It’s 3 a.m., 32 degrees and not snowing, and I’m awake. Gracie woke me up because she wanted to go out and then she wanted to eat. So now I’m awake and updating my blogs.
As a young boy who had been dedicated to the service of God by his mother, Samuel the prophet is sleeping in his room in the home of Eli the Priest. 1 Samuel chapter 3 tells us that God called to Samuel and he thought it was Eli. Three times God called to him and the third time Samuel responded, “Speak to me, I’m your servant and I’m listening.”
I believe that if you’re awakened in the middle of the night, it’s the Lord calling you to prayer. It doesn’t matter if you just suddenly find yourself awake, or the chili you had earlier that evening is talking to you, or you hear a strange noise, or the dog wants to eat, all those things are, to me, the Lord tapping you on the shoulder and saying, “Get up, we need to talk.” You may think that’s crazy, but that’s the way it happened to Samuel. I want God’s will in my life so I’ll seek Him in the nighttime when He calls. I don’t want to miss out on what He’s trying to say to me.
How about you?
