Quotes About Listening

The call of God is not just for a select few but for everyone. Whether I hear God's call or not depends on the condition of my ears, and exactly what I hear depends upon my spiritual attitude.

When you are in the dark, listen, and God will give you a very precious message for someone else once you are back in the light.

The call of God is not a reflection of my nature; my personal desires and temperament are of no consideration. As long as I dwell on my own qualities and traits and think about what I am suited for, I will never hear the call of God.

What line of thinking do my thoughts take? Do I turn to what God says or to my own fears? Am I simply repeating what God says, or am I learning to truly hear Him and then to respond after I have heard what He says?

We don't consciously and deliberately disobey God—we simply don't listen to Him. God has given His commands to us, but we pay no attention to them—not because of willful disobedience, but because we do not truly love and respect Him.

God did not direct His call to Isaiah— Isaiah overheard God saying, ". . . who will go for Us?" The call of God is not just for a select few but for everyone. Whether I hear God's call or not depends on the condition of my ears, and exactly what I hear depends upon my spiritual attitude.

When you are in the dark, listen, and God will give you a very precious message.

God speaks to those who take time to listen, and He listens to those who take time to pray.

If there is one thing I dislike, it is the man who tries to air his grievances when I wish to air mine.

In the midst of a culture that glorifies indulgent, self-expression, we may find…that when we find the strength to engage in considerate listening we are in fact expressing ourselves. At our best (p. 53).

Each person has inside a basic decency and goodness. If he listens to it and acts on it, he is giving a great deal of what it is the world needs most. It is not complicated but it takes courage. It takes courage for a person to listen to his own goodness and act on it.

So how does a couple make communication work for them? We believe the most important communication skill a couple can develop is to learn to take turns.

When you don't know what to do, go back to the places, the people and the promises where you know you last heard God.

God wants to hear about our cares, not because he needs to hear but because we need to tell him.

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Take the time to listen and to trust that inner voice. Then act on what you hear.

Can you answer that question, Madelaine?" asked Miss Green suddenly. Maddy jerked herself away from her dreams. "No, Miss Green." "Can you if you think carefully?" "No," said Maddy. "Did you hear the question?" "No," said Maddy. "Have you any interest whatsoever in what I've been saying?" "No," said Maddy truthfully,

So he decided he would never listen to anybody he knew? That's just like someone in a fairy tale.' Knowing he had given his trust amiss, how could he bestow it again?' That's foolish. Did he expect never to make any mistakes?

no one finds a braggart wise. And once I no longer thought of listening as "waiting to talk," I began to have more meaningful conversations.

Never give Advice, Unless you are asked for it .

Io non posso abituarmi a vivere in un mondo dove l'ascolto ha un prezzo, non posso delegarlo a una categoria professionale.

Here, sit down, and let me answer your question. God wants to have a relationship with you through His Son. In business, Richard, I know you tell us here in the firm to develop relationships with influential people and with clients. How do we do that?' 'Well,' Richard answered, 'we spend time with them, get to know everything we can about them, talk to them, listen to them, try to figure out what's important to them . . . All of that builds the relationship

We listen for guidance everywhere except from within.

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