Benefits of Listening to God

Listening to God from a self-centered perspective only, has many benefits to us.

Physical benefits, healing. God doesn’t promise health and wealth to all as some would have us believe. But in general, as we follow Biblical guidelines for living, (“don’t let the sun go down on your anger” and “don’t worry about anything,” would be two examples,) the Christian’s general health tenor is toward wholeness and wellbeing. Exodus 15:26 He said, “If you will listen carefully to the voice of the Lord your God and do what is right in his sight, obeying his commands and keeping all his decrees, then I will not make you suffer any of the diseases I sent on the Egyptians; for I am the Lord who heals you.”

Always be on the “top of things.” That doesn’t mean the christian always wins at some aspect of life like a sporting event, but basically as we listen to God we’ll be on the top of things. Deuteronomy 28:13 If you listen to these commands of the Lord your God that I am giving you today, and if you carefully obey them, the Lord will make you the head and not the tail, and you will always be on top and never at the bottom.

Fellowship with Christ. Jn 6:45 As it is written in the Scriptures, ‘They will all be taught by God.’ Everyone who listens to the Father and learns from him comes to me.

To receive God’s blessings. Listen and obey Matthew 13:16 “But blessed are your eyes, because they see; and your ears, because they hear.

For joy. Proverbs 8:34 Joyful are those who listen to me, watching for me daily at my gates, waiting for me outside my home!

For wisdom. Proverbs 15:31 If you listen to constructive criticism, you will be at home among the wise. Proverbs 25:12 To one who listens, valid criticism is like a gold earring or other gold jewelry. The whole second chapter of Proverbs emphasizes wisdom.

Desire to learn. Proverbs 18:15 Intelligent people are always ready to learn. Their ears are open for knowledge.

Productivity. Luke 8:15 And the seeds that fell on the good soil represent honest, good-hearted people who hear God’s word, cling to it, and patiently produce a huge harvest.

Just some of the practical benefits of listening to God.

Benefits of listening to God summed up: listening to God provides a guide to successful living and successful dying!