Learning to Listen Well

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Meg Bucher
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Learning to Listen Well

“Don’t interrupt,” is a primary lesson I try to teach my daughters. Watching them struggle to listen patiently while they wait their turn to speak is like looking in the mirror. A lover of people and conversation, I often struggle to concentrate on what others are saying! As excited as we are to share our experiences, so is God to share His wisdom and love with us if we will have ears to hear and receive it.

Christ followers have been called, just as the Ephesians Paul wrote this prayer to learned to listen. As we do, each day we become more like Christ, Himself. Jesus is seated victoriously at the right hand of the Father in heaven. Defeater of death, Savior of the world, He will return to right all wrongs. Until that day, we have been given the rich wisdom of the Lord to navigate the throws of this life.

Paul wrote to the Philippians,

The more we know Christ, the more we desire to know about Him. He is with us always, we only need to learn to listen for His movement in our everyday lives. God is faithful. He is with us. We are His.

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NIV Study Bible, Copyright © 1985, 1995, 2002, 2008, 2011 by Zondervan.

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Meg BucherMeg writes about everyday life within the love of Christ at megbucher.com. She is the author of “Friends with Everyone, Friendship within the Love of Christ,” “Surface, Unlocking the Gift of Sensitivity,” “Glory Up, The Everyday Pursuit of Praise,” “Home, Finding Our Identity in Christ,” and "Sent, Faith in Motion." Meg earned a Marketing/PR degree from Ashland University but stepped out of the business world to stay home and raise her two daughters …which led her to pursue her writing passion. A contributing writer for Salem Web Network since 2016, Meg is now thrilled to be a part of the editorial team at Salem Web Network. Meg loves being involved in her community and local church, leads Bible study, and serves as a youth leader for teen girls.