Wait, What?

So I have decided to take a different approach to how I do this in that instead of just reading and then posting, I am going to take more time and sort of let the reading digest into my soul. Also, I think that I have not been doing a good job of spending time with God but instead I just get my food from him and dash. I think that reading and then allowing myself to process what I have just read as well as spend time actually talking to God about it, I will not only get more out of what I am reading but I will also grow closer to him in regards to listening to his call and having a relationship with him. Too long have I sat around and just prayed asking for guidance and then moved on not even waiting for an answer. I tend to just wait for him to "send" me a sign through an everyday situation and if I do not get it, then I guess i just tend to make a decision on my own and carry on. It is not enough to just pray, but to listen closely for the voice of God. Sure we get our bread at church and we might receive a calling or hear his voice but what about the other 5-6 days of the week? Do we just go about living life on our own accord and just look to God on Sunday or do we actually talk to him as if he were a person right in front of us? Are we afraid that if we talk out loud to him in our room people will think we are crazy? We tend to pray out loud during a dinner prayer, why not do it when you talk to him on a daily basis? I know that I tend to pray to him in my head so as to not be labeled "crazy" but if I am talking to someone who I believe is right in front of me in the from of the Spirit then why should I whisper or just have thoughts that he can "hear." You do not whisper to a friend unless you do not want others to hear, why be ashamed of God or of what you have to say to him?

I know there are a lot of questions but the questions are there to get you to think rather than just mindlessly read another post. I want to stimulate your mind just as God seeks to stimulate mine everyday of the week. Jeremiah 13:15-17 states, "Hear and pay attention, do not be arrogant, for the Lord has spoken. Give glory to the lord your God before he brings the darkness, before your feet stumble on the darkening hills. You hope for light, but he will turn it to thick darkness and change it to gloom deep. But if you do not listen, I will week in secret because of your pride; my eyes will weep bitterly, overflowing with tears, because the Lord's flock will be taken captive." I think the second statement which is about glory discusses what we are to do before the return of the King, It is our job to listen and wait for our leader in order to grow and become who we are meant to be and then only way it will happen is if we step out and do it. Time is running out and we see this in that everything will be changed to darkness soon and there will no longer be the hope that the light brings. What a sad day that will be when time runs out and there is just not enough time to reach the rest. I noticed today that when I asked God how much I had listened to him in the past few months, he answered by showing me that I have been selfish and only been focusing on my friends and family in prayer when there is a whole world dying out there. My focus was outward but it had blinders on and only allowed me to see so far. I am to pray for people all over the world, not just the ones in my life because everyone who does not know him needs to and those who do know him need to continue to seek him.

I hope you all had a great day and have understood what I am trying to say. It takes more than just reading and being a part of the church, it takes being intimate and really getting lost in God in order to grow everyday. I hope that you are continuing to pray for me as I am praying for all of you. If you have any requests or comments please feel free to contact me.

God Bless,

Joseph Robinson