Ask any Christian where he would like to grow and he or she will say, “I would like to pray more.” As a remedy, some seek accountability or discipline themselves to pray and pray longer. A better strategy is to know God as the one Who Hears and remember the many stories of how he listens. Let it sink in that God is not like us. While we can “merely listen” (James 1:22) in the sense that we can hear the words but not respond, when God hears, he acts. Every instance of God hearing is followed by his mighty acts.
