“Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath….” James 1:19 KJV
I highly doubt the reason that “The Human Iceberg” failed to leave a positive impression was because he spent too much time listening. Balaam thought more of his personal gain than he did about listening for what God was really saying. When we make an arrow, it is rarely pointed in our own direction.
“And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the LORD said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he.” I Samuel 16:12 KJV
Some wars are caused by aggression, but many are cause by the fact that two sides see the exact same thing differently. Such observations might have been the case of this war. Because the young lad was so blinded by his love for his boss, and now father-in-law, he was unaware that the boss was trying to destroy him. Sales are a bit of a funny thing by nature.
As I sit here at the steps of the Capitol in Washington DC, I’m amazed with all our country has been through. Sometimes listening and following directions is hard.
Listening is a trait not too many of us possess. Calvin’s response: “You lose.”
I must admit, I’m not a huge fan of knock, knock jokes, but when you have grandkids they become part of your life. Good news always comes from some form of communication. .
Imagine a world where someone listened so intently to all your spoken words. What if you were to just say something like: “Blah, blah, blah,” and they looked at you like you had the wisdom of Solomon? What if you had one of those really bad days where everything seemed to go wrong and no one would even give you the time of day and you came across this person who just sat there listening to you as you whined and you just sensed they felt your pain? One of the best I’ve ever known at this was Tucker, a sweet little dog we use to have.
