Show You Care By Listening
There is a familiar old saying that goes \”Talking is sharing, but listening is caring.\” You probably have heard this saying a few different times in your life, I know I have. I don\’t know where the saying originated from, but it is very accurate.
In one of the devotionals that I sent out to my subscriber list I wrote about a rough time in my life that I was going through and how God\’s Word had been a great comfort to me. When I wrote that devotional I had no idea that I would get such a warm response from readers. I had calls from friends and emails from readers that I don\’t even know personally. Many of them told me that they were there for me if I wanted to talk to someone.
Just knowing that they took the time to email or call, and that they cared how I was doing, really meant a lot to me. By doing that I knew that my friends and readers had truly listened to the message of my devotional, and they cared enough to show it.
In this busy, fast-paced world, it\’s all too easy to fail to listen when someone else is talking. Either we are thinking ahead to what we want to say next, or we mentally move on to the next thing on our to-do list. It\’s especially easy to do that when you are on the phone.
By listening to someone else you are showing that you care about them. If you didn\’t care you wouldn\’t be willing to give them your time and attention, which is what typically happens in today\’s world. Listening is extremely powerful and can have a profound impact on the strength of relationships. When you listen to someone else you are showing them God\’s love.
Throughout the Gospels, we see the Lord Jesus listening to people and their needs. In John 3, Jesus listened to Nicodemus, a prominent and righteous, Jewish leader who questioned Him about His teachings and His miracles.
John 4 records that just a short time later, Jesus sat in a foreign country and listened to a sinful woman who came to draw water at the well where He rested. Religion, gender, social position, and moral character didn\’t matter to Jesus. He listened and He cared. He is the role model we are to follow.
To all of you how reached out to me, thank you. The fact that you were willing to listen really meant a lot to me. I want to let you know that the situation has been resolved.
Heavenly Father, thank You for the wonderful people that You place in my life. Thank You for using them as Your representatives of love and compassion toward me. Please help me to be as thoughtful of others as they have been to me.
Ann Shorb is a counselor and the founder of CCES in Hanover, PA. They provide a variety of services including premarital counseling, marital counseling, family counseling and much more.
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