Listen Lyrics

Listen, the Lord wants to talk to you

You see, in the beginning, He used to walk with us, till sin came and replaced trust

Then we had to move, cause God is just

So it's long distance now, an unfortunate must

And though we are but dust, slowly learning to adjust, preoccupied with self and stuff

He still seeks to speak with us

Heaven's calling earth, but we don't answer the phone, no

We don't look to the throne, it's straight to voicemail when He calls as if no one were

Home

We'd rather not be bothered, content to live off bread alone

See, our appetites have been altered by a world we made our own

Prone to pursuing a one-sided relationship, that makes about as much sense as a plant

Refusing to be watered and then wondering why it hasn't grown since

Now I'm convinced, that that's not living though, not at all

It's treating them like insurance, when or if we fall, but what if we were willing to

Listen and actually accepted the call

Opened our ears, changed our position, it took a moment to pause

Whom shall I send and whom shall go for us

Here I am Lord, send me

Hold on Lord, maybe, maybe you'd be better off letting somebody else do it

You understand right

I mean I got you, but how about another night

How about another life

How about, I'm busy doing what I like

And I'm afraid of what you might say, honestly, I want your mercy and I want your grace, I

Want your peace, but I really don't have time to seek your face

Ain't that what the preachers for

I showed up on Sabbath like all my other habits, but now you're telling me that you Want more

Something about a lifestyle and discipline

But are you really keeping score

I hope not

I'm starting to think of my time with you as more of a chore

I know

What if you gave me a sign

A sign I couldn't ignore

Then I'd listen

See, that's what you're missing

Look at your approach

You're patient, invisible, with no audible voice to listen to

And I'm supposed to read this book to hear from you

There's got to be an easier way for me to find out what's true

How about a clue

Can you hear it

What is that

How can you tell

Is it that still, small voice or that rumble in the jungle

That thunder on the mountain or that ripple in the puddle

Does he make himself explicit or is it something subtle

See his voice breaks the cedars and he so can't wait to meet us, send his son down Here

To lead us

Leaders know that was Jesus, but some followers just want him to feed us or grant our Wishes

Not satisfied with his sacrifice and the fact that he freed us

And though we are often waywardly ambitious, prepped and ready to reject his riches for

Promises that are fundamentally fictitious, surprisingly he still wants to talk

And he could have easily just dismissed us

So why is it that we do not or cannot listen

Is it too hard to make some time for him and only him to set aside an hour early before

Our day begins

What about at breakfast or lunch or any time of the day

See I got this hunch that even Jesus needed to fast and pray to stay close and hear What

His father had to say

And by the way, if he's our source, wouldn't it make all the sense in the world to try

To stay plugged in

Not a mindless routine, but an impulse that comes from wanting to fall in love with him

Nevertheless, perhaps it is with the many competing noises that his voice begins to

Blend and grow indistinct

They say turn down for what

And I say what you think

So that we can hear from him, try to get near to him and then establish a link

Back up our faith, transfer our problems and get our hearts to sync

Wirelessly clear out some space and update to a better version of seeking God's face

Now, how good is your service with a weak internet connection, too many people on The

Network and no security question

Not very, but I'm guessing

And likewise, how hard would it be to hear from God and get direction with so many Other

Things colonizing and then occupying your potential

Because when it comes to distractions, we have quite the collection

What's in yours

Is it a family, television, a career, a hobby or a friend

Is it sleep, working out, social media, school, or does it just depend

When was the last time you just rode in the car with no music, sat in the crowd with your

Smartphone and didn't use it, decided not to have all the answers and realized the extent

To which we are all pretty much clueless

See Solomon knew this and wanted to hear from God more than he wanted gold, Strength, even

Wisdom

He said, Lord, you have the words of eternal life and then some

Furthermore, if we don't hear from him in these end times, then we're in trouble because

The world is going to be calling good evil and evil good as morality starts to crumble

When everything is relative, it paves the way for us to stumble

Yet another good reason for us to study God's word and be humble

We have to know in who and what we believe or run the risk of being lost, confused, Manipulated

Or even deceived

He said, my sheep hear my voice and another they will not follow

You see, we have a choice

The more time we spend with him, the less time we spend with sorrow

And from any daily decision to our purpose for living, this much is a given

It is he who holds tomorrow

But first, we must be willing to listen

And that's good news because there's hope in it

However, not reading his word is like having a check in the mail, but never opening it

Absurd and a one way ticket to regret

Now, finally, once we commit and prepare ourselves to connect with the creator in the space where

Grace and obedience intersect, spending as much time with him as we do the rest, then

It'll be easier to discern his voice from that of the world's devils in our flesh

No longer forced to guess or take someone else's word for it and stress

But what's next

After he speaks and after our spirits are stirred

Well, what's important is that we act on what we've heard

Remember, the goal is for us to become doers and not just hearers of his word