Listening & Waiting

Listening is easy for me when it comes to others, but for some reason when it comes to being quiet and listening to God, it's hard to sit still and be quiet. The challenge is, if I don't sit and listen, how will I hear Him?

I want to hear His voice - I want to recognize His tender promptings to help me be more like Him. Yet I am impatient for Him to speak to me.

I think this may come down to habit. If I practice being still and quieting my mind, over time I will get better at it. If I don't take the time to practice this, when will it get better.

A challenge for me is that as my life continues to grow busy, I want to accomplish everything and have as much down time as possible. The busier I get, the more stress it creates. Of course, what's the one thing that can be postponed? My time with Him - and what I eventually realize is that I am empty inside. I haven't taken time to be refueled by spending time with Him or by listening to hear what He wants from me.

So my challenge this week is to put time with Him as a priority. I need Him to direct my life - I'm not a great pilot.

God, direct my path and quiet my mind to hear You. Prompt me to listen for You and to wait on You.