Short Daily Devotional for Today

Hearing from God

If they obey and serve Him, they shall spend their days in prosperity and their years in pleasantness and joy.

 Job 36:11 (AMPC)

Dave and I regularly seek God’s guidance for handling people, circumstances, and specific situations. Our constant prayer is, “What should we do?” Weekly, numerous events require us to make God-driven decisions. If we disobey God on Monday, our week can be chaotic by Friday. We are determined to live in obedience.

Many people worry about God’s specific will for their lives, like choosing a job or making decisions. While God wants to give us direction, He is more concerned about our obedience to His general will, which we find in His Word—being thankful, content, displaying the fruit of the Spirit, and forgiving others.

If we don’t follow these guidelines, hearing His specific will becomes difficult. To hear God clearly and follow His will, prioritize knowing and obeying His general will by staying rooted in His Word.