JAMES 1:19 My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry,
When was the last time you were listened to?
When was the last time you listened to someone else?
EXODUS 3:10 ...So now, go. I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring my people the Israelites out of Egypt.”
EXODUS 4:8 Then the L ORD said, “If they do not believe you or pay attention to the fjrst sign, they may believe the second.
EXODUS 4:9 ...But if they do not believe these two signs or listen to you, take some water from the Nile and pour it on the dry ground. The water you take from the river will become blood on the ground.”
EXODUS 4:10 Moses said to the L ORD , “Pardon your servant, Lord. I have never been eloquent, neither in the past nor since you have spoken to your servant. I am slow of speech and tongue.”
EXODUS 4:13 ...But Moses said, “Pardon your servant, Lord. Please send someone else.”
EXODUS 4:14 Then the L ORD ’s anger burned against Moses…
EXODUS 3:7-8 The L ORD said, “I have indeed seen the misery of my people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their slave drivers, and I am concerned about their suffering. So I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians...
Good listening is an act of love
Be present
“Christians so often think they must always contribute something when they are in the company of others – that is the one service they have to render. They forget that listening can be a greater service than speaking.” Dietrich Bonheoffer
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