The story reveals a lot about listening for God. When Samuel finally listens, the Lord begins a lifetime of revelation for Samuel. (See a related video.) Don’t we each wish for the same?

NATHAN: It's important the choir sing well because God is listening. I think God really does like hear us because singing is a prayer and we do like want to praise God and we just love singing.

Hearing from God is often a quiet experience rather than a dramatic spectacle filled with thunder and lightning. It may be ...

enables communication with God through both talking and listening. It is a two-way method of communication that gives Christians comfort as they feel that God is listening and may send messages back.