Listen and Obey 1

Ok, let's get this show on the road! It is nearly 1am on November 1st and I have just got back from an engagement party. I really enjoyed chatting with a variety of people, most of whom I had never met before. I made some good connections and felt like I was aware of God's presence throughout the night.

I am also in the middle of a "listening weekend" which is basically just an extended time (3 days) of listening to God with a small group of believers and letting him set the agenda as to what he wants to show us and where he wants to lead us. It has been a great two days so far and I am looking forward to the final day today...hopefully I won't be too tired.

Over this next 8 weeks we will be reading through the book of John but I want to focus each Sunday on simply sharing what we feel God is saying to us and how we are obeying this in our lives. The next 6 days of the week we will work through 3 chapters of John but to help us avoid this blog from simply becoming a bible study I want each Sunday to be a focus on "listen and obey."

One of the things I felt God saying to me as I was driving home from the party tonight is that he wants me to keep learning how to walk in the power and presence of Jesus in every sphere of my life and not to subconsciously split into "sacred and secular" which comes so easily. So tonight at the party I tried to be in an attitude of constant prayer. "Lord, who do you want me to talk with, what questions should I ask, how do I love and listen better even in this setting, please let your presence shine through me etc."

What is God saying to you in your life at the moment and what are you doing about it? Tomorrow 2nd November we will start with the first chapter of John. Don't forget to introduce yourself below if you haven't already done this.