LISTEN AND GROW

Mark 4:24-25
“Consider carefully what you hear,” he continued. “With the measure you use, it will be measured to you—and even more. Whoever has will be given more; whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him.”

Consider how we listen. If we listen more, we will hear more; therefore, we will understand more. Less listening means less understanding. Hindi natin puedeng sabihin, “Dios ko, hindi ko po kayo maunawaan. Tinatamad na po akong mag-aral tuloy.” But those who listen well will be rewarded with understanding. Gaganahan sila lalong makinig kaya lalong yayaman ang kaalaman nila at lalo silang payayamanin. The attention one gives to learning God’s teaching will be rewarded proportionately. In fact, even beyond proportionately. A devoted listener to the mysteries of God’s kingdom will be rewarded.

So we listen and study more to understand more. And when we understand what we heard or studied, we can obey, or move on to obedience. Maraming mga hindi sumusunod sa kalooban ng Dios kasi hindi nila lubos na nauunawaan ito. Pero pag naunawaan natin yung katalinuhan ng Dios, sumusunod tayo kahit mahirap dahil alam nating yun ang tama.

Maraming hindi rin makasunod dahil lamang hindi lubos ang kanilang pagkakaunawa sa pinapagawa sa kanila ng Dios. At dahil hindi sila sumusunod, hindi sila nagagantimpalaan. Lalong nawawalan sila ng kakayahang umunawa, kaya kahit yung madali hindi na rin nila nasusunod. Sila ang nauubusan ng pagpapala. It is a cycle of spiritual decay. And what breaks the cycle? Listening well.