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Listening10/23/2017 Do people always listen?
One thing that is certain is that people want to be heard. We all want people to listen to what we have to say, whether they are someone that we know well or not. There can of course be many different topics of conversation, dependant upon your listeners one subject may be more interesting than another to some. But sometimes when an individual is talking, they can tell that the one they are speaking to is not really listening. It could be that they may have other things upon their minds at that time or it could be that they just are not interested in what is said. Within the Church though, can this or does this happen? When we speak to other Christians within the Church to which we belong, we should expect them to listen. Also we should also ourselves be prepared to listen to what people say, it may be that they have a need of either advice or just someone to listen to them. We also should always listen to the sermons that are spoken, as within them can be found much. We should listen, then carefully consider what is spoken. Listening is a quality that is important to have within the Church. This quality is not just for those within the church but also for those that are not. We want people to listen to us when we speak of the good news, yet do we also take the time to actually listen to what they have to say? We also most definitely must spend time listening to God, we do this as we read the bible and also as we pray, but God can sometimes speak to us when we least expect it and from sometimes the most unlikely source. We just need to be able to listen and with our full attention so we do not miss what God wants us to hear.
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