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word4U2day
2019-10-01
Listen carefully
When we pray, it's easy for us to fall into the trap of listing off all our requests, problems, and ideas of what we want God to do, and then finishing up and moving on. It's not bad to tell God what's on our hearts; in fact He encourages us to share our concerns with Him (take a look at 1 Peter 5:7). But He also wants to share what's on His heart. He wants to tell us things. So we need to be making the time and space to purely listen to His voice. Sometimes it can be tricky to figure out whether we are hearing His voice or not. If we don't practise hearing His voice, we can mistake the voice of the enemy, our own voice, or the voice of those around us, for His. And that's when we start believing lies about ourselves rather than resting in His truth. When He speaks into our lives, He brings life. His voice sustains us, guides us, restores us, and refreshes us. When we are struggling, a word from God can bring hope back to us. When God created the world, He spoke it into existence (take a look at Genesis 1). That shows us just how powerful His voice is, and how He can create new things every time He speaks. When God spoke to Moses through the burning bush, He gave him purpose. He knew Moses by name, and had a calling just for him. He wanted to speak with Moses personally. 'God called to him from the middle of the bush, "Moses! Moses!" "Here I am!" Moses replied' (Exodus 3:4 NLT). He wants to speak to us personally too. And once we have heard what He wants to tell us, our lives will never be the same.
Links to Bible verses: Holy Bible
Figuring out life can be challenging. But, with this daily youth inspiration, we hope you will find the wisdom, courage, and insight you need to live out your faith in the real, messy world.
word4U2day is brought to you by I AM Youth in partnership with Celebration that also writes The Word for Today. The material is centred around youth Bible verses. It is designed to speak into certain circumstances and to encourage young people to find joy and peace. Your current circumstances do not need to define who you are.
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