20My son, give attention to my words; Incline your ear to my sayings. 21Do not let them depart from your eyes; Keep them in the midst of your heart Proverbs 4:20-21(NKJV)
Success in everything comes from hearing God’s voice and doing what He says. But most believers are struggling hearing and discerning God’s voice.
The first step in hearing God’s voice is attending to His written Word. The Scripture has said “give attention to my words; Incline your ear to my sayings.” Attending to God’s written Word is how you incline your ear to His sayings. When you pay attention to God’s written Word, get acquainted with it then it’s very easy to recognize God speaking. Because God always speaks in line with His written Word. God and His Word are one. Actually, the Word is God speaking to us. When we attend to God’s written Word, hearing it, studying it, meditating on it, acting on it, we will hear God’s specific instructions or directives in life concerning any issue. This is the same thing God told Joshua, that when he pays attention to the written Word by meditating in all that’s written in the book of the law, then he would do according to what’s written there, then he would make his way prosperous and successful – Joshua 1:8. The meditation in what’s written would help him hear and recognize God’s voice or sayings, he would act on that and that’s where prosperity and success dwells. Give yourself to God’s written Word and hear God’s voice clearly.