Can you Hear Me Now?

Have you ever entered church or prayer and all you could hear and think about was your to do list, the argument in the car on the way in to church, or is that you are just not present?

Many times we miss the importance of being a good listener. This is one of my class rules that we go over each day…Be a Good Listener…a first time listener.

…sure we can hear, we even have others believe we are listening, but are we?

God is always here, always with us in the present and always listening to what we have to say…so why is it so hard to stay silent?

There are many Christians who only count on God when they want something or when something goes wrong. Are you only willing to listen in a situation like this?

Take your friends for instance…if they were to only call you when something was wrong, how would that make you feel? Are you going to want to continue to listen to just the bad? Just hearing the bad can put a strain on a relationship to where we aren’t listening anymore…we just want the conversation to be over with.

So what is it going to take for us to just listen?

Proverbs 14:30a A sound heart is the life of the flesh

Jesus is our most awesome example!

What is it that you think of when you see or hear the following words?

Silence Stillness Peace Calm Quietness Reserve

God is always listening; He longs to hear from you! Remember to be a first-time listener.

Psalm 46:10a Be still, and know that I am god

Eccl 3:1a; 7b 1aTo everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven, 7b a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;

Psalm 34:14b seek peace and pursue it.

Psalm 37:37b Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.

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