Quotes about Listening

My son, be attentive to my words; incline your ear to my sayings. Let them not escape from your sight; keep them within your heart. For they are life to him who finds them, and healing to all his flesh. (Proverbs 4:20-22)

At any moment of the day, some desire is in the process of coming true. Old seeds we planted (and perhaps forgot about) are bringing results, mixed in with the beginnings of larger results to come. The point is to make your children aware that the universe (or spirit or God) is always listening; none of us is alone. We are constantly being heeded.

Most young people have tremendous respect for older people's views.

Leaders who refuse to listen, will eventually be surrounded by people who have nothing helpful to say

Listen more than you talk.

The ideal leader is one who hears the voice of God, and beckons on as the voice calls him and them.

Are you learning to say things after listening to God, or are you saying things and trying to make God's word fit in?

Many leaders don't listen, and it is one of the greatest methods we have of learning. You need to listen to those under your supervision and to those who are above you.

Learning never takes place while you're talking.

I'm learning, but I'm getting better at it because I'm learning how to hear God in worship

The heart and soul of the Christian life is learning to hear God's voice and then developing the courage to do what he asks us to do.

If you lower the ambient noise of your life and listen expectantly for those whispers of God, your ears will hear them. And when you follow their lead, your world will be rocked.