We should not replace hearing the Word of God for listening to the word of God. They are completely two different things. A lot of people hear the Word of God but only a very few actually listen to what the Word of God is saying.
It doesn’t end in just hearing God's Word. There's a very great chance that on just hearing God's we wouldn't do anything about it. Hearing alone cannot really bring about a change. What has a potential of initiating a change is when we listen to God's Word.
Listening to God's word is done with consciousness. We can passively hear someone say a thing but we cannot just accidently listen to something. It requires us to pay rapt attention. Only by doing so can we make it possible for the Word of God to bring about an impact on our lives.