If the title made you think about girl/guy relationships, sorry? lol (That actually wasn’t my intention when writing it, but I know how we can be so so I had to call it out.) This is about relationships, just a different one. The most important one actually, yours and God’s. I was reading 1 and 2 Samuel some time ago and it really made me stop and think how simple these passages make receiving direction from God seem vs how I pray and seek God and feel like it takes forever for me to get the answers I’m looking for sometimes *face palm*. After reading and thinking on these scriptures, I realized I do get answers, I just don’t acknowledge them always.

1 Samuel 23:2 Therefore David inquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And the LORD said unto David, Go, and smite the Philistines, and save Keilah.

1 Samuel 30:8 And David inquired at the LORD, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop? shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue: for thou shalt surely overtake them, and without fail recover all.

2 Samuel 5:23 And when David inquired of the LORD, he said, Thou shalt not go up; but fetch a compass behind them, and come upon them over against the mulberry trees.

If we said, “<Insert your name> inquired of the Lord, saying, Shall I pursue this relationship, job, health treatment, etc.? And the Lord answered and said unto <your name>…” would you confidently be able to say, “Yes, God answered me as clearly as He did David and I did.”?

Let’s start here. When God answered David, He gave David clear answers. And when God answered, David acted. David acted. He was obedient, “And he did as the Lord said.” How many ways can I say that? lol David did exactly what God said to do when He said to do it. Think about Isaiah 65:24 and Mark 11:24, God promises us that when we inquire of Him, He answers. So, I want us to consider this, if we aren’t hearing an answer, it’s on us. 

It’s on us because God is only as close to us as we allow Him to be. We read stories like David’s, Solomon’s, Esther’s and think they are so farfetched and are just examples for us to read. I know I do sometimes and I did as I was reading these chapters until it hit me. The way God spoke to David could be my own reality every day. David, Solomon, Esther could be you, but are you working on your relationship with Him? Like spending one on one time with Him, seeking Him, fasting, loving Him, praying, listening and acting. in. obedience. Yes, obedience. Or if you feel like you can’t hear God clearly, do you use it as an excuse to continue doing what you’re doing allowing you to hold you back from moving, going, doing, excelling and prospering how God wants you to.

And when you do hear God, how often do you act as soon as He answers? I believe we sometimes wait for a different answer, a confirmation or just fear, laziness, doubt keeps us from moving forward. It may not be intentional, but we do. Because the answer doesn’t look like we want it to, meaning, God’s answer isn’t always favorable in terms of what we want to hear so we keep asking God to answer the same prayer he’s already answered. Or maybe we feel it’s not enough of an answer. We want to know everything instead of just “doing” with the answer we’re given. We continue seeking an answer that we feel details the final, full picture that we probably aren’t even ready for. David didn’t win the battles because he heard God. He won because he heard God AND he moved on God’s answer. He prepared his armies and put the God-given strategy into action. He was faithful in the “little” and when he got to the big, he was still “faithful”. How many of us won’t do the “little” God has already told us to do and are still praying for God to “show me the way”? We won’t see what we want to see until we do what He wants us to do.

Ask. Hear. Do. God is speaking to you. He always is. Position yourself to hear Him so you can be victorious just like David was. I believe you know exactly what it is that God wants you to do, and if you don’t, take 15 minutes today to tune e v e r y t h i n g out around you and sincerely ask God to show you the way. Determine in your heart that no matter what God’s answer is, you will move in obedience and in faith. When God answers and makes it clear for you, it’s time for you to get going. Really, it’s go time! Cheers to winning the small battles and the big ones and moving on to bigger and better and higher levels in life.

Love y’all bunches,

Carin