Ignoring God

As I’ve aged, I’ve noticed a bit of hearing loss. I think some of this may be normal. My hearing loss could be loud music that I’ve listened to.  I am still growing as a listener. I do work at listening to others when they speak to me. I try to be present and focused to the person who is talking to me.

I also try hard to not ignore God. He speaks to me in all sorts of different ways. I feel His prompting in my heart at times and I pay no attention to it. At other times, it’s really clear and I act upon the prompting.

Jeroboam, Solomon’s son succeeded him as king. He had a definite hearing problem with God. The Lord spoke to him through prophets and wise men, but he ignored their advice time and time again.  Check this out….

³³ But even after this, Jeroboam did not turn from his evil ways. He continued to choose priests from the common people. He appointed anyone who wanted to become a priest for the pagan shrines. ³⁴ This became a great sin and resulted in the utter destruction of Jeroboam’s dynasty from the face of the earth. (1 Kings 13:33-34 NLT)

The Lord speaks through His Word.

The Lord speaks through His people.

The Lord can speak through silence.

The Lord can speak through a storm.

The Lord can speak through a song.

The Lord can speak through a book.

The Lord can speak through a podcast. (This could become a HUGE list!)

The real question is: Am I listening to the Lord speak? Do I ignore Him when He speaks so clearly? I’m still growing and even though my physical hearing may have faded, I want my spiritual hearing to get sharper and clearer than ever before.

Pressing On!

Dwayne