Seeking the Face of God

Seeking the face of God through prayer consistently and continuously is so important to hearing the voice of God. I've always had a prayer life, but I haven't always sought the face of God like I do now. My prayer life is more intense and my motives are simply to seek God's kingdom, will, and purpose for my life through faith in Jesus Christ. This is my hope, and  I'm finding that as I get back into socializing with people it rings true to be prepared with answers. 1 Peter 3 :15 says, "  ¹⁵ But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect." I have let go of a lot of important people and positions in life solely for this reason: to find the voice of God and follow His will for my life. I've learned that I can be doing good deeds and things, but be completely out of the will of God, and obedience is better than sacrifice. When I sacrifice, I am really busy and use up a lot of time, energy, and resources. When I am obedient, I am exponentially effective and can really see the results of my time, energy, and resources. When we the chosen are out of alignment with the will of God for our lives, life has a way of applying pressure to get us back in alignment. When we try to resist that pressure it just makes it harder and can sometimes harm us, and I've experienced enough harm for my lifetime. The hardest place, I've ever had to walk away from was church. I thought that I was following the will of God by going to church and becoming active and training in ministry and doing good deeds. I know that I have been called and set apart to do great things to encourage and uplift God's people in ministry, and I had found a great church home where I was doing just that. It completely baffled and confused me when I was in a meeting in church and I heard the voice of God say, " Get in a place where you can hear me clearly". I was trying to humble myself under the sound of my pastors voice when I heard,  "this is the door walk in it". Next thing I knew I was requesting to be released from all aspects of ministry and be removed from the membership role. The Holy Spirit doesn't give you words to leave a church does it? I struggled with that.  Everybody was caught off guard including myself. Some thought it was an emotional decision but it was only emotional because I was scared to follow through with the instruction. I told my husband, but not too many others because I didn't want people to think I was crazy or influence me away from God's will for me.That was very hard for me because I didn't want to leave, but now I know it was the best decision that I could have made. Do I hope that others follow my actions? In leaving churches, no. I like church and I think it's very beneficial to helping us grow in faith and fellowship. In following God's voice, yes, but what God spoke for me may not be what God speaks to another. Each person has a responsibility to follow God's voice and will for their own lives, and we must work out our own salvations as the Holy Spirit leads and by revelation of The Scriptures. God does not just speak to church officials that operate in a function such as teachers, prophets, pastors, etc in a physical building. He speaks to His church, the body of believers that will humble themselves and obey. I still go to different churches and fellowship with friends from time to time simply because I like church and I love people. I know a lot of people wonder what happened where'd she go and try to look for reasons why, and that's my reason.  During this time, I've been able to help people, connect with people, and learn more about God and church. Most importantly, I can hear the voice of God clearly again, and where He leads I now have the heart,will, and strength to follow.

Below is a clip from Manasseh Jordan talking about prayer and seeking the face of God. It's very powerful!