Listening to God

Psalm 19:14—Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.

Everyone needs a good friend—you know, that person who is a good listener, who remembers what you say, pays attention when you talk, and gives you good advice when you need it.  I’ve been blessed with some really good friends in my life.  I also have some of those people who do a lot more talking than listening and who usually call only when they need something.  That kind of friend is really annoying, and it’s hard to be a good friend back to a person who is totally self-absorbed.  When I think about the type of friend I want to be, it makes me think about my prayer life.  God wants us to engage with him in conversation.  Prayer is our time to talk to God, and meditation is when we open ourselves to listen to Him.  Both aspects are necessary to a healthy spiritual life, but it’s easy to focus more on the prayer side because that is the more active part.  Meditation calls for us to listen and be still.  Just like we want good friends who both listen and talk, God wants us to listen and talk to Him. 

Today as you meditate on this Scripture, lift up your prayers to God, but also try to quiet your mind so that you can meditate, too.  Try to put all the chatter out of your mind and focus on receiving His peace.  Thank God for His love and desire to be in relationship with you.