Devotion
Too Busy To Listen
Jeremiah 33:3 (NLT) “Ask me and I will tell you remarkable secrets you do not know about things to come.”
The importance of our prayer life cannot be overemphasized. It feeds our spirit the necessary nutrition it needs that we can only receive through communion with God. However, many of us are only partially fed. We have prayer lives wherein we do all the talking. The time and attention we give to prayer is likened to how we handle our social communications. We type, text, talk, chat, record and send - but we don’t really listen…at all. When we pray, we don’t keep still or quiet long enough to hear God calling; to hear what God has on His mind and wants to share with us. When we go to God in prayer, there is an exchange in communication that transpires between our spirit and God’s Spirit. But when we do all the talking and then leave God’s Presence when we’re done, we neglect to tarry for Him to speak to us when He is ready. Are you guilty of being too busy to listen to God when you pray? Do something about it! You can start by putting aside whatever is keeping you too busy!
Jeremiah 33:3 (NLT) “Ask me and I will tell you remarkable secrets you do not know about things to come.”
The importance of our prayer life cannot be overemphasized. It feeds our spirit the necessary nutrition it needs that we can only receive through communion with God. However, many of us are only partially fed. We have prayer lives wherein we do all the talking. The time and attention we give to prayer is likened to how we handle our social communications. We type, text, talk, chat, record and send - but we don’t really listen…at all. When we pray, we don’t keep still or quiet long enough to hear God calling; to hear what God has on His mind and wants to share with us. When we go to God in prayer, there is an exchange in communication that transpires between our spirit and God’s Spirit. But when we do all the talking and then leave God’s Presence when we’re done, we neglect to tarry for Him to speak to us when He is ready. Are you guilty of being too busy to listen to God when you pray? Do something about it! You can start by putting aside whatever is keeping you too busy!
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