ABC of Listening to the LORD

ABC of Listening to God

Meditation from Habakkuk Chapter 2

1. Attitude to Listen:
Habakkuk shows his thirst & earnestness in listening to God and to receive His correction. (2:1)
We need to have the desire to be in God's presence, to pray and to read & meditate His word.

2. Barriers to Listen:
Pride and Greed are barriers to listen to God. (2:4,5)
Humility is the willingness to learn & change; without which we cannot listen to God. When there is greed, we will not prioritize our time with God and will consider it as unnecessary.
It is essential to remove pride and greed to listen & heed to God's voice.

3. Course of Action:
Two things need to follow when we listen to God. (2:2,3)

a) Write - We need to develop the habit of writing all that the LORD speaks & tells & inspires us; either through our personal meditation or thru listening to a preaching or thru some other means.
Through such habit we will become accustomed to listening to God and His vision will become clearer.

b) Wait - Writing is followed by waiting. But unless we write we will not wait, as we cannot remember everything.
We need to wait upon the LORD for His word and vision to fulfil in the appointed time.

The prophet says that the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD. What is your life & heart & mind filled with? Is it filled with God's word? (2:14)

The whole earth is exhorted to keep silence before the LORD. (2:20). Silence before God is an act of listening to God.
Is your prayer & time with God, a monologue or dialogue? Do you wait in His presence, with His word to listen & heed Him?

Have a blessed day!