Hebrews 2:1 NLT "So we must listen very carefully to the truth we have heard, or we may drift away from it."
Isn't it frustrating when you're talking, instructing, or asking somebody to do something and they are standing right in front of you, but no reaction is given? What is usually their response? "I heard you" and then we reply "ok then what did I say?"
Sure you heard me. You heard a noise. You heard sounds around you. But were you listening?
So many people hear God, hear the Word of God, but simply don't choose to 'listen' to him.