The word 'listen' contains the same letters as the word 'silent. Just as our love for God begins with listening to God's Word, the beginning of love for other Christians is learning to listen to them.
The trouble with nearly everybody who prays is that he or she says 'Amen' and runs away before God has a chance to reply. Listening to God is far more important than giving Him our ideas. God speaks in the silence of the heart.
Listening is the beginning of prayer. Prayer at its highest is a two-way conversation and for me the most important part is listening to God's replies. The Bible reveals God's overall plan for the world and provides general guidelines for life but how can we know His specific plans for us?
Listening to God is essential to walking with God. Every happening, great and small, is a parable whereby God speaks to us and the art of life is to get the message. ''Are you learning to say things after listening to God, or are you saying things and trying to make God's word fit in?''-Oswald Chambers.
Obeying God is listening to God, having an open heart to follow the path that God points out to us. It's amazing what we lose in life by listening to fear, instead of listening to God.
Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen. It is the province of knowledge to speak and it is the privilege of wisdom to listen. He who kneels before God, can stand before any man.
A nugget skilfully contemplated and compiled by Kelvin from Kelma Foundation in Kenya.
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