The Art of Listening

Use your ears for listening. They are not there for decorations!


Quoting John Maxwell "If you talk good, chances are you don't listen too well."

Proverbs 15:14

The (discerning) mind  of one who has understanding seeks knowledge,
 but the mouths of fools feed on folly (foolishness).

So..

Then ask God for wisdom regarding what you have heard and how to deal with the situation. 

A.W. Tozer: "Among the gifts of the Spirit scarcely one is of greater practical usefulness than the gift of discernment. This gift should be highly valued and frankly sought as being almost indispensable in these critical times. This gift will enable us to distinguish the chaff from the wheat and to divide the manifestations of the flesh from the operations of the Spirit."

Isa 11:2-3 (NIV) The Spirit of the Lord will rest upon him--the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit of counsel and of power, the Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord--and he will delight in the fear of the Lord. He will not judge by what he sees with his eyes, or decide by what he hears with his ears.

1 Sam 16:7 (NIV) "...Man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart."