Tuesday, 10th November 2026

Alex Buabeng-Korsah

TOPIC: PAYING ATTENTION TO GOD 

THEME SCRIPTURE: "Pay attention, my child, to what I say. Listen carefully. Don't lose sight of my words. Let them penetrate deep within your heart, for they bring life and radiant health to anyone who discovers their meaning." —Proverbs 4:20-22

PREPARATORY QUESTION

1. What is competing for your attention right now?

Aldous Huxley, in his novel "Island", wrote that forgetting to pay attention is the same as not being here and now. That is true of life. It is also true of faith.

Attention to detail is not automatic. A driver can reach home with no memory of the road. His body was present. His mind was elsewhere. We can treat God's Word the same way. We hear it, but we do not take it in sometimes. Why is it so?

Simply, we find familiar things boring. "I have heard this verse before", we would say, so we switch off. Hence, we find small but new things fascinating when we have to pay attention to that which is familiar. As a result, we may find someone's dress in church fascinating that a familiar sermon on eternal life. Our minds drift toward the new and the loud.

Proverbs addresses this. The writer speaks as a father to his child. He does not say "hear." He says listen carefully. He says do not lose sight of the words. He wants them to sink into the heart.

God speaks the same way. He is a Father who made us and cares about our well-being. His call to listen is not harsh. It is protective. His words bring life and health to those who grasp their meaning.

So listening to God takes discipline. It is a choice made again and again. Fail to listen, and you may miss the point. Miss the point, and you may miss your way. Miss your way, and you have missed God.

Key Takeaway 

Familiarity and distraction are the enemies of listening. Disciplined attention lets God's Word reach the heart and effect change.

Beloved, do not wait for a dramatic word from God. He has already spoken. The question is whether you are present to hear it with a disciplined ear. 

Remain blessed.

FURTHER READING 

- Proverbs 4:20-22

- Proverbs 4:1

- James 1:22-25

- Luke 10:38-42

Call to Salvation: Today is your day if you have not received salvation by turning over your life to Jesus Christ. Click here to do so.

 

QUESTIONS TO HELP YOU MEDITATE ON THE WORD 

1. Which passage of Scripture have I stopped hearing because it feels too familiar?

2. What small distraction regularly pulls me away from God's voice?

3. What one habit would help me listen more fully this week?

PRAYER 

Father, you made me and you care for me. Forgive me for the times I heard your Word and did not listen. Quiet my mind. Remove the noise that crowds out your voice. Let your words sink deep into my heart. Help me to be present, here and now whenever you speak. You will always keep me from missing my way, and from missing you. In Jesus' name, Amen.

 

One-Year Bible Reading Plan

Luke 1; Exodus 32-33; Psalm 45