Quotes about Listening

It is often when the ego is most deconstructed that we can hear things anew and begin some honest reconstruction, even if it is only half heard and halfhearted.

In contrast, the Bible says, "A man's wisdom gives him patience; it is to his glory to overlook an offense."15 Patience comes from wisdom, and wisdom comes from hearing the perspective of others. Listening says, "I value your opinion, I care about our relationship, and you matter to me." The cliché is true: People don't care what we know until they know we care.

The Daniel Plan is designed to cut cravings, satisfy your appetite, and teach you to listen to your body.

What pleases the LORD more: burnt offerings and sacrifices or obedience to his voice? It is better to obey than to sacrifice.

Focus on their feelings, not the facts. Begin with sympathy, not solutions.

A man prayed, and at first he thought that prayer was talking. But he became more and more quiet until in the end he realized prayer is listening.

Prayer is not asking. Prayer is putting oneself in the hands of God, at His disposition, and listening to His voice in the depth of our hearts.

The physical voice we use in prayer need not be great nor startling; even should we not lift up any great cry or shout, God will yet hear us.

In our prayers, we talk to God, in our Bible study, God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.

God speaks in the silence of the heart, and we listen. And then we speak to God from the fullness of our heart, and God listens. And this listening and this speaking is what prayer is meant to be.

To pray is to listen, to move through my own chattering to God, to that place where I can be silent and listen to what God may have to say.

When you pray be sure that you listen as well as talk. You have things you want to say to God but He also has things He wants to say to you.