Category: Listening to Others

Bible Verse of The Day – 7-1-22

Proverbs 1:5 (NKJV) 5 A wise man will hear and increase learning, And a man of understanding will attain wise counsel…

Some people spend their entire lives ignoring the counsel of others.

While it’s true that some people are all too eager to give their opinion and advice, even when it has not been asked for, it will behoove us all to pay attention and let the Holy Spirit show us to whom, and when we should listen.

Failing to hear what someone says to us, especially if we hear it repeatedly over the course of many months or years, can cause us to fail to learn important lessons in our lives.

This only sets us up for failure (usually repeatedly), since we didn’t humble ourselves and heed what we heard many times over.

This may seem like something that’s not deeply spiritual. But the fact of the matter is that God wants us all to learn and grow, and He will use people to help us do that.

But if we fail to listen to those people, either because we’re stiff-necked (stubborn), or because we refuse to humble ourselves (prideful) and admit that they may have wisdom to offer us that could help us, we will find ourselves stuck in the same situations over and over again.

And it may be that we will eventually fall victim to our own devices due to our unwillingness to listen and learn.

This has spiritual ramifications because our growth as a child of God can very well be hindered (stunted) when we refuse to receive counsel from others.

Let’s make sure that we allow God’s Spirit to speak to us, even if we might not like what we’re hearing. Just because we don’t like it doesn’t mean that we can’t learn from it.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 5-14-19

James 5:16 (NKJV) 16 Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.

Are we able to do this today? Are we able to let people share the things they are going through with us, without us running and telling everyone about their issues and problems?

We need to understand that when people open up to us, and they tell us about things that they are dealing with, it is not our business to take it anywhere else but to the Lord in prayer.

This is not easy for some people to do. The first thing they want to do is go and tell so and so. How can we learn to keep it safe and only go to God with it?

We have to understand the responsibility of what we are being entrusted with, and the importance of what is taking place.

If God opens the door for us to help someone get through something, it is an honor and privilege to be a servant to the Lord, and to that person who is opening up their heart and confessing.

This is not given to us for gossip material. This is a time to HELP someone. To be a blessing to them. To lift them and their situation up. To watch from a distance, praying for the answer of God to come in and be mighty in their time of need or desperation.

They are trusting us with their innermost secret or dilemma. And we need to be trustworthy, while also being fervent in prayer.

Understanding that this is an honor, and the importance of being silent and keeping it just between them, us and God, is the heart of a righteous man. The efforts and the prayers of this kind of person will avail much and will see the answers, the change and the victory come to pass! Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

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Bible Verse of The Day – 6-3-17

Ecclesiastes 3:7 (NKJV) 7 A time to tear, And a time to sew; A time to keep silence, And a time to speak;

Sometimes people have a hard time with this one. Some people just like to talk, but rarely ever listen.

Have you ever been in a conversation with someone where you couldn’t get a word in edgewise, no matter how hard you try? This can be pretty frustrating for the person who is stuck just listening to the other person talk and talk and talk.

What’s worse, though, is that this kind of thing can be dangerous for the person who never stops talking long enough to listen.

First, it will cause people not to want to be around them or talk to them very often. But most dangerous is the fact that people who always want to talk and never want to listen also rarely ever learn anything. They’re so busy talking that they miss it when people try to share important things with them.

Do we know anyone like this? Do we struggle to complete a sentence when we’re talking with this person? Do we constantly get cut off when we try to speak?

Or are we one of those people? Do we constantly walk all over people when they try to talk with us?

It’s something we need to be careful of. Sometimes it’s completely unintentional, maybe because we’re excited about something and want to share it with others. But many times it’s due to being inconsiderate or self-centered.

That doesn’t mean that it’s done purposely. But something that we need to be made aware of.

And it’s never too late for any of us to learn, no matter what age we are.

So let’s be kind, courteous and considerate and remember that there is a time to speak and a time to keep silent.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

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Bible Verse of The Day – 9-21-13

James 1:19 (NKJV) 19 So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath;

Before we say anything, we