Listening Continually

From: In Touch Ministries

Proverbs 4:20-22 "Be attentive to My words, to My sayings, incline your ear. Let them not slip out of your sight, keep them within your heart. For they are life to those who find them."

Listening to God is not a onetime event. We must continually keep His Word before us, or we'll begin to listen to the wrong voices. The world is filled with voices that vie for our attention and influence our thoughts and actions. Throughout the day, consider the messages that are sent your way through the media and people. Consciously begin to compare them to what Scripture says about God and His ways.

The schemes of the Enemy have not changed. He still whispers lies and twists truth to convince us that a) God cannot be trusted and b) His ways are not the best. In every temptation, there is a deception about the character and motive of God, plus an attractive promise of a better way.

Remembering what God says in the Bible is our safeguard against deception and temptation. Daily devotions won't protect us if they're quickly forgotten during the day. Follow Christ's example: be ready with truth in your mind and on your tongue whenever temptation strikes.