Mark 4:23 “If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.” 24 And He was saying to them, “Take care what you listen to. By your standard of measure it will be measured to you; and more will be given you besides.” (NASB)
Let me start with a riddle. “You’re the engineer of a train. There are 36 people on board. At the first stop, 10 get off and 2 get on. At the next stop, no one gets off, but 5 get on. At the third stop, 4 get off and 2 get on. What is the name of the engineer?”
How long did it take you to answer? I have to be honest it took me a minute to figure it out. I was focused more on the math, which I’m not really good at. Now do you have the answer? If you still don’t have it, YOU need to read it out loud.
We need to be careful of what we listen to and what enters into our mind. We need to be careful to what we give our attention to. This world is giving us so much to listen to. We constantly are putting things in our mind that distort or impede when we listen to God. When we read scripture we need to make sure that we listen to everything that God says. If we just focus on one certain area, we may miss out on what God’s intention is for us.