Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Listen Slowly

Chuck Swindoll, chancellor of Dallas Theological Seminary, tells of a time when he had allowed the ‘busyness’ and demands of his life to interfere with his relationships with his wife and children.  All of their interaction was rushed, to the point where he was treating them rudely.  After yet another rushed meal one night, his young daughter blurted out that she had something important to tell him and she’d do it really fast.   Ashamed at her unintentional rebuke, Swindoll assured her that she didn’t have to rush - she could talk to him slowly.  ‘Then listen slowly,’ she replied.

As you approach the ‘busyness’ of the end of the year . . .
  • Administrators . . . are you listening slowly to your teachers?
  • Teachers . . . are you listening slowly to your students and parents? 
  • All of us . . . are we listening slowly to God?

If not, try the following:
  • practice being a good listener
  • learn to hear the voice of God
  • listen with your heart as well as your ears
  • give God your full attention when you pray
  • realize that your students feel valued when you  listen to them
  • recognize the way God listens to you
  • understand that hearing God requires obeying him as well

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