Do I Receive it As the Word of God?

"...we constantly thank God that when you received from us the word of God's message, you accepted it not as the word of men, but for what it really is, the word of God which also performs its work in you who believe" (1Thess.2:13). Does God's word "perform its work in me?" Do I receive it for what it truly is and not as the word of men?