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He took the time to listen to their stores. He was not in big hurry. He did not try to see how quickly He could get rid of a person so He could move on to somebody more important or do what He wanted to do. Instead, He patiently took the time to listen to each person’s struggles. And He did what was necessary to meet their needs.
Sometimes if we would just take the time to listen to people, we could help initiate a healing process in their lives. So many people today have hurt and pin bottled up inside them. They have nobody they can talk to, they do not really trust anybody anymore. If you can open your heart of compassion and be that person’s friend without judging on condemning and simply have an ear to listen, you may help lift that heavy burden. You do not have to know all the answers. You just need to care.
More than our advice, more than our instruction, people need our listening ears. Many people simply need somebody they can talk to, somebody with who they can be honest. They just need a friend the can count on. You will amazed at what a positive impact you can have in the world if you will just learn to be a good listener.
I realized that he did not need my profound wisdom, he did not need my solution to his problem. He did not need my advice, he just need my ears to listen.
We need to learn to be better listeners. God can speak to people and tell them what to do while they are speaking to you about their struggle. Do not always be so quick to give your opinion. Be sensitive to what there real need is in the person you hope to help. Too frequently, what we really want to do is just short them down, give them a quick word of encouragement, a semi appropriate. We can go on and so what we want to do. But God wants us t take time for people, to hear with our heart, to show them we are concerned, to show them we really care.
