You Will Be Happy When You Hear the Word of the Lord & Obey It

Luke 11:27,28; I Samuel 3:9,10

Practice doing what God tells you to do; you know it's God when it costs you something and others benefit by your actions

Soul Food

“As Jesus was saying these things, a woman in the crowd called out, “Blessed is the mother who gave you birth and nursed you.” He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”

- Luke 11:27,28

“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.”

- I Samuel 3:9,10

Soul Search

• Do you believe that God can speak to you?
  Why or why not?

• Do you believe that God has ever spoken to you?
  Can you describe an experience where you thought maybe He spoke to you and do you remember what He said to you?

• Do you believe that God can speak audibly to people?
  Do you believe that God can speak to people in ways other than audibly?
  If so, how do you think God can speak? What would that look or sound like?

Soul Moves

• Consider that you can know it is God speaking to you when He asks you to do something that will cost you (a point of sacrifice), it will benefit and bless someone else, and you know it is not anything that you would have come up with on your own.
  Have you had an experience that looking back you can see that it was God who was speaking to you?

• Ask God to speak to you and ask Him to open your spiritual ears so you can hear Him.

• Ask God for whatever amount of faith you need to believe that He can speak to you and that you will hear Him.
  Ask Him to communicate with you so that you can partner with Him and be His servant to do His work here on earth.