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Chapter 10 24 You see, God cares much more about our character; that It’s the same when I speak at an event, and I need to lis- we learn to be faithful, to be honest, and to have integ- ten to God for direction. I can hear Him within seconds rity, than He does our ability to sing, or climb the ladder give me an answer, so that I can make changes and fol- of importance in our church. God many times is work- low HIS leading during the event. ing on our insides, which is of WAY more importance Once you have fnished this training, and can recognize to Him than the outside. Our hearts are more important the voice of God and act on it, then you are ready to than our skills. continue taking steps up the ladder. Learning to hear God’s voice might start out slow. It may take you some time to hear God, but over the years You see, when God gives it will get easier and easier. There are times now where I am in the offce and talking with a staff member of our us the answer we don’t creative team, and I need an immediate answer from God. Sometimes I need to separate and take a few min- want to hear, it takes utes, and sometimes I get an immediate response from God within seconds. It helps if you have some verses practice to see it right memorized; then God can pop one into your head for the answer. away. 10 Obedience One day in church, after Dwight and I were recently admit I was a little bit in shock, and not sure what to married, God spoke to me and told me to intercede for believe. my offspring. He said to me, “The enemy wants to steal Not long later, I got pregnant; and then 3 weeks after your seed. Intercede right now, that you may lose none.” that, I miscarried. Right in the middle of a normal church service! I got on my knees and prayed for maybe 20 minutes, just during I couldn’t help but grieve that I had caused this by my worship. Then I got up when everyone else got up, and own lack of obedience. Why didn’t I step out of the quit praying. God said to me, “Why did you stop?” He side door of church and go to a small room to at least brought to my mind the story of Elisha’s death, and his pray for the whole service? I can’t really tell you why I fnal word for king Jehoash. didn’t take God very seriously, but I can tell you that the lesson hurt. It did make me want to take Him more seri- Elisha told the king to take the arrows and strike the ously in the future. When God speaks to me, He means ground with them. The king only struck the ground it. I should obey immediately and not with minimum three times, and it made Elisha angry. King Jehoash got standards. in trouble for not pounding the ground enough. Elisha said he should have done it 5 or 6 times, and then he There are other phases of the Christian life, times where would have completely destroyed his enemy. everything can feel harder. The miracles are not so easy to see anymore. I call them valley times, where you At that moment, God said to me, “because you didn’t can’t see over the next hill up ahead. keep interceding for your seed, you will lose one.” I