Listen Up

When preparing my team for a game, I often used a lot of different ways to get my message across. I would show a video of our upcoming opponent or have the assistant coaches go over scouting reports on that team’s strengths and weaknesses. We would pass out diagrams of plays we intended to run or defenses we would use that week. Sometimes I would have a guest speaker or veteran player address the team about the importance of playing well that week. Many different people and materials, but all delivering the message that I wanted to get across.

The same is true with God. God has been speaking to us since the beginning of Creation. He is always speaking to us, despite the fact that more often than not, we are not listening. Sometimes we’re waiting to hear that big booming voice of God, but that’s not how He speaks. Instead, He speaks to us in the quiet words of our spouse, a parent, one of our children, or a friend.

God knows what He is saying and how to say it—we need to be still and listen for His voice.

His Promises

Show me the right path, O LORD;

point out the road for me to follow.

Lead me by your truth and teach me,

for you are the God who saves me.

All day long I put my hope in you.

Look! I stand at the door and knock. If you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in.

Trust in the LORD with all your heart;

do not depend on your own understanding.

Seek his will in all you do,

and he will show you which path to take.