There's a hebrew word for what I'm thinking of. SM', or ShaMa' which has several different ways of translating. The most common translations are of "to hear, to listen to, to understand, to obey."
So, Deuteronomy six is occassionally referred to as the shema, which in verse four is begun by this verb. 6:4 - Hear O Israel...
So why am I bothering to write about this? Well, my problem is not so much in hearing. I hear God fine. I even listen to God and understand what his word says. My problem is that I'm a little slow on the obedience side, occassionally... which, incidently, is explicitly mentioned in John, that those who love God follow his commands, of which the greatest commandment is to love God. So its this endless love cycle.
My problem is occassionally I directly go against what God speaks, which, in reference to the passage in John, means that I don't love God. If I did love God, then I would do what his commands were, but if I'm not doing or following him, or abiding in his word, my love for God has diminished....the more and more you fight God, and don't let him have his way or follow him, the less of a fight it will be, and eventually you will get what you want, which is for God to go away. This of course, is general, and in some sense an Armenian approach, but hey...
hows that for a thought for the day?
