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Listen To My Voice

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Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – Prayer – John 10:27-28 – Listen To My Voice – Growing As Disciples

My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand. John 10:27-28 (NIV)

My Voice 

How will I be able to follow you? How will I know where to go? How will know what to do? How will I know that I am on the right track? How will I know that I have not gone off course? Those are good questions. I am your Good Shepherd. You are one of my sheep. You are prone to wander. You are likely to go your own way. You will find it easy to lose your way. On your own you are like to take missteps. On your own you will surely go where you should not go. On your own you will likely do what you should not do. So, I will say it to you again, you have asked good questions. Do you have an answer for me? Yes, I do have an answer for you. I’m listening. You have my full attention. I will not miss a word that you have to say to me. I will listen attentively to your voice.

You have already answered all your own questions. How is that possible? What did you just tell me that you would do? I said that I would listen attentively to your voice. I said that you would have my full attention. I said that I would not miss a word that you have to say to me. That’s right. That is exactly what you said to me. That is how you will be able to follow me. That is how you will know where to go and what to do. That is what will keep you on track and prevent you from going off course. You will know and listen to my voice. You will hear my whispers. You will receive my guidance and follow my instructions. Your heart and mind and life will be focused on me. You will give me your full attention. You will seek me with all your heart and mind and soul and strength. I will guard you. I will guide you. I will direct you. I will protect you. My hand will be on you. My voice will lead you to where I want you to go. My voice will give you what I want you to do. You will be able to boldly go and do all that I ask of you because you will have listened to my voice. That is exactly what I will do. That will be very good. 

Lord, thank you that you are my Good Shepherd. I am one of your sheep. You know me. Help me to know you. Speak to me so I can hear you. I will listen attentively to your voice as you lead me through life all the twists and turns and ups and downs of life. Amen

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Pray Continually

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Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – Prayer – 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 – Pray Continually – Growing As Disciples

Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (NIV)

All Circumstances

Now that’s a word to consider. What word? Circumstances, you don’t like difficult circumstances. Does anyone like difficult circumstances? You have a point there, but most people don’t know what you know. What do I know? What has happened to you when you have gone through difficult circumstances? I’m not sure how to answer your question. Then I will ask you more questions. I’m listening. When have you felt closest to me? When have you drawn nearest to me? When have you know that I was drawing nearest to you? Have you felt closest to me when everything is going smoothly? I wouldn’t say so. What would you say? I would say that sometimes I have been quite distant from you when I thought things were going smoothly. Why is that? I’m sorry to say that in those times I may have thought or felt that I didn’t need you quite as much. Was that good thinking on your part? No, it was not. I have learned that there is never a time or place in which I don’t need you. That’s good.  So, when have you most strongly felt my nearness to you? I have most strongly felt your nearness to me when things have been going terribly wrong. I have most strongly felt your nearness to me when I have been going through heart breaking difficulty. There has never been a more true statement than, “you are close to the brokenhearted.” How important is it that you know that? It is vitally important that I know that you are with me to help me through every difficulty in life. See, you do know something. How does it make you feel to know that I am with you to help you through every difficulty in life? I feel joyful and thankful that you are with me to help me. Are you telling me that it is possible to be joyful and thankful as you go through difficulties in life because you know that I am with you through every one of them? That’s right. That’s very good. Yes, it  is.

What else has happened to do you as you have gone through great difficulties? I have drawn near to you. I have come to rely on you. I have prayed. I have asked for your help. Have I helped you? Yes, you have helped me. You have never left me alone. You have never abandoned me. No, I have not. Has your hope and faith and trust in me grown as you have gone through great difficulties? Yes, it has. Wait a minute, are you telling me that you know your praying to me as you have gone through great difficult  has caused your hope and faith and trust in me to grow? That’s right. That is very good. Yes, it is. Will you keep on praying joyfully and thankfully as you go through difficulties in life? Yes Lord, I will. That will be very good. 

Lord, I’m not a fan of difficult circumstances. It has been hard for me to pray through all the difficult circumstances of life. Yet, I will keep on joyfully and thankfully praying to you because I know that you will use every difficulty to accomplish your work in me. Amen

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Plans I Have For You

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Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – Prayer – Jeremiah 29:11-13 – Plans I Have For You – Growing As Disciples

For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. Jeremiah 29:11-13 (NIV)

Plans

You know the plans you have for me? Yes, I know the plans I have for you. If you know the plans you have for me, why don’t I know the plans you have for me? Do you want to know the plans I have for you? Yes, I certainly want to know the plans you have for me. What would happen if I gave you a moment by moment, detailed plan, for the rest of your life? I’m not sure. Oh, I think you know, you just don’t want to tell me. I’ll wait. You want me to tell you what I think I would do if you gave me the complete detailed plan for my life, all at once, right now? That’s right, yes, I do. Ok here goes. I think there are two possibilities. I’d like to hear them both. If I knew your entire plan for my life you probably wouldn’t hear from me very often. I would check back with you only as needed. Since I would know your complete plan for my life that would not be very often. That’s not good. No, it’s not. What is not good about that? You want me to live in a close and intimate relationship with you. You want me to come to rely on you. Yes, I do. What is the other possibility? If a caught a glimpse of your plan for my entire life I would probably run away in the opposite direction. Why is that? I would think that you had asked too much of me. I would think I am unable to do what you asked of me. You would hear a bunch of whining from me. You would hear every argument and excuse for why I could not go and do what you had given me to do for you. That would not be good either. No, it would not.

