Day 94 Immediate

"Immediately they left their nets and followed him." Mark 1:18

God, help me to hear Your voice and be quick to follow You.  Right now, I immediately hear and respond when my baby cries - perhaps I know that usually his cries mean that he needs ME.  Somewhere in his little mind he expects me to respond to each cry quickly.  Soon, he'll learn my name and how to call it in different tones based on the urgency of his need.  Soon, I will train him to come immediately when I call his name and to say "Yes, Mommy, I'm coming."  I see now that You, Lord, are training me on what "immediately" responding to Your call out of love and obedience really means - it's sometimes hard, but also an act of love. Help me to hear Your voice  just as I hear the softest of my babies cries, and to quickly say "Here I am, Lord," "Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening." (Isaiah 3:10).

Tip:  Train your child starting at 18 months to come quickly when called and wait for further instructions from you.  It is the most wonderful thing to hear "Yes, Mommy, I'm coming", instead of "what?" when you call them!