Quotes about Listening
since the power of prayer is in the one who hears it and not the one who says it, our prayers do make a difference.
— Max Lucado
Listen to yourself and in that quietude you might hear the voice of God.
— Maya Angelou
The Gay, the Straight, the Preacher, The privileged, the homeless, the Teacher. They all hear The speaking of the Tree. They hear the first and last of every Tree Speak to humankind today. Come to me, here beside the River. Plant yourself beside the River.
— Maya Angelou
Turning off or tuning out people was my highly developed art. The custom of letting obedient children be seen but not heard was so agreeable to me that I went one step further: Obedient children should not see or hear if they chose not to do so. I laid a handful of attention on my face and tuned up the sounds in the church.
— Maya Angelou
Today, I will watch myself and listen to myself as I go through my day. I will not judge myself for what I'm feeling; I will accept myself.
— Melody Beattie
So faith comes from what is heard, and what is heard comes through the message about Christ. Romans 10:17
— Beth Moore
In our day and age, the Samaritan woman might have been someone we would condemn. Maybe we would point out the error of her ways rather than reach out to her in love. But what did Jesus do? He loved her enough to talk to her— and then listen. He acknowledged her as a person. Then, and only then, did He begin to instruct her.
— Beth Moore
Along this path of ministry, God has used an approach over and over again that I've finally come to more readily expect. He has taught me to listen to the repetitive requests of the body of Christ, and I will often discover what He wants me to do. Case in point: I had no plan whatsoever to write women's
— Beth Moore
He awakens Me each morning; He awakens My ear to listen like those being instructed, Isaiah 50:4
— Beth Moore
If you will not listen, my innermost being will weep in secret because of your pride. Jeremiah 13:17
— Beth Moore
He replied to them, "My mother and My brothers are those who hear and do the word of God. "Luke 8:21
— Beth Moore
Listen, my sons, to a father's discipline, and pay attention so that you may gain understanding. Proverbs 4:1
— Beth Moore