When They Won't Listen

Jehovah the God of their fathers, sent his prophets again and again to warn them, for he had compassion on his people and on his Temple. 2 Chronicles 36:15 TLB

Good Morning Girlfriends:

How many times can you remember as you reflect back when you were raising your children, that you would ask them to pick up their toys after they are done playing, or clean up the mess they make as they were getting a snack before bed, don't forget to feed the cat and dog before you go to school and often times the very things you had asked, never seemed to get done. Is it that they really didn't hear you or just didn't want to stop to take the time to do what they were asked. I learned over the course of many years, as I was raising my children, that you will get a lot better results when you ask them to do something rather than telling them to do something, I found they were much more receiving to what I was asking, therefore the tasks at hand were more likely to get done.

What do you do when it is an adult that you are trying to warn them about something that you know that is going to happen, but they don't seem to be listening to you. How can you stress that particular topic to them to get them to listen and to be able to get them to understand what you are trying to warn them about. In a recent event that had taken place , I had went to that person several times to express the seriousness of a certain situation, I had also given scriptures in the Bible to back up what I was saying, because I always believe in backing things up with the word of God, then I know it has good, solid background in which to stand on. In the end it is up to that person, whether they take your warnings or not.

After King Josiah had died and several of his sons were put into the place of king, they were ruling in very evil ways and allowing the people of their kingdom to be in idol worship, which was very displeasing to God, and after several attempts from different prophets and the prophet Jeremiah, God had enough when the people were not listening to them as they were bringing forth the word from the Lord as a warning, God destroyed the whole place, as He brought it all down. It says in 2 Chron. 36:16, "But the people mocked these messengers of God and despised their words, scoffing at the prophets until the anger of the Lord could no longer be restrained, and there was no longer any remedy." Therefore the prophet Jeremiah's prophecy came to pass and was fulfilled.

Girlfriends, the same still happens today, that God will send someone into our lives to give us a message or a warning about something and it is up to us to listen very closely to what they are saying and to take it seriously. There are cases when we may not and we pay the recompense from it. Sometimes it can be a sad ending, and it is a hard thing to watch someone go through some things that you know will end in a bad way because they just won't listen. I think the most important thing that we can do, if we are able to, is be there for them at the end of the situation and not with an " I told you so attitude," but to be there for them to help pick them back up and get the turned around into the right direction and on the right path again, if they will allow for one to do that.

It is never an easy thing to stand back and watch, but I have learned that there is only so much you can do, and when you know that you have done all that you can do, it will only be a matter of time. Whether it is a child, someone else's child or a friend, the most Godly thing we can do is to be there to help pick up the pieces, never condemning, just being like Jesus, loving and compassionate and helping. Girlfriends, if there is someone that you have been trying to help, stand back and just be ready to go rushing in if they decide to call upon you for your help, be ready and willing to be there for them with your arms open wide, because that is what Jesus would do, Amen. Wouldn't you want someone to do that for you, if you were in that situation.

Let's Pray,

Father God, I thank you for each dear soul who is reading this message today, whether they are the ones who have been trying to help or warn someone or they are the are on the receiving end of things. I pray that you would fill each one with your strength to be able to go on in their life. I pray that you would give comforting words for the one who is helping in order to be able to speak with words of compassion to help the one who is wounded, but also I pray that you would give the one on the receiving end, the heart to receive the love from the person who is trying to help and encourage them. Lord we know it is a tough world out there, but we know Father God that you are in control of all things, so I thank you for each and every person that you put in each of our lives to be there for us in hard times, and times of trouble, you certainly know what you are doing and I thank you Lord, in Jesus name I pray, Amen.

You are truly blessed, so be a blessing to others each day.

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