Delores Liesner
Activating Faith in everyday life
A Dozen Ways to Listen
Most people do not listen with the intent to 
understand; they listen with the intent to reply.”
― Stephen R. Covey,
How should we listen? How do we like to be listened to?
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Esteem (respect) the other and react (live) in peace with them – I Thessalonians 5:13
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Listen without interrupting and consider your response before verbalizing it James 1:19
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Pray for them while they speak – Colossians 1:9
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Don’t argue (with the one speaking or with God as He speaks to you) Acts 9:15
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Tell the truth with love and grace – Ephesians 4:15
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Thank God no matter what you hear before you answer – I Thessalonians 5:18
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Curb reacting so that no unwholesome words
come from you – Ephesians 4:29 -
Listen for whatever is pure or right or good – Philippians 4:8
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Look for the ‘speck’ in your own eye – Matthew 7:3
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If you must admonish, do so with patience – I Thessalonians 5:14
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Pay attention and keep silent – Job 33:31
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Hear with a tender and forgiving heart – Ephesians 4:32
Are you listening?
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Be the Miracle! – with journaling pages
Delores Liesner: Author
American Christian Fiction Writers Association
Delores Liesner 
Had to do that just recently. Thanks!
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Preaching to the choir, really 🙂 -My nature wants to speak back whatever it is spoken to – but if it is hurtful to what benefit is that. It’s harder in the short run for me to say nothing when hurt, but when I give it to the Lord to deal with, I can anticipate appropriate response (love anyway or if correction or discipline, the Lord does better than I ever could)
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