Sometimes our listening skills are not so great. We hear what we want to hear and then get mad at God when we don't think He hears us. But if we listen well, we might hear a message that has different intentions than we first thought. And then we might also recognize that we have a God who hears us, too.

Bible Reading: Jer. 25-30

Verse of the day: Jeremiah 29:12, "Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you."

Word of the day: Listen. It is the Hebrew word: שָׁמַע (shaw-mah').

This word means: To hear with attention or interest, give heed, grant request