"Blessed are those who keep my ways.
Hear instruction and be wise,
and do not neglect it.
Blessed is the one who listens to me,
watching daily at my gates,
waiting beside my doors.
For whoever finds me finds life
and obtains favor from the Lord."
Proverbs 8:32-35
Hey guys! So I posted about this verse this morning and it is something that I think about all the time. How often do we hear the Lord's voice but discount it as something else for the notion that it was maybe just something we imagined. On the other side of things, how often do we know the Lord is speaking to us and we just ignore it?
My dear friend knew the Lord was speaking to her last week to break up with her boyfriend of 4 years. She was headed on the track towards marriage and knew that was the next step. She is absolutely in love with her bf but knew without a shadow of a doubt that the Lord was telling her to take a pause in their relationship and recenter her life on Him. As tough as this season has been for her she knows she is following in the path of the Lord and living under his word!
How have you listened to the word of the Lord and been obedient to his calling in your life?
I love this! I think also that sometimes we don't really WANT to hear what the Lord has to say, especially if he is telling us to turn away from something or someone we have found our identity in. But I guess we just have to get to a place of, "Okay God! Whatever you want, I'm willing to do!"
ReplyDeleteI just read through all of Proverbs 8, and I love it! For those of you who haven't read the entire chapter, I really encourage you to do so. It talks all about wisdom and what it looks like to have wisdom. Lately, I've been praying for wisdom as much as I can - I think once we gain wisdom we can better learn how to live as Christ lived. And now I'm noticing how much these verses have to do with my post about living for God (above this post). If we want to truly live for God, we must obtain WISDOM!
ReplyDeleteTo answer your question Lindsey, I feel like I've been obedient to God's call in at least one area of my life recently. Throughout the past years, I've really struggled with gossiping about other people. This year, I am trying super hard to be obedient to God's call by not gossiping. And I've actually gotten a lot better! I prayed for guidance and wisdom in this particular area of my life, and now it's much easier for me not to gossip. It's great filling my mind with positive thoughts about other people instead of negative thoughts!