Daily Devotional – 11/3/11 “Stop and Listen!”

You’re running through life in chaos wondering why God won’t hear voice, when you rarely speak to him unless you are veering off course.  You expect him to be at your beck and call every time trouble comes and your way seems dark, when you never touch the bible that is in the back seat of your car.  You keep saying I don’t know why God isn’t hearing my plea, when he does but he’s waiting for you to invite him in, you see.  God won’t drop a blessing in your lap because you simply asked, there is work to be done and you seem to be off task.  You need to get back on track and stop trying to please folk who can’t answer for you, because when judgment comes and your name is called, they can’t get you through.  Yea, you may think you have time until it’s too late, and then you’re standing on the outside looking through the gate.  Stop acting like God can’t see just because you hide your hands, when baby he can see every step you take right from where he stands.  Stop hating folk that hurt you last week, last month, last year; get over those who have walked away and stop wasting your tears.  Keeping hate and malice in your heart only blocks what God has for you, they stop your prayers from reaching God’s ears, and they just won’t get through.  You are a blessing from God and he has given you an amazing gift, isn’t that enough? So why you worried about other people’s blessings and wishing for their stuff?  Trust me, God has enough power and blessings to share and he’ll give you your own, so start planting your harvest so you can reap what you’ve sown.  Don’t think that God will bless you if you’re in a messy, sticky situation; being with someone else’s wife or husband and having all types of relations.  Nawl baby, God don’t work like that but you know this already, so stop acting like you’re being punished when the weight gets heavy.  Just because you hide behind closed doors and park in dark places, doesn’t mean you’re getting away from it because God is looking at faces.  You may think that the grass is greener and the dream seems too real, but you’ll soon wake up and realize what you got wasn’t part of the deal.  But then it’s too late because you’ve packed your bags and crossed the fence into somebody else’s yard, only to realize they’ve got weeds too and now you’re working extra hard.  You’re trying to fix the mistake you made by jumping ship too fast, when you should have just held on and waited because trouble just won’t last.  Yea, it’ll come because it was promised before you were born, but God said that he’d cover you and give you strength during your storms.  But as soon as the dark clouds roll in and the rain begins to fall, we start acting life God has forsaken us and hasn’t been there through it all.  Stop trying to handle problems you can’t solve and things you can’t fix because you trying to work on God’s behalf, well that don’t mix.  Pick your battles wisely because some are not worth the effort you put in because if you try to fix them yourself you probably won’t win.  Why don’t you read your bible, study, fast and pray more? Instead of always being in front of a TV or running to the store.  Take time out for God and he’ll take time out for you, he’ll carry you when you’re tired and he’ll help you make it through.  But he has to know your voice so talk to him every day then he’ll be attentive to your needs and what you have to say.  Don’t wait until the battle is almost over and then try to call God’s name, because he may not be there to answer and that would be a shame.