FAITH CAPSULE: Understanding demands attention. 

Understanding demands attention to know God, the truth to live for the glory of God.
Proverbs 4:1 testifies to the importance of attention to have the understanding saying, “Hear, my children, the instruction of a father, and give attention to know understanding” (Proverbs 4:1)
Listening is giving attention to understand the word of God and without understanding, there will be no knowledge. John 8:43 records about the question and answer of Jesus when He pointed out the issue of the lack of understanding, “Why do you not understand My speech? Because you are not able to listen to My word.” 
Without listening by giving attention to the word of God, there will be no understanding that is the key to know God.
Listen, Jesus is the word of God. John 1:1 states, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.”
Understand it that Jesu, the word of God is the truth when He says, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.” (John 14:6)
One that does not listen to understand the word of God, the truth of God, cannot believe and will not know God as John 8:45 confirms, “But because I tell the truth, you do not believe Me.”  
Think of it, how can you know God which you do not know to believe?
In life, it is not possible to know God that you do not understand but to only know about God.
Do you know God or you know about God?
Many acclaimed believers that do not know the truth of God do not know God. 
If you are a believer that knows the truth, you will be free not to become a victim of the wicked world.
One that does not know the truth, the word of God shall not be free as John 8:42 says, “And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” know the truth of God to be free from the wickedness of the world, living free by the word of God.
In this world, listening disability not to understand and know the truth of God is rooted in not having time for God.
Will you give attention to the word of God, to enter you as the light of God? Psalm 119:130 admonishes, “The entrance of Your words gives light; It gives understanding to the simple.” One with no light of God shall continually experience the challenges of the world of darkness, and not experience free, navigating through the world of darkness.
With understanding, know the truth of God, do not be one that suppresses the truth of God, which is the righteousness of God. Romans 1:18 warns, “For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness.”
Let the desire for God become your portion for getting understanding that will enable you not to live a life of waste, but to live a life of worshiping God, the purpose He creates all for His pleasure.

Prayer for today: Ask from God to fill you with spiritual understanding.