Me: Lord, I want to clearly hear what You have to say So many times, I thought I heard, as I stopped to pray Sometimes, it turned out, I didn’t listen well It did not turn out like I thought I heard You tell
Confirm Your word to me as I listen for Your voice It concerns eternity when I make the choice In matters great or small You are hoping I’ll obey The path of life is narrow as I walk along the way
Lord: You are wise to wait until you hear Me clear If you disobey the consequences can be severe It is through obedience you prove your love for Me It is through obedience you gain authority
Debbie Furey May 10, 2022 1 Samuel 15:22–23 – But Samuel replied: “Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the LORD? To obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of rams. 23 For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and arrogance like the evil of idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, he has rejected you as king.” John 15:6-7 – “ If you do not remain in me, you are like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned. 7 If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.”
1 Samuel 15 John 15
So many times, I thought I heard God’s voice but then it turned out I was wrong. There are other voices in our head that we can sometimes hear. Voices of our flesh call out the loudest. We want what we want and that is what we want to hear. Forces of darkness also speak to us, tempting us, lying to us and sometimes deceiving us. It is never wrong to stop and ask the Lord for confirmation of what we think we are hearing Him say. We need to be sure we are hearing God’s voice so we can obey Him.
