Is the Lord getting through to you these days? Is there an inner
voice calling you? Do you know that voice? Do you recognize it? Are
you responding with a ready answer, or are you rolling over in bed
and going back to sleep?
It’s so easy, so tempting, to ignore the voice that’s calling. And yet
it’s important to realize that the more we do that, the more difficult
it will become to hear that voice next time.
Because Samuel listened to the Lord, his power to hear and re-
spond grew stronger. We are told in 1 Samuel 3:19 that “the LORD
was with Samuel as he grew up, and he let none of his words fall to
the ground.” Samuel was not always popular with the people, but he
always spoke what he heard the Lord saying in his spirit.
Are you listening for the voice of God in your spirit, the voice that
brings God into every decision? As long as you are listening, he will
speak. As long as your heart is tuned into his frequency, you can de-
pend on him to touch you with his words of reason and his hand of
wisdom.
In my prayer time, I often write in my journal about a place of in-
decision. And after that I write, “Speak, Lord, for your servant is lis-
tening.” Then after listening prayerfully, I often hear him do just that.
Oh, Lord, I thank you that you still desire to speak to us. Stir up in
me a desire to listen. Quiet me in your presence. Quiet the voice of
my own will so that I can hear your still, small voice. I love you,
Lord. I long to hear from you. Amen.56 CLAIRECLONINGER