we are looking here on the front porch at hearing GOD speak and one of the reasons why you don't hear GOD speak to you is because you are surrounded by noise. the radio is always on, the tv is always on, the computer is always on, you're always on your iphone, you walk around with an ipod in your ear – you're surrounded by noise. so you can't hear the still small voice of GOD.
you need to withdraw and get off by yourself. get alone in a quiet place. luke 5.16 (ms), as often as possible JESUS withdrew to out-of-the-way places for prayer.
as you know, JESUS led a very active life, yet in spite of that it says HE often withdrew. HE made it a habit. and if HE needed to do it, certainly we do too.
we need to get away from the distractions, turn the phone off , other wise you will be called while you are praying. get alone, removing every external distraction possible.
now if that's all that was needed for you to hear GOD it would be real easy. just get off by yourself and you'd hear GOD every time, but after you get in a quiet spot then you need to quiet yourself, your own mind and your own emotions. after you withdraw you then must wait.
waiting means to calm your thoughts and emotions. you need to quiet yourself down. the second thing that habakkuk says in chapter 1, verse 1 (tev), is i must ...wait to see what the LORD will tell me.
in the niv it says, i will station myself. what does it mean to station yourself? it means don't move, stay put, don't run around, be still. when i station myself it means i'm going to stay there for awhile until something happens. habakkuk says, i'm going to station myself so i can hear GOD.
GOD speaks to the person who takes the time to listen. the one reason why many of us don't hear GOD is we're just too busy. "GOD, i've got 30 seconds for you. go!"
just a thought from the front porch…
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