For Thou Didst Call Me
For Thou Didst Call Me
…The LORD called Samuel: and he answered, Here am I; And he ran unto Eli, and said, for thou calledst me. And he said, I called not; lie down again. And he went and lay down. 1 Samuel 3:4-5
Could I be that the voice of the LORD sounds a lot like the voice of our parents, guardians, and mentors?
God puts leadership in our lives to guide and direct us into his will. To ignore them is to ignore God! This does not mean they are God but rather God uses their influence to help us know him better.
I remember when the Lord was working on me as a youth pastor to move on. I was not sure as to where the Lord wanted me to go so I talked to my Pastor about it for two reasons; one to let him know what I was doing and two, to get counsel. He asked me if I had thought about starting a church and I said no but I said I would pray about it. A week later I told him I would and looking back I know it was the Lord using his counsel to direct me to Lebanon and start a church. God used his voice to speak to me.
This should not replace our personal study of God’s word.