Daily Huddle - Sat Oct 5, 2019 Be Listening

Love you all, praying for you. 
 
God keeps teaching me.  He is always speaking – but am I always listening?   He speaks in many ways – He is trying to give us truth, warning, encouragement, instruction – it’s all for our own good and He has many ways in which He speaks.  He speaks by His Word, the Holy Spirit in our spirit, He speaks in the night season, He can speak through situations and circumstances, He speaks in dreams and visions, He speaks through other people, He can even speak through a donkey.   God allows things to test us and teach us.  For our house painting project – we rented a 50 Foot Hydraulic Lift – Praise God a life saver – perhaps literally.  But to haul it – a self driving machine on a trailer with 6000 lbs tow load, they required at least a Three Quarter Ton Truck.  April’s boss at work – Brian – has a F350 Dually – that He said we were welcome to borrow.  When we picked it up we noticed two sets of keys in it. I took the backup set up to my office – to avoid any chance of locking both sets of keys in the truck.  We switched a car with him, He took the truck back after work - for a project he needed it for (while we were still painting) and brought it back late last night – so we could return the equipment first thing this morning.  I told him to keep his keys – I would just use the backup set that I put in my office.  "Are you sure? – you can keep them both."  "No, you keep them – I’ll just use the backup set…"   He asked one more time before He left – but I said I was good…  Didn’t want to risk any inconvenience to him.  But this morning at 7:00 am – the backup keys didn’t work.  It turns out - they were the wrong set of keys.  Then I remembered that God was trying to tell me three times – through Brian’s voice – "Keep both sets."  But I didn’t listen.   It wasn’t that I refused to listen to God – I just didn’t know He was speaking.  I had already made up my mind (with good intention) to try and prevent any inconvenience, when God knew my best intentioned plans would be unsuccessful and He was trying to save me the headache.  I just wasn't listening.  Not the end of the world – but a needless delay and irritation, not to mention bothering our friend early on a Saturday morning.  He was fine and we survived the ordeal – but it was another reminder.   God sees things we don’t see.  And when He speaks – be listening.  He might speak in ways you don’t expect.  Praying that you will live in PiVAT today – that which He revealed last night before dinner of His plans for you today.  But also praying that you will be listening throughout the day – anytime someone says something more than once – it just might be God trying to get your attention.  PiVAT is just a tool – a reminder to ask God for His plans for you for tomorrow – He will answer when we ask.  But He will also tell us things – we don’t ask for.  Praying that you will remember that His plans are always better than ours – no matter how well intentioned they are.  Another thing I pray you will remember – is that going through today – without PRISM – is like trying to drive a car with the wrong keys.  It doesn’t work as well.  Praying that His Word will be your desire and delight – that you will become addicted to the truth and light and wisdom He speaks.   And if He speaks in any other way than what you would expect– that you would still - Be Listening… 
 
Love you all,
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