So where does that leave us? I don’t know for sure. I do have a plan that I can and will reveal to you. You have my full attention. Here goes. It is my plan that you seek me with all your heart. It is true, I want you to live in a close and intimate relationship with me. When you seek me with all your heart you will find me. You will come to know me. Do you know what that means? I’m not sure. As you come to know me you will be changed. As you remain in my presence you will become like me. How is that for a plan? That is a great plan. Yes, it is. Now, I will also tell you that as you continue to follow me, I will unfold before you where I want you to go and what I want you to do for me. You will be able to know my will and walk in my ways. That’s what I want. Will you seek me with all your heart? Will you follow me? Will you rely on me? Yes Lord, I will. That will be very good.

Lord, thank you for having good plans for my life. You give me hope filled future. Unfold your plans for me as I live in a vital relationship with you. As I seek you with all my heart, show me where you want me to go and give me what you want to do. Amen

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Open His Eyes

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Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – Prayer – 2 Kings 6:15-17 – Open His Eyes – Growing As Disciples

When the servant of the man of God got up and went out early the next morning, an army with horses and chariots had surrounded the city. “Oh, my lord, what shall we do?” the servant asked. “Don’t be afraid,” the prophet answered. “Those who are with us are more than those who are with them.” And Elisha prayed, “O LORD, open his eyes so he may see.” Then the LORD opened the servant’s eyes, and he looked and saw the hills full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha. 2 Kings 6:15-17 (NIV)

Look And See 

Open your eyes. Take a good look. What am I supposed to see that I am not seeing? That is a very good question. I’m sure that I am missing something. I’m positive that I don’t see what you see. I would like to see what you see. I would like to know what you know. I would like to do what you have given me to do. I would like to have eyes of faith that see beyond what my own human eyes alone can see. How can I see with eyes of faith? That is an even better question.

I have questions to ask you. I’m listening. “Listening”, now that is the very first step in seeing with eyes of faith. If you want to see with eyes of faith you will need to listen attentively to me. If you want to see what I have for you to see, then you must pay attention to me. You will not see with eyes of faith while you are on the run, busy, distracted or on the go. You will need to slow down and come to complete stop to see with eyes of faith. You must ask me to show you what I have for you to see. Will you stop to listen to what I want to say to you? You will stop to look at all that I want to show you?  Yes, Lord, I will.

I understand what you are saying to me. “Understanding,” now that is the next step in seeing with eyes of faith. You must consider carefully all that I am saying to you. You must reflect on what I have shown you. You must ask for my wisdom. You must seek my counsel. You must rely on my insight. The unfolding of what I want you to see will not happen in an instant. You must be patient You must be consistent. You must be persistent. Keep on coming to me. Keep on asking from me. Keep on relying on me. Believe that I will give you wisdom. Believe that I will give you insight. I will help you to know what you do not know. I will help you too see what you cannot see. Will you carefully consider all that I am showing to you? Yes, Lord, I will. Then you will see with eyes of faith. You will be able to know and do my will. You will know that I am with you to help you through every battle you will face in life. 

Lord, with my eyes I can’t see the whole picture. I can’t see what you want me to see. Sometimes, I have thought I was alone and on my own in a battle in life. Open my eyes to see your work in, around, for and through me. I know you are right here with me. Amen

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Your Servant Is Listening

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Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – Prayer – 1 Samuel 3:7-10 – Your Servant Is Listening – Growing As Disciples

Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD: The word of the LORD had not yet been revealed to him. The LORD called Samuel a third time, and Samuel got up and went to Eli and said, “Here I am; you called me.” Then Eli realized that the LORD was calling the boy. So Eli told Samuel, “Go and lie down, and if he calls you, say, ‘Speak, LORD, for your servant is listening.'” So Samuel went and lay down in his place. The LORD came and stood there, calling as at the other times, “Samuel! Samuel!” Then Samuel said, “Speak, for your servant is listening.” 1 Samuel 3:7-10 (NIV)

Ready To Listen?

Are you ready to listen? What do you mean by asking me that? Do you want to hear from me? Yes, of course I want to hear from you. Who would not want to hear from you? Do you think that I will shout to you over the noise of the world so that I will be able to grab your attention? Do you think that I will remove you from the busyness of the world by making your life come to a complete stop, so you will be able to hear from me? You might, your doing either one or both of those things is a real possibility. Do you think shouting at you, forcing you to come to a complete stop, so you can hear from me, are the primary ways I want to communicate with you? No, they are not the normal ways of your acting in my life. Only in an extreme case might you shout at me or force me to come to a complete stop, so that I can hear from you. That’s true. Why is that? You want me to live in a close and intimate relationship with you. You want me to draw near to you as you draw near to me. That’s right.

So, are you ready to listen? Yes, I am ready to listen. I will bring myself to a complete stop so that I can hear from you. I will draw near to you. I will sit at your feet. I will rest in your presence. I will quiet myself before you. I will make myself attentive to you. I will listen carefully to every word that you want to say to me.

What do you know about listening to me? I know that you will speak to me in a still quiet voice. I know that you will not barge into my life. I know that learning to listen to you will require my full attention. I know that learning to hear your voice will take time and patience and practice. I know that how well I listen to you will determine how well I serve you. Will you give yourself fully to listening to me? Yes Lord, I will give myself fully to listening to you. That will be very good.

Lord, it is the utmost desire of my heart to live in an intimate relationship with you. I want to hear your voice speaking to me. I want to listen to every word you have to say. I will sit down. I will quiet myself before you. I will listen carefully and serve you well. Amen

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