Speak
I don’t think that I’m the only person who talks to myself under my breath and out loud at times. There are times when I’m simply saying to myself the steps on a project or correcting myself. Hearing myself speak out loud often brings clarification for sure.
At other times I’m standing in front of others speaking and I’m paying attention to the prior preparation because that guides what I’m speaking about. There are times when I feel the Lord speaking into my heart as I read His Word and writing it out or speaking it out gives great clarity and understanding from the Lord.
Ezekiel was a prophet called by God to speak to his own people. The Lord describes them as stubborn and rebellious. Check this out….
2 The Spirit came into me as he spoke, and he set me on my feet. I listened carefully to his words. 3 “Son of man,” he said, “I am sending you to the nation of Israel, a rebellious nation that has rebelled against me. They and their ancestors have been rebelling against me to this very day. 4 They are a stubborn and hard-hearted people. But I am sending you to say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says!’ 5 And whether they listen or refuse to listen—for remember, they are rebels—at least they will know they have had a prophet among them. (Ezekiel 2:2-5 NLT)
My role is to act upon what the Lord calls me to do. If He asks me to speak, I should speak. If He asks me to write, I should write. If He asks me to be quiet, I should be quiet.
My first step is to listen to what the Lord says. He may be simply speaking to my heart. When He asks me to speak about what He says, I should speak it out.
I write this simple blog every day because I felt led by the Lord to write about what He says. I’m not even concerned if no one reads my words. They are what the Lord has led me to write. When He tells me to stop writing I will stop writing. When He says go, I will go. I think my speaking is wrapped inside obedience. I want to obey the Lord’s call upon my heart and my life.
I want to be constantly led by the Lord speaking to me through His Word. I want to walk in obedience to Him and His call upon my life – whatever that is.
Pressing On!
Dwayne