Live Life Listening

January 1, 2004     

 Rosanne, a new day and a new year, but what changes lives is a new heart. A new heart that is alive to God. A new heart that catches the wind of the Holy Spirit. A new heart that hears the Spirit’s voice behind saying, “This is the way, when you turn to the left or the right” (Isaiah 30:21). How much agony in life could be spared just by listening to My Holy Spirit’s voice?

 What do I want to say to you on this New Year? Clarity and focus. Eyes to see clearly. Ears to hear clearly. A voice that speaks clearly, and a focus for the kingdom of heaven.

 What one word from Me can I give you that will change your life and start you out focused for the New Year? Actually, I’m going to give you a list. Not a list of things to do, but a list of things that will help you know if you are choosing life daily.

 How are you breathing?

            Do you take deep breaths, shallow ones, lots of sighing? Tune in to how you are breathing.

 What are you interested in?

            What are you passionate about and why? Do you want to knit, quilt, lay hands on the sick, sing, dance, read, cook, talk, write, create, teach, love, hate, pity, comfort, hold, be held, criticize?

 Are you open or closed?

            Is your heart open and joyful? Are you shut down, avoiding, passive, quiet? Are you joyful, talkative, compassionate? Are you overbearing, worried, frustrated, or calm and peaceful?

 What are you being drawn towards?

            What are the longings of your heart? Are you seeking personal comfort or the kingdom of God?

So what is your goal for the New Year? To live life listening to My voice. Can you easily distinguish My voice amid all the others screaming for your attention? Focus on your relationship with Me.  Don’t barge ahead in anything unless you’ve heard Me speak. Always stop and ask Me. Walking with Me is not always easy, but as you submit and yield to Me, your life will more and more radiate My presence. You will be seen as a light in a very dark world.

 Isaiah 30:21 AMP

Your ears will hear a word behind you, “This is the way, walk in it,” whenever you turn to the right or to the left.

  January 28, 2013

 Live life listening. I spoke this to you years ago but you failed to understand that I meant moment by moment not just morning to morning. You do very well at getting up and spending time with Me each morning, less well at listening for Me throughout the day.

 Live life listening - your new motto. It simply means that as you live moment by moment you are listening for Me. Live life listening NOW. Anxiety causes you to miss now moments as your focus is on the future and how will this or that ever possibly all work out. Stop it! See, I am always speaking in NOW and I will speak then as well, but if your mind is on then, you’ll miss my leading now. This is a discipline as it is a new way of living life. Take authority over anxiety. It is a spiritual battle as anxiety is fear driven. Renounce it in Jesus’ name and it must flee.

 Your schedule right now is very full. You aren’t sure how to stay in peace and rest in your mind with such a full schedule; I will show you the way. It is vital for your body that you stay in a place of peace in your mind. Where does peace come from? Yes, it is lovely and so restful to be alone at home and take a nap or read. That definitely is peaceful. But peace is also an internal fruit of the Spirit so that even when you are surrounded by chaos and anxiety, you can remain in a place of peace. It is vital to simply rest in Me. When you are at rest and seeking Me, you will hear Me speak better.

 Making adjustments: first step is to be willing, second is to hear Me, third is to obey. It’s very simple. Since this is step two, you only need to obey Me. Live life listening. I have said all this in other words but this definitely bears repeating. Remember that quietness and trust will be your strength (Isaiah 30:15).

 Isaiah 30:15 AMP

For the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel has said this, “In returning [to Me] and rest you shall be saved, In quietness and confident trust is your strength.” 

July 2, 2013

Rosanne, walk well with Me. That is your goal. How do you accomplish that? By living life listening. As you walk you are listening for Me, talking with Me, and doing as I instruct. To live  and abide in Me daily means to live life listening moment by moment as you walk well with Me.

 Blessings on your day. You will be and are truly blessed. Your children are blessed and the best is yet to come. It truly is. No matter what happens, the best is yet to come.