Why Should Anyone Listen To Me?

That’s an interesting question.

If I pondered it for too long, I may never share another word ever again.

In the caterwauling of today’s media-saturated world, it’s easy to believe that you’re whistling in a tempest. That your voice is swallowed in the noise.

So instead I choose to turn the question on its head.

Who am I listening to?

I don’t mean that in a broad sense, but a very narrow one.

What is God saying to me?

If He said it, I’ll do it.

Even if it seems no one else is listening.

I’ll step out on the water and do my utmost to stay firmly fixed on Jesus all the way to the shore.

He knows best.

He understands what needs to be built in my heart before He can bless the work of my hand.

Build the heart.

Bless the hand.

And often it’s in obedient doing that the deep work is accomplished. It takes courage to step out. The easiest thing in the world is to disqualify yourself. That’s why you need a word from Heaven to provide solid walking ground.

Incline your ear, hear and heed His instruction, and daily take faithful steps of obedience.

Like Abraham, you may not know exactly where those steps are leading, but you can be certain that the covenant-keeping God is ordering every single one of them.