"But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty...." - 1 Cor. 1:27
Today I suddenly came down with laryngitis. And when you conduct life in a whisper you hear more. I can hear Ben and Kyri's conversation in the stairwell and the cars passing by.
The ability to listen is a gift I have to work at. I really envy those who are able to sit still and just listen. I'm always thinking of things to do. And I give advice far too often instead of just listening. I think that could be my main trouble with prayer. God does not need me to tell Him what to do. I need to listen to Him. And silence is a huge void I usually try to fill.
I'm hoping that I learn to listen better during this season.
2 comments:
I too have a hard time getting my mind to quit racing ahead and talking over people. We can both work on it this season. Hope you can talk soon but you seem to have learned a valuable lesson.
Judy
wow, how appropriate! our silent lenten retreat theme is sacred listening. and mysteriously, i keep finding references and tidbits to that very theme in books and articles (and blogs) that i'm reading. sneaky, god is.
in other news, get well soon! it's hard to make oneself heard among kids when one has no voice. heh.
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