"In one ear.....OUT THE OTHER!!" If you're a parent, you know full well how this works. Tell a kid to clean his room - it goes "in one ear....." - right? We hear what we want to hear....and do what we want to do.
Now we would NEVER do that with God - or would we? Does God ever speak to you, deep within your spirit, and you try not to listen - 'cause maybe you don't like what He's saying? Let's be honest - we don't like to be scolded; we don't like to hear the truth when it hurts - we're all little kids by nature....so what to do??
Grow up! Act like a responsible adult who loves God and wants to serve Him in full measure. Next time God talks, let's "listen up" - not just to the words of comfort, but the words of correction too. They're for our good and God knows we will be better Christians for it.
So - kids, when Mama says, "Go clean your room," do it - someday, guys, your wife will thank me (now I'm talkin' to MY boys - chuckle!) And to all of us - when God says, "Listen," let's take it in one ear - stop it in the middle before it takes off out of the other ear....and pay attention to the good things God is trying to teach us.
We will all have a God-filled, choc-rich day, the better to enjoy the clean rooms our kids have created - now smile like you mean it, and say, "Lord, speak to me TODAY because I am listening!
--by Peggie C. Bohanon. Copyright 2008, Springfield, MO. All rights reserved.
