“For Such a Time as This!” Esther 4:14 – Listen Up!
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“For Such a Time as This!”
Esther 4:14
Ever talk with someone who finishes your sentences? Ever talk with someone who interrupts your story to tell one of their own that has absolutely no connection whatsoever? When did it become OK to disrespect others?
Listen. Give grace and space to another to share their story and their heart. It is always a heart issue after all. If you allow your heart to be so consumed with yourself you will surely miss opportunities to listen and learn from those around you.
Christians are called to love one another. To love others is to be respectful of them. To be respectful is in part to listen. God gave us two ears and one mouth. Evidently He thought it best that we listen more than we speak!
For it is written:
“So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.”
Jesus
Matthew 7:12
“ A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”
Jesus
John 13:34-35
“Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves.”
Romans 12:10
“ Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves…”
