“My dear brothers and
sisters, take note of this:
Everyone should be slow
to listen, quick to speak and quick to become angry,”
James 1:19 (RBV-Revised Brisson Version)
Did you catch it?
No?
Go back and read
today’s verse again.
Now, did you catch
it?
Good!
The verse, as re-written
above, reflects what we often do.
The verse, as
actually written and inspired by God, reflects what we should do.
Like Paul the
Apostle, what we should do and what
we actually do can be quite
different.
When you truly
understand that point, it gives you a whole new appreciation for God’s grace.
I thank God for His
grace.
I need it every moment.
I don’t always do what
I am supposed to do.
How about you?
Ask God today for His
grace that you might be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become
angry.
They say an effective
and good listener is not thinking about what he is going to say in response to
someone but is actually hearing what the other person is saying.
It seems our world is
filled with people pre-occupied with a response that is not a result of
listening.
They engage their
vocal chords a hundred times more frequently than their ear drums.
The counsel offered
in God’s Word will never fail you.
Listen, listen,
listen….
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