269. Listen!

Episode 269-Listen!

I tried to avoid it. I didn’t want it to be my word for the year, but everywhere I turned it followed me. I finally gave in because it was the only word that God would give me. It was everywhere I turned. 

The last straw was when I was filling my calendar in for January. And right there on Jan. 1, 2025, I had written down Listen! In reality, I had not forgotten that word. It had been following me around like a nagging three-year-old wanting a piece of candy. I had pretended listen wasn’t my word for 2025. 

My word for the year is always something God gives me so I will remember to focus on that topic. Last year was rest and I was always being reminded of that by people who knew that was my word.

This year it’s listen. I went to the Bible first to see what it says about that word. I found that in the NLT version that word is mentioned 584 times. It’s a pretty important word. It doesn’t just mean to hear but also to understand, apply, and carry out whatever is being said. That’s the reason we listen.

 

Rebuilding Jayne by Teresa Shields Parker: https://www.amazon.com/Rebuilding-Jayne-Her-Fathers-Protection/dp/B0DJTBJWWK/

 

Overcomers Academy: https://TeresaShieldsParker.com/overcomers/