Food
for Thought…
I
Will Listen All Day
Sharon
Seidel 1-10-20
I
will listen all day. I will listen all day. I will listen all day.
I
am continually in awe at the countless ways and means God uses to speak to us. Yesterday
I saw a recent Facebook post our great-niece, Leah made titled ‘#Oh, Louie.’
Louie is her son and apparently had been talking instead of listening to the
teacher at school.
Immediately the Lord spoke to me. So
far, from this picture He has shown me three things. First, I responded, “Yes,
Lord, I will listen to You all day!” And He spoke to me all day as I listened. He
gave me ideas and reminded me of the visions He has given me, saying it’s time
to proceed.
Next, I thought, “Yes, Lord, I will listen
to my thoughts all day!” It was an interesting day as I actually listened and
took note of what I was thinking. Several times I had to repent of idle and
negative thoughts, which I then replaced with God’s Word, not only thinking the
word, but speaking it out loud also.
And today as I wrote, “talking instead
of listening”, I thought, how often do I open my mouth and say whatever pops
into my mind: negative, combative words, gossip, fault-finding words? How many
times am I so busy telling God all my woes, I don’t give him an opportunity to
speak? How many times, do I not listen; really listen to what others are
saying?
One last thought… this is considered to
be the decade of the mouth. Also, The Lord gave me a prophetic word that it is
time for our tongues to be purified with fire, and to be speaking the Word. (Message
me if you want more information on either of these.) After that, I made a
negative comment about myself, and it came to pass in one day, literally
overnight. I repented quickly and have started speaking differently, listening
to the Lord and others, listening to and changing my thoughts.
Scripture References:
John 10:27 “My sheep hear My Voice.”
Matthew 4:4 “Jesus answered, ‘It is
written: Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from
the mouth of God.’”
James 1:19-20 “Be swift to hear and slow
to speak. Slow to wrath for the wrath of man does not produce the righteousness
of God.”
2 Corinthians 10:4-5 “The weapons of our
warfare are not carnal, but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting
down imaginations and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge
of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ.”
Isaiah 6:5-7 … “Woe is me, I am undone
because I am a man of unclean lips in the midst of a people of unclean lips,
for my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of Hosts. Then one of the seraphim
flew to me having in his hand a live coal which he had taken with tongs from
the altar. And he touched my mouth with it and said: ‘Behold, this has touched your
lips; your iniquity is taken away, and your sin is purged, atoned for.”
