and eat with that person , and they with me ” ( Revelation 3:20 ). He would not have told the church at Laodicea to listen for His voice at the door if no voice was coming .
Wouldn ’ t life be so much more effcient with God ’ s instructions ? Couldn ’ t we get more work accomplished investing four hours a day following God ’ s marching orders than we could in a ten-hour workday under our own wisdom ? How much sweat and energy have we poured down a hole , like vanishing gallons of water , as we pursue fruitless ideas and counterproductive dreams , when we could instead focus our lives on doing exactly what God created us to do under His direct guidance ? Do you feel a need for God to speak clearly into your life ? What kinds of things in your life would you like God to guide you on ?
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Adapted from Extraordinary Hearing : Preparing Your Soul to Hear from God by Greg Pruett , releasing June 2023 from Tyndale House Publishers .
Greg Pruett has served as president of Pioneer Bible Translators , based in Dallas , Texas , since January 2007 . Before that , Greg , along with his wife , Rebecca , and their three children , lived in West Africa for more than 12 years , where they completed a translation of the entire Bible into the Yalunka language and shared Christ ’ s love with people who traditionally follow the Quran . He has a degree in civil engineering from Texas A & M and both a master ’ s degree and a PhD from Fuller Theological Seminary .
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