tell Is it that still, small voice or that rumble in the jungle That thunder on the mountain or that ripple in the puddle Does he make himself explicit or is it something subtle See his voice breaks the cedars and he so can't wait to meet us, send his son down Here To lead us Leaders know that was Jesus, but some followers just want him to feed us or grant our Wishes Not satisfied with his sacrifice and the fact that he freed us And though we are often waywardly ambitious, prepped and ready to reject his riches for Promises that are fundamentally fictitious, surprisingly he still wants to talk And he could have easily just dismissed us So why is it that we do not or cannot listen Is it too hard to make some time for him and only him to set aside an hour early before Our day begins What about at breakfast or lunch or any time of the day See I got this hunch that even Jesus needed to fast and pray to stay close and hear What His father had to say And by the way, if he's our source, wouldn't it make all the sense in the world to try To stay plugged in Not a mindless routine, but an impulse that comes from wanting to fall in love with him Nevertheless, perhaps it is with the many competing noises that his voice begins to Blend and grow indistinct They say turn down for what And I say what you think So that we can hear from him, try to get near to him and then establish a link Back up our faith, transfer our problems and get our hearts to sync Wirelessly clear out some space and update to a better version of seeking God's face Now, how good is your service with a weak internet connection, too many people on The Network and no security question Not very, but I'm guessing And likewise, how hard would it be to hear from God and get direction with so many Other Things colonizing and then occupying your potential Because when it comes to distractions, we have quite the collection What's in yours Is it a family, television, a career, a hobby or a friend Is it sleep, working out, social media, school, or does it just depend When was the last time you just rode in the car with no music, sat in the crowd with your Smartphone and didn't use it, decided not to have all the answers and realized the extent To which we are all pretty much clueless See Solomon knew this and wanted to hear from God more than he wanted gold, Strength, even Wisdom He said, Lord, you have the words of eternal life and then some Furthermore, if we don't hear from him in these end times, then we're in trouble because The world is going to be calling good evil and evil good as morality starts to crumble When everything is relative, it paves the way for us to stumble Yet another good reason for us to study God's word and be humble We have to know in who and what we believe or run the risk of being lost, confused, Manipulated Or even deceived He said, my sheep hear my voice and another they will not follow You see, we have a choice The more time we spend with him, the less time we spend with sorrow And from any daily decision to our purpose for living, this much is a given It is he who holds tomorrow But first, we must be willing to listen And that's good news because there's hope in it However, not reading his word is like having a check in the mail, but never opening it Absurd and a one way ticket to regret Now, finally, once we commit and prepare ourselves to connect with the creator in the space where Grace and obedience intersect, spending as much time with him as we do the rest, then It'll be easier to discern his voice from that of the world's devils in our flesh No longer forced to guess or take someone else's word for it and stress But what's next After he speaks and after our spirits are stirred Well, what's important is that we act on what we've heard Remember, the goal is for us to become doers and not just hearers of his word
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