Are You Really Listening?

Truth was spoken clearly, but their hearts were not ready to receive it

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Easter is close, and we read it like it’s obvious.
Jesus told them He would be betrayed, suffer, be crucified, and rise again, clearly, repeatedly, and still, they didn’t get it.

How?

Because hearing is not the same as receiving.

We do the same thing. We hear what fits, we ignore what confronts us, we filter truth through fear, pride, and expectation. When life feels uncertain, our ears close without us even realising it. Truth can be right in front of us and still never land.

This wasn’t about intelligence. It was about readiness.

Their hearts weren’t ready to accept a Messiah who suffers. So they missed what He said, even while standing right next to Him.

And we miss God the same way.

We want clarity, but only on our terms. We want direction, but only if it aligns with our plans. We want truth, but not if it disrupts our comfort.

So why did Jesus tell them anyway?

Because one day it would hit.

After the chaos, after the disappointment, after everything they thought would happen fell apart, they would remember. His words would come back, sharper, clearer, undeniable.

And they would realise this, God was never absent, never late, never out of control.

They just didn’t understand the moment they were in.

That’s the tension we live in.

Things don’t go the way we expect, doors close, plans collapse, outcomes don’t match the picture we had in our heads, and we start to question everything. But the story isn’t over just because it doesn’t look the way we imagined.

God is still working, even when it feels like silence.
Still moving, even when it looks like loss.
Still in control, even when everything feels uncertain.

So the question isn’t, did God speak.

The question is, are you listening.

Not casually, not selectively, but deeply, honestly, with a heart that is willing to hear something different.

“But they understood none of these things, this saying was hidden from them, and they did not grasp what was said.” Luke 18:34

Pray With Me

Yahshua, forgive me for the times I’ve heard You but refused to truly listen, for the moments I chose comfort over truth. Break through the noise in my heart. Open my eyes, sharpen my hearing, and teach me to trust You even when I don’t understand. Lead me, correct me, and keep working in me. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.