If we will only listen

Have you ever received some good advice? Did you heed it? Did you follow it? It is one thing to hear something; it is an entirely different thing to listen. We hear sounds all the time, the refrigerator running, cars passing, noise on the television. But, we listen when we notice the refrigerator is making a different noise, when the car passing is playing a song too loudly, or when the weather warning comes across the airwaves.

There are times when we really need to listen. I know I have been blessed with folks in my life that have truly tried to impart some wisdom into me but, often, I didn't listen. Other times, however, when I listened and applied that wisdom, those lessons, I have found that it has benefited me in ways that I could not imagine.

Today's word is Psalm 85:8, NIV, which reads, "I will listen to what the LORD says: He promises peace to His people, His faithful servants..."

When we listen to what the LORD says, we will find ourselves in perfect peace, no matter what the clamor or noise is around us. It is when we stop listening to GOD and start hearing all the distractions that we find ourselves restless and uneasy. We have to be careful what we hear. We have to be even more careful what we listen to.

The next time you find yourself in the midst of a loud, raucous, rowdy day, take the time to listen to what GOD is trying to say, to the peace He is trying to bestow. We may be really amazed at what we will hear, IF we will only listen.

Be Blessed,
Mickey T