Listen, listen God is calling

Thursday May 17th, Acts 16: 13-14 On the Sabbath, we left the city and went down along the river where we had heard there was to be a prayer meeting. We took our place with the women who had gathered there and talked with them. One woman, Lydia, was from Thyatira and a dealer in expensive textiles, known to be a God-fearing woman. As she listened with intensity to what was being said, the Master gave her a trusting heart—and she believed! When Paul gets way beyond those boundaries, what does he find but a community and leaders already waiting for him. Not only had God prepared Lydia for learning a new thing, God had also prepared Paul for learning a new thing about the kingdom of God. The next time you feel you are being brave and stepping out, picture in your mind a young child taking their first steps. It is exciting and scary for the one taking the steps, but there is always someone there calling and encouraging them. So it is with God and us. Listen, listen God is calling.