"'To those who listen to my teaching, more understanding will be given, and they will have an abundance of knowledge. But for those who are not listening, even what little understanding they have will be taken away from them. That is why I use these parables,
For they look, but they don't really see.
They hear, but they don't really listen or understand.'"
They hear, but they don't really listen or understand.'"
God's ways are not at all like our ways! To understand them, our hearts have to be open. We have to puzzle out the parables and stories, asking for God to show us the meaning and application. Jesus always tried to draw people in, but he never forces his way. He leaves room for us to respond, to move toward him after he takes the initiative. There is a reward to us when we truly listen and receive: more abundance. That only comes after we've truly listened, truly received.
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