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Listening is vital to life.  Some people cannot listen and have to make up for that in other ways.  But if we can hear, it is important to listen.


Often Jesus said, in the Bible, “He who has ears to hear, listen”.  Do that.  It is hard to love God and love others if you do not listen.


Mark 9:7  NLT  

Then a cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my dearly loved Son. Listen to him.”


God told us to listen to Jesus.  Life will be better.  We will be stronger.  There is wisdom and understanding if we will choose to listen to what Jesus has to say.


Take that a step further.  Listening to the people we care about helps us to love and serve them even more.  But not listening will get you in trouble. 


Don’t listen to your parents or your teacher or your boss and there will be trouble.  You have found that to be true as I have.  Listening is vitally important to every area of life.  Listening can keep us safe, blessed, wise and even ready for what is ahead.


Deuteronomy 7:12  NLT  

“If you listen to these regulations and faithfully obey them, the Lord your God will keep his covenant of unfailing love with you, as he promised with an oath to your ancestors.


There is a promise!  Listen to what God says and know His love.


Isaiah 55:3  NLT  

“Come to me with your ears wide open. Listen, and you will find life. I will make an everlasting covenant with you. I will give you all the unfailing love I promised to David.


Here is a promise!  Listen to what God says.  There is more tied to listening than we might understand.


Our marriages will be stronger if we listen to our spouse.


Our friendships will be stronger is we listen to our friends.


Our faith will be stronger as we listen to God!


Have a great weekend, and I pray you will choose to live out your faith and listen to God!

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