I'm Listening. (REALLY listening!)

My first blog! (Long overdue) I won't bother making up excuses or attempting to justify why I haven't been writing. I realized last night that perhaps my lack of "something to say" stems from my inability to hear. Or perhaps I should say it this way: My lack of "something to say" stems from choosing not to listen (actively listen). There, that's more accurate.

God is speaking. Am I listening? Of course, I'd like to think that I am. And, I do. But it doesn't simply end with listening. It simply begins with listening.

God has been gently reminding me that I must guard my heart & mind (Proverbs 4:23). My heart & mind must be fixed on Him. I must be passionate. I must be purposeful. I have to intentionally choose to respond in obedience when He speaks.

No if. No and. No but.

Just YES.

Here I am-send me.

Here I am-use me.

Here I am-I belong to you.