Stop, Look and Listen

 

And this shall come to pass,

if you will diligently obey

  the voice

     of the LORD your God...

          Zechariah 6. 15

(When we listen, if we listen,

everything does not just

     look different.

     Everything IS different.

God changes our hearts.

The wilderness is a wonder,

    not just a wasteland.

We have no idea

    the incredible goodness

that the Almighty is unfolding,

   when we listen,

   respond,

   and follow Him.

Diligently means not just

          with intention

   but a careful pursuit.

Diligent is based on the word

            diligere which means

   "to love and take delight in."

Do we delight in responding

              to His voice?

The result is

   what God brings to this situation,

what He unfolds,

what will take place,

    and how He completes it.)

O LORD,

May we this day

       not just hear Your voice,

   but listen and respond

with faithfulness, kindness,

      mercy and grace,

   every which way we are able.

Please help us to not just

        see Your way through

        these circumstances,

  but to know You more.

Help us to listen carefully to You

     and run to You.

And to be a witness to others

      by Your abiding in us.

Others are watching us,

   not to see if we are perfect,

but to see if You are real.