I Can Hear You!

[Christ4Ever]

“The LORD heard our voice.” Deuteronomy 26:7 NIV

One of the most common frustrations a counselor hears is, “He doesn’t listen.”

When confronted, the offender will often reply, “I do listen. I hear every word.”

Why the disconnect?

Listening requires the kind of mature love that moves a person to leave his own world to enter another’s—a love that does more than hear words—the kind of love God demonstrated when Jesus entered earth’s atmosphere to serve humanity (Philippians 2:5-8). This kind of love is difficult in a self-saturated world.

Moses reminded his listeners that when they cried out for help, it was the Lord who heard them (Deuteronomy 26:7). Listening isn’t a luxury. So often, it’s the road to experiencing love.

If you learn to listen the way God listens, your life will make a difference. In hearing like He hears, you’ll love like He loves. Listening will help you know, like He knows, what to give people, how to refresh them and how to provide for their needs (Psalms 68:7-14).

Prayer: Lord, help me listen in a way that helps people hear You love.

 

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1 Pet 3:7; You husbands in the same way, live with your wives in an understanding way, as with someone weaker, since she is a woman; and show her honor as a fellow heir of the grace of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.

Isa 1:14; "I hate your new moon festivals and your appointed feasts, They have become a burden to Me; I am weary of bearing them.
Isa 1:15; "So when you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; Yes, even though you multiply prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are covered with blood.
Isa 1:16; "Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean; Remove the evil of your deeds from My sight. Cease to do evil,
Isa 1:17; Learn to do good; Seek justice, Reprove the ruthless, Defend the orphan, Plead for the widow.
Isa 1:18; "Come now, and let us reason together," Says the LORD, "Though your sins are as scarlet, They will be as white as snow; Though they are red like crimson, They will be like wool.
Isa 1:19; "If you consent and obey, You will eat the best of the land;
Isa 1:20; "But if you refuse and rebel, You will be devoured by the sword." Truly, the mouth of the LORD has spoken.