Let the wise listen and add to their learning, and let the discerning get guidance.  Proverbs 1:5

Have you ever been part of a one-sided conversation? The other person talks and talks, slowing down only long enough to catch their breath before rambling on some more. Through all the words, what that person is really saying is that they don’t know how to listen.  Being a good listener starts with closing our mouths and opening our ears. And that’s also how we should approach our communication with God. God has a myriad of ways in which he can communicate with us, so we should listen first to what he has to say.  Whether it’s through his Word, the Bible, or through the counsel of a wise Christian friend, you can hear God—if you’ll just take the time to listen. And when you hear what he has to say, you’ll discover the very words that can change your life.

Dear Lord, I know that each day you have something significant you want to communicate to me. Yet so often, I’m more concerned with telling you what I want that I miss your message. Help me when I come to you to close my mouth and listen first so I can hear the words that you have for me. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.