Listening?
There are definitely times when we listen, but we just don’t “heed” what we are hearing, right? We know we are hearing a clear cut warning to avoid some “event” or happening, but we go into it anyway – almost as a challenge to our common sense! Listening and heeding are two entirely different things – one is a process, the other is an action. We get pretty good at the process, but neglect the action. Or the other way around – we forget about the process, launching into action. The problem – process helps to define action, actions speak to the soundness of the process. Now listen and give heed, O Israel, to the statutes and ordinances which I teach you, and do them, that you may live and go in and possess the land which the Lord, the God of your fathers, gives you. (Deuteronomy 4:1 Amplified Bible) As part of my job, one of the things I do is analyze processes to ensure they are working well. When they don’t get followed, we usually have error. When the process is outdated, b