The first time God called Samuel's name, Samuel did not recognize God's Voice, because the Word of God had not yet been in Daniel. Have you ever heard someone called your name and you ran to your parents, "did you just call me"? and they said, 'No". Perhaps, that was God calling your name.
Many of us heard God's voice audibly when He called our name like He called Samuel's name, we just didn't get it that was God calling us. So instead of giving our attention to God, we shut the door against His voice.
Like Samuel, many have no idea they shunned God's voice, until they got a revelation of the knowledge of God.
You may be wondering, "How do I answer a God I have never seen before"? Why does God call my name?
God calls our name because He wants to reveal Himself to us, so we can worship Him.
Eli, an older prophet, who had experienced God, delivered Samuel from ignorance and mentored Samuel into his ministry, saying, when next you hear His voice, just respond and say "Speak Lord, Your Servant is listening".
Have you ever shunned the voice of God and lost the voice of God, that your soul no longer hears God - Sing this song of the Holy Spirit? Draw inspiration from the song IN THIS ROOM, a song inspired by the story of Samuel the Prophet, who was in the room, and could not identify God's voice until the Word was revealed to you.
