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I Samuel 3:9-10 (NKJV)

“Therefore Eli said to Samuel, “Go, lie down; and it shall be, if He calls you, that you must say, ‘Speak, LORD, for Your servant hears.’ ” So Samuel went and lay down in his place.”

“Now the LORD came and stood and called as at other times, “Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel answered, “Speak, for Your servant hears.””

Lately, I have been noticing that I have trouble sleeping. Usually when I tell people this, their first thought is that I am stressed. However, in these last few weeks, it has mostly been in part to the fact that God has been flooding my mind with countless ideas for ministry! I lay in bed and then a thought pops up...I quickly pull out my journal and pen, use the flashlight app on my phone and begin to write, then write even more! He keeps showing me tons of things between the hours of 11pm and 1am...the sometimes again even later. When those moments happen, I decide to quickly type whatever thought comes to mind in my notepad app on my phone.

Since I frequently have sleeping issues, this seemed to be a little random at first. I thought to myself, "Lord, why can't you tell me these things during the day...then I could sleep at night!" Now, I welcome the ideas because He has given so many. I'm beyond excited for all the ministry plans God has and I want to see how everything comes together when it's all done!

How about you? What has God been showing you lately with regard to ministry? Have you been listening intently? Are you ready for all the new things He is ready to do? Are you really listening?

Can I encourage each of us to make sure our hearts, minds, ears (paper and pen) are ready to hear everything the Lord wants to tell us? We are living in the last days and really want to make sure we are ready in season and out of season. So, when the Lord speaks, let's be ready to listen and do what is pleasing to Him for His purpose and His plan.

Lord...speak, Your servants hear!!

Read I Samuel 3 and jot down the things you notice most. Then ask the Lord to speak to you...and really listen to what He has to say!!

Psalm 45:1 (NKJV)

“...My tongue is the pen of a ready writer.” ‭