Listen Slowly - Pastor Drew
April 28, 2010
"My child, listen to me and treasure my instructions." Proverbs 1:1
As a father to my three children, I desire them to listen to me intently. The same is true with our Heavenly Father - He is zealous about us listening to His voice and following His lead. What keeps us from listening to our Father in Heaven? Could it be our "lifestyle of the Quick and Shameless"? Maybe it's time to get off the fast track for just a few moments?
The following is a short story found at www.sermonillustrations.com:
Writer Charles Swindoll once found himself with too many commitments in too few days. He got nervous and tense about it. "I was snapping at my wife and our children, choking down my food at mealtimes, and feeling irritated at those unexpected interruptions through the day," he recalled in his book Stress Fractures. "Before long, things around our home started reflecting the pattern of my hurry-up style. It was becoming unbearable.
"I distinctly remember after supper one evening, the words of our younger daughter, Colleen. She wanted to tell me something important that had happened to her at school that day. She began hurriedly, 'Daddy, I wanna tell you somethin' and I'll tell you really fast.'
"Suddenly realizing her frustration, I answered, 'Honey, you can tell me -- and you don't have to tell me really fast. Say it slowly." "I'll never forget her answer: 'Then listen slowly.'" (Bits & Pieces, June 24, 1993, pp. 13-14.)
The same is true in our relationship with Abba Father - listen slowly! Take some time today and listen to your Father's heart - you will be amazed at the sound of His wonderful voice.
Blessings on you today!
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