Talking is Everything. Nothing will have a bigger impact on your life and future than your conversations. Are you a good talker? Are you a good listener? First, let me recommend we all become better listeners. Make an effort. PRACTICE LISTENING. “Let each one of you be QUICK TO HEAR, slow to speak, and slowContinue reading “TALKING IS EVERYTHING. Colossians 3:8; 4:6.”
Category Archives: Listening well
HUSH. James 1:19.
Do you talk too much? When you see your friends and family, are you more determined to talk or to listen? Do you feel compelled to get your story told, or can you be patient and listen? Would people describe you as a listener or a talker? There is wisdom in LISTENING. You learn soContinue reading “HUSH. James 1:19.”
A BIBLICAL ATTENTION SPAN. Nehemiah 8:2-5,9.
Are you a good listener? Am I? Consider this remarkable story. “Ezra the priest brought the law before the assembly of men, women, and all who could listen with understanding…. He read out of it from daybreak until noon … ALL THE PEOPLE LISTENED ATTENTIVELY. Ezra the scribe stood on a high wooden platform madeContinue reading “A BIBLICAL ATTENTION SPAN. Nehemiah 8:2-5,9.”
This Devo About Counseling is Rated PG13– Not a Story for Children.
To whom will you listen? There are the older and wiser, sages who have experience. They give advice. There are also young people, “influencers,” people who have achieved little but are beautiful or good talkers or cool and smooth and fashionable or super-funny. They too give advice. When Gregg Matte resigned from his college ministryContinue reading “This Devo About Counseling is Rated PG13– Not a Story for Children.”
Leadership.
Leadership is difficult. A leader must inspire confidence—and that can’t be taught. A second challenge is constant conflict; many hate conflict. But the hardest part of leadership may be knowing what needs to be done. This is where black-and-white thinking will let you down. A leader must develop a nimble and flexible mind, able toContinue reading “Leadership.”
“Do Not Be Partial…”
Can you be neutral? Can you listen to both sides before reaching a decision? Can you be objective when every friend and family member and church member, work associate,—EVERYONE is on the same side? And they expect you to join them? Can you RESERVE JUDGMENT? Most cannot. But here is a Biblical principle that willContinue reading ““Do Not Be Partial…””
Don’t Bury God’s Word Under Empty Distractions. Job 38:2.
Begin your day with God’s word. Don’t let TV and social media fill your head with the noise of the anxious, fighting world. Begin your day with God’s voice. End your day with God’s voice. Imagine: You’ve lost your riches, your status, your health, and your children. Your farm and ranch operation is destroyed. OnceContinue reading “Don’t Bury God’s Word Under Empty Distractions. Job 38:2.”
Motormouth.
I was proud of my childhood nickname. My mouth WAS a motor, running uninterrupted, 16 hours a day. My dad would say, “Steven, you’re a good kid. But your mouth is going to get you into a lot of trouble.” He was right. The Bible says it too: “When there are many words, sin isContinue reading “Motormouth.”
Hold Your Tongue.
Have you ever had something you were BURSTING to say? It happens during deep conversations with friends, or perhaps during a Bible study when something suddenly makes sense and you just HAVE to share. Job’s friend Elihu knew that feeling: “I am full of words, and my spirit compels me to speak. My heart isContinue reading “Hold Your Tongue.”
Job Had Great Friends. Job 2:12-13.
Are you a true friend? Do you have true friends? Proverbs 17:17 says, “A brother was made for adversity.” But sometimes a true friend is the one you can really rely on. Job had true friends. Yes, that’s right—Job. Everyone criticizes and mocks his friends. We judge them harshly because they saw all that JobContinue reading “Job Had Great Friends. Job 2:12-13.”
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