"I will stand my watch and station myself on the
rampart; I will look to see what he will say to me, and what answer I am to
give to this complaint" Habakkuk 2:1 NIV
Yeah, it's been a while. The silence hadn't been due to lack
of zeal or utterance. It was a break to prepare and plan. So by His grace, i'm
back and better.
Straight to the heart of the matter, everybody needs answer.
If not, Google wouldn't be bombarded with questions ranging from "what to
eat" or "how to care for my dogs". Believers also want answers
to their numerous heartfelt needs. However, while it takes just few seconds to
get your answers from Google, hearing or getting answers from God often take
longer than that. We have all at one time of our lives felt as though God is
too slow in answering us. It is the goal of this article to open our eyes to
ways we can get specific answers from God according to His timing and will.
God speaks and expressly too. Why we don't hear him most
time is because we are off channel or fixed up to even pay attention to the
voice of His word. In case you are awaiting God's mind regarding what and how
on a particular areas of your life, you may have to pay close attention to the
following steps and realign where necessary.
Where: Oh my! Does God has a specific place? The whole of
the scripture is filled with invitations for believers to come. As you know every
appointment has a venue. This is where
to meet with God and listen to specific instructions. When God also calls, it
is not always to a deserted mountain or a lone motel but an invitation to the
place you usually meet. Doesn't it sound like a date? Now search your heart,
where do you usually hear God? It could be in church during worship, during pastor's
sermon, or your personal devotion, the three work for me though. We may have to
identify our individual place and stay there. We always complain how
challenging it is to wait to hear God's voice, perhaps, He is been waiting for
us to show up all along.
When: Though God speaks every time, we all have our different
times and periods that we access His word more. While early in the morning
works for some people, others would prefer late in the night. Is yours during
the heat of the afternoon sun or in the coolest of the night as you meditate on
your bed or as you pray or praise God with His people? Identify your time and
henceforth be in your place at your time.
After the two factors above have been settled, then we begin
to wonder how long the waiting is going to be. We must never forget that God is
never late. Perhaps God want us to wait a little longer in order for Him to work
on our hearts and prepare us for what He has to say. We must learn to persevere
in waiting. What if additional twenty minutes in His presence is all you need
to get the long awaited answer. You might never discover that if you don't try
it.
So simple and so profound are these steps if they are consciously
and prayerfully considered. God cannot be put in a box though, you may have to
be sensitive per time in case you seem to miss in your specific place and time.
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