In a recent post I talked about asking the Lord a question as I started my day. A reader named Charlie responded as follows:

The other day God caught my attention with a similar thought. I was praying John Stott’s “morning prayer” which begins with the words, “Good morning, heavenly Father. Good morning, Lord Jesus. Good morning, Holy Spirit.” Then the prayer leads into worship and some requests. 

But that morning the Lord stopped me and said, “Why don’t you ever stop to see if I might want to greet you in return?” So, I backed up, started over, and stopped to listen after saying “Good morning, heavenly father.” What followed was something along the lines of a big smile, a “Good morning” in return, and then suddenly the memory of all the men who have acted like fathers/mentors to me over the years, including my own dad. The moment filled me with gratitude and still makes me smile. 

Thank you, Charlie! That made me smile too. You know, the Lord speaks a lot. Our problem is that we need to train ourselves to stop and listen.

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