[Devotional] IN HIS PRESENCE: What is God saying to you?

By Oke Chinye

Read: HABAKKUK 2:1-4

Meditation verse:

“I will stand my watch and set myself on the rampart and watch to see what He  will say to me, and what I will answer when I am corrected” (Habakkuk 2:1).

When God speaks to you, do you hear or listen? Although hearing and listening  may sound like the same thing, truth is, there’s a world of difference between  the two. Merriam-Webster defines hearing as the “process, function, or power  of perceiving sound; specifically: the special sense by which noises and tones are  received as stimuli.” Listening, on the other hand, means “to pay attention to  sound; to hear something with thoughtful attention; and to give consideration. 

Hearing is a passive behaviour of perceiving sound by the ear. Listening is  choosing to do something; it is an action. Listening utilises more senses in your  body than hearing. In listening you move beyond perceiving the sound to  processing and understanding, to give a suitable response or act. Hearing is 

physical, listening is cognitive. 

Habakkuk set himself upon the rampart and stood his watch to listen to what  God had to say about the evil that was going on. That speaks of preparation and  positioning. And God spoke to him. God longs to speak to you all the time. He is  relational and He created you for His good pleasure. However, you will not hear  or understand what He is saying if you do not prepare and position yourself. God  cannot be heard in noise and chaos, only in silence. Your heart must be ready,  your ears open and He must have your full attention. I have come to realise that  the best way to position yourself to listen to God is to wait on Him in fasting and  prayer.  

A famous song says: “God has something to say, listen, listen, pay close  attention, for God has something to say”. God has something to say about every  area of your life- your marriage, children, health, career, relationships as well as  your walk with Him. He wants to give insight into that situation. He wants to  direct your path. Isaiah 30:21 says, “right behind you a voice will say, this is the  way you should go, whether to the right or to the left” (NLT). Will you listen to  the voice?

IN HIS PRESENCE is written by Pst (Mrs) Oke Chinye, Founder of The Rock Teaching Ministry (TRTM).

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