Good day Templar family
Proverbs 12:18 “There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.”
Listening is a very important concept in the Bible. We are commanded to listen to God’s instructions. The Bible also teaches us to love others – and listening to them is a way that we communicate love.
Repeatedly in Scripture we see commands to listen. Far too often we get preoccupied with our lives and our stressors and we fail to see what God is trying to tea... moreGood day Templar family
Proverbs 12:18 “There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.”
Listening is a very important concept in the Bible. We are commanded to listen to God’s instructions. The Bible also teaches us to love others – and listening to them is a way that we communicate love.
Repeatedly in Scripture we see commands to listen. Far too often we get preoccupied with our lives and our stressors and we fail to see what God is trying to teach us.
By listening to others, we show them our love. This is vital for counselors and laypeople. People will come to us seeking advice – and we must be sure to listen to them. Let them pour their heart out. Learn to ask probing questions to get to the root of the issue.
If we just start rattling off a long list of things for them to do – they will not know that we love them. But if we take the time to let them share their heart, they will know we care. And if they know we care, we will have an opportunity to speak truth into their lives.
There are numerous verses in Scripture that teach us to listen to others. We listen to others because God listens to us out of His love for us. By being a good listener, we are becoming more Christ-like. We should also learn to listen to those whom God has placed in our authority, whether it is our parents or our pastors.
In ministry, we must be good listeners but we must also urge others to listen to what we have to say. Faith only comes by hearing the Word of God. It is only by the truth revealed in Scripture that people are changed. This must be the focus in all our ministry efforts.
God still speaks through the Holy Spirit. The question is, are we listening? Do we desire to hear His voice over our own voice? Most of us are moving 100 miles per hour throughout the day, but are we willing to stop everything to get alone with Him to listen to Him?
Allow God to speak life into your soul and always remember that His voice will never contradict His Word. God speaks in multiple ways. He can speak in prayer. He can speak through others. Also, let’s remember to stay in the Word because He has spoken. We must listen to what He has said in the Bible. He has revealed everything to us that we need to live a life of godliness. The Bible is completely sufficient for all our needs.
God loves His children – and as a caring Father, He listens to us when we pray to Him. Not only do we have that promise, but we can see over and over where God desires for us to talk to Him. This is extraordinary – God doesn’t NEED our companionship. He isn’t lonely.
God, who is so perfect and so holy: so completely otherly in who He is and what He is has said that He wants us to talk to Him. We are nothing but a speck of dust. We can’t begin to formulate the words of praise that He so deserves that He so requires due to His holiness – yet He said He wants to listen to us because He loves us.
Let us pray to God to be more transformed into the image of Christ, His Son in all aspects of who we are. Let us pour into the Word so that we might be listeners of the Word, and be transformed by the Holy Spirit so that we can be obedient to His commands.
Have a blessed day
MC Louis Steyn
OMSDT. Priory of St.Miltiades
Freedom in Christ
