Quick to Listen

12/13- James 1:19-27 Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to anger...  Do not merely listen to the Word- do what it says.

Thoughts: This is an admonition to speak less and listen more.  It is an admonition to be a person of peace instead of anger.  Being able to listen to others and to God allows us to control our anger and to do what is right.  This passage also admonishes us to not just listen with our ears, but to heed what we hear.  Real listening means to make what we hear change our hearts and lives.  We might assume that we are to be slow to speak and especially slow to become angry.  But we are also to be quick to listen.  This means we are to look for opportunities to listen to others and to God.  We must jump at the opportunity to hear from God in worship, and jump at the chance to go out of our way to listen to others.

Prayer: Lord, give me ears to hear and a will to respond to you.  

Quick to Listen

My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, (James 1:19)

Thoughts: Listening establishes a relationship.  Listening to others helps establish a relationship to them  Listening to God establishes a relationship with God.  If we did these three things we would be much better off.  Being quick to listen means we are looking for opportunities to listen.  Christians should be experts at listening.  

Prayer: Lord, give me grace to listen to you and others.