Why Don't We Listen?

Matt 17:5b says "...this is my beloved son in whom I am well plesased, hear ye Him".

Anita and I were talking with a lady a couple of weeks ago and when she heard that I am the pastor at Victory Baptist Church, she paused for a moment and said "I just got a packet of information from your Church on my door the other day". That, of course, was because we had some faithful servants out distributing them in her area. She followed up that statement with "I think someone is trying to tell me something". I agreed with her and invited her to join us for our special day that was coming up. She agreed to come, but when that day arrived, she didn't. Now, I remind you that it was not me that said someone was talking to her - she said it. In other words, she knew that God was trying to tell her something and had a very good idea as to what that something was. Yet, she did not listen. Now, before we get all pious and speak ill of her, we must ask ourselves how many times we have heard from God and did not listen? I remember when our kids were still around the house and occasionally I would call for one of them. Maybe, it was because they were busy or maybe it was because they just didn't want to answer the call, but I would get no response. I would call again, this time a little louder, and sometimes again even louder. Sometimes, I would need to go get them and when that happened, it wasn't a pretty sight. Here is my point - we really don't want God to have to do something drastic to get our attention, do we? When He speaks, pay very close attention. It is important.