| Psalm 81 8 Hear, O my people, and I will testify unto thee: O Israel, if thou wilt hearken unto me; 9 There shall no strange god be in thee; neither shalt thou worship any strange god. 10 I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it. 11 But my people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would none of me. 12 So I gave them up unto their own hearts' lust: and they walked in their own counsels. 13 Oh that my people had hearkened unto me, and Israel had walked in my ways! 14 I should soon have subdued their enemies, and turned my hand against their adversaries. 15 The haters of the LORD should have submitted themselves unto him: but their time should have endured for ever. 16 He should have fed them also with the finest of the wheat: and with honey out of the rock should I have satisfied thee. Notice how many times God said, "O that My people would listen to Me?" I sometimes act like the Israelites....I don't listen to God. For the past few months, a dear Christian brother has been trying to teach me Biblical truths. Yes, I heard him and at that moment understood. Even for a day or two I would even apply them. And never really forgetting them, I just didn't take notice of the teachings. Now I know why. Last night in the Spiritual Warfare/Deliverance From Demons room it hit me while he was teaching! That was it!! I had heard everything he had ever said.......BUT!!! I never truly LISTENED. It did not get down into my heart. It was only head knowledge Well, I was so excited, because during the discussion and teaching all of a sudden my heart "heard". It was actually sinking in. I had heard it time and time again.....but this time I listened.....thus staying in my heart. It was like I had just awaken from a daze. Now, I am ready to apply what I have learned. And the above verses contain some of the teachings I have learned. Oh, there are many many more lessons I have had, but these applied to what happened to me last night. Don't just HEAR..........LISTEN!!
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