At Luke 6:46 Jesus said why do you call me Lord Lord and do not do what I say.

When Jesus speaks to you, do you ignore him, and instead choose to listen to the counsel of another?

What causes this is not really the heart of the individual, but a lack of understanding what the voice of the LORD sounds like.

If we are not taught to recognize the sound of the voice of the LORD spoken to you, or if you are made to feel as if you have to be religious to have this experience, then of course you will not listen.

Let me show you an individual in the Bible who also not only did not know the LORD but did not know the word of the LORD either, but when the LORD called him and it was recognized that he was being called, he was taught how to hear and encouraged to listen and speak.

He was taught to hear the voice of the LORD spoken to his heart.

He was given permission to listen to the voice of the LORD spoken to his heart.

He was not required to listen only to the older man (priest) whom he worked for.

He was not required to honor and recognize the pedestal (pulpit) over the voice of the LORD spoken to his heart.

Because the high priest taught him to listen to the voice of the LORD, his experience was beyond exceptional. His walk with the LORD was amazing.

We need to be taught to hear the voice of the LORD spoken to our heart.

We need to learn to trust the voice of the LORD spoken to our heart.

Our Heavenly Father wants to speak to us. It's time we start listening.