So, I was reading Genesis today and I came across a scripture I did several times and EACH time I come across this verse, I stop.  It just amazes me.  Ask me why.  I am not totally sure.  I mean, the whole Bible speaks to me and it is simply amazing of how truthful and accurate and beautiful it is.  But this verse spoke to me once again.  Genesis 6:22……”Noah did everything just as God commanded him”.  I need to work this one out with words.  Hope you don’t mind.  Noah did everything just as God commanded him.  Was that why Noah was found righteous and blameless?  Was it why he found favor with God?  Because his heart was right and wanted to do everything just as God commanded?   It reminds me of when our hearts have a different agenda, different from the Lord’s agenda for our life.  Then it reminds me of the scripture, Isaiah 55:8 “my thoughts are not your thoughts and my ways are not your ways.” ahhhhhhh, God wants us to spend time with him, in intimacy to hear from Him and give us His thoughts, His ways for our life and for us to have a heart that is open and right to hear Him, despite how we feel about a circumstance or situations around us, He wants to guide us…….He did with Noah and look how he directed Noah, protected Noah and Noah’s family and led him step by step, even down to how to build the ark by specifics, in order that Noah would be protected from the flood.  He told Noah what He was going to do.  Yes, I want that kind of heart.  A heart that can be found righteous, Lord help me, and a heart that will do “everything as God commanded”.  Lord, my prayer is for You to open my spiritual heart, eyes and ears to be a heart that You can talk to and I will listen.  Your wisdom is far above mine, I recognize that, and today, teach me more about Noah.