Comments on: The center of prayer http://www.northbrookchurch.com/blog/the-center-of-prayer/ a different kind of conversation. Mon, 10 Oct 2011 14:43:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Susan L. Prince http://www.northbrookchurch.com/blog/the-center-of-prayer/comment-page-1/#comment-828 Susan L. Prince Mon, 11 May 2009 01:21:27 +0000 http://www.northbrookchurch.com/blog/?p=122#comment-828 Actually, that was an early watch for me! LOL Actually, that was an early watch for me! LOL

]]> By: chuck http://www.northbrookchurch.com/blog/the-center-of-prayer/comment-page-1/#comment-812 chuck Sun, 10 May 2009 13:08:18 +0000 http://www.northbrookchurch.com/blog/?p=122#comment-812 Sue, Guess you were up in the watches of the night as this section of Psalm 119 speaks of! Praise God He has spoken to us. If only we would take advantage of what He has said in His Word. May we all put ourselves in the place and mind to hear from God when He speaks. Sue, Guess you were up in the watches of the night as this section of Psalm 119 speaks of! Praise God He has spoken to us. If only we would take advantage of what He has said in His Word. May we all put ourselves in the place and mind to hear from God when He speaks.

]]> By: Susan L. Prince http://www.northbrookchurch.com/blog/the-center-of-prayer/comment-page-1/#comment-800 Susan L. Prince Sun, 10 May 2009 05:26:01 +0000 http://www.northbrookchurch.com/blog/?p=122#comment-800 I've been studying about Samuel lately and have noted that even though he had a heart that pined for a word from God, he didn't at first recognize God's voice we He spoke. From that I learned that God is patient and He will speak to us again if we don't hear Him at first. He is faithful to us, and as long as we keep our ears open and heart alert, He will speak and reveal Himself. Samuel also busied himself through out the day ministering and doing his thing around the temple, but at night he lay down and he was still until morning. God didn't speak to him during the day filled with distractions, but only after Samuel quieted his soul. I have been learning about quieting my soul and removing distractions in order that I will hear God when He speaks. It has also been impressed upon me that Samuel was lying in the temple, maybe just outside the Holy of Holies, lest he die entering inside? He intended to be as close as he could possibly get to the presence of the Lord and I want to be like that. Because of Christ, I already have access to the Holy of Holies and I should long to be in His Presence every minute of every day, pushing aside any and all distractions! I do want to say "I heard what You said, Lord. And I will obey." I’ve been studying about Samuel lately and have noted that even though he had a heart that pined for a word from God, he didn’t at first recognize God’s voice we He spoke. From that I learned that God is patient and He will speak to us again if we don’t hear Him at first. He is faithful to us, and as long as we keep our ears open and heart alert, He will speak and reveal Himself.

Samuel also busied himself through out the day ministering and doing his thing around the temple, but at night he lay down and he was still until morning. God didn’t speak to him during the day filled with distractions, but only after Samuel quieted his soul. I have been learning about quieting my soul and removing distractions in order that I will hear God when He speaks.

It has also been impressed upon me that Samuel was lying in the temple, maybe just outside the Holy of Holies, lest he die entering inside? He intended to be as close as he could possibly get to the presence of the Lord and I want to be like that. Because of Christ, I already have access to the Holy of Holies and I should long to be in His Presence every minute of every day, pushing aside any and all distractions!

I do want to say “I heard what You said, Lord. And I will obey.”

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