As we heard, listening is also an important part of prayer.
1 Samuel 4:1a says “And Samuel’s word came to all Israel.” Samuel obeyed what God had asked of Him.
Noah, tried running and ended up in a whale for 3 days! (Jonah 1:17) Eventually he prayed and God directed the whale to bring him up and out onto the beach (v10), from here, Jonah went out and obeyed the Lord.
I’m not saying that if you don’t obey the Lord you will be swallowed by a whale! I’m simply stating that life would be much easier if we were to do what God asks of us, when He asks! I’m sorry to be blunt, but I learnt this the long and hard way and just want to tell and encourage you of this now.
Noah is a great example of someone who was very good at obeying the Lord. He build an ark and waited for rain, in obedience! Wow! Let’s take this example and obey what God is telling us today.