Quotes about Listening

Conversation is the slowest form of human communication.

They are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear;Which will not hearken to the voice of charmers, charming never so wisely.

Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge.For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips.

Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.

I love the LORD, for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy. Because he turned his ear to me, I will call on him as long as I live. (Psalms 116:1-2 NIV)

The eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.

The Lord called Samuel: and he answered, Here am I.

Incline thine ear, O Lord, and hear.

The time to stop talking is when the other person nods his head affirmatively but says nothing.

God will use us for his purposes, but it takes a certain kind of listening.

My heart's desire is that people will listen to the Lord and his leading and really dive into the fullness of what He's called them to do, whatever that looks like.

I was learning to recognize when God was speaking through someone. He repeats himself. He says it over and over because we are so stubborn, stupid and unwilling. And even scared. Even when he tells us not to be afraid, we set our minds about it, worrying and fretting about every little thing. I was shaken by what God expected us to do.