attend to Gods word

Attend to God’s Word
Creflo Dollar


Sometimes we can become so fixed on receiving new revelation from God that we allow some of the basic principles we’ve learned to slip. Faith, the importance of speaking God’s Word, and the power of the blood of Jesus are some of the fundamental principles of Christianity that we should constantly put ourselves in remembrance of. Another important principle that Believers must keep at the forefront of their thinking is the importance of attending to God’s Word. In the daily hustle and bustle of life, it can become easy to allow our time spent studying and meditating on the Word to decrease. We must make a consistent effort to keep first things first in our lives, which means daily attending to God’s Word.

As Believers, we know Jesus came so we could live the abundant life (John 10:10). We also know that the just shall live by faith. So, what is the connecting factor to living this abundant life the Bible promises? The answer is found in Proverbs 4:20-22, which says, “My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart. For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.” We see where life is located—in the Word of God. And when we pay close attention to the Word, and internalize it, abundant life will flow out of us.

We must make a quality decision to commit to the Word and consistently obey it. That is the way we access the abundant life, which translates as total life prosperity, or success in every area of life. We must be doers of the Word to get any results.

So, how do we attend to the Word of God? Well, the definition of attend is “to direct and apply oneself; to pay attention,” according to Webster’s Dictionary. Every day, we must allow our time spent with the Word to be our priority. On a practical level, it means spending time reading the Bible before we step out of the house in the morning, being consistent in making confessions of faith at some point during the day, listening to the Word being preached regularly, and allowing God’s way of doing things to be the basis for how we handle the situations we face throughout the day, and in life in general. This is what it means to attend to the Word of God.

When we attend to the Word, there is the potential for us to produce tremendous results in our lives. In Mark 4:20, Jesus says, “And these are they which are sown on good ground; such as hear the WORD, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred.” In verse 23-24, He says, “If any man have ears to hear, let him hear. And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you: and unto you that hear shall more be given.” Any person who has ears to hear (inclined, fixed to hear, and act on what God says) will receive even more from the Lord! That is the abundant, overflowing life that Jesus came to give us.

Attending to God’s Word means taking God at His Word, fully trusting that what He said, He will do. It means casting all our cares on Him and choosing to think on the promises of God at all times. When we attend to the Word, we don’t allow the news reports or the media to affect our faith. We don’t make plans based on what the world says, but we frame our worlds through the Word of God.

If we would begin to refocus our attention on God’s Word, and commit to making it the centerpiece of our lives, we will begin to see some amazing things begin to happen in our circumstances. The Word contains the life force of God that has the ability to eradicate anything that does not line up with the blessing. Attend to it and you will see results!