These wicked people, who refuse to listen to my words, who follow the stubbornness of their hearts and go after other gods to serve and worship them, will be like this belt—completely useless! – Jeremiah 13:10 (NIV)
Have you ever had times when you didn’t want to hear God’s leading? I know I sure have. I enjoy watching TV. There was a TV show that I had been watching that kept me very fearful. The problem was, I really liked the show. However, I felt like I needed to give up watching the show because I was having trouble sleeping at night because I was so fearful after watching it.
I struggled with stopping the show, but in the end, I did stop watching it. After a few weeks, it wasn’t really difficult. I didn’t even miss the show, and the best part was, I wasn’t fearful at night anymore.
Often, we can not want to listen to God’s leading. Whether it’s a TV show, or some area of our lives that we feel God challenging us in. We can want to ignore that leading and to do our own thing. Usually, that doesn’t bring good results into our lives.
Today’s verse tells what people are like when they go after things other than God. So today, challenge yourself to follow after God. Determine to let His voice have the final say in your life. You’ll be glad that you did.
