STOP. LOOK. AND LISTEN.

If you want to know what God is saying to you: stop, look and listen.

I will stand at my watch and station myself on the ramparts; I will look to see what he will say to me.

Habakkuk 2:1

Waiting on God is not an easy assignment. It is certainly not a job for lazy or apathetic people.

Waiting on God is like guarding a watch post. We cannot fall asleep and we cannot become distracted. We must wait with full expectation that something will happen, and when it does, we must be ready. We must stand at attention and look out and listen with our eyes open and our ears attuned at all times. 

I will stand [STOP] at my watch and station myself on the ramparts; I will look to see [LOOK] what he will say [LISTEN] to me.

We must stop, look and listen for God’s clear instruction. 

Like musicians in an orchestra who wait with their attention fixed on the conductor, we must keep our eyes fixed on the Great Conductor and wait for His signal: “I will look to see what he will say to me.” 

To hear God’s voice, we must wait attentively. We must actively look and listen. 

God speaks to us when we listen for His voice. When we stand in place and wait with expectation, we hear what He has to say.

From the beginning of time, God has given us His undivided attention. For the next five minutes, can you give Him yours?

Father, I stand before You, eagerly waiting to hear Your voice. Please show me Your will for my life, so that I may walk in Your path and know Your ways. Keep my eyes focused on You, so that I may see and hear what you have to say to me at all times. Defend my heart from distractions and ambush. Teach me to wait on You, Lord. Teach me to trust in You for all things. Before I make any decision, remind me to turn to You, and to stop and look and listen for Your clear instruction.

In Jesus’ Name, Amen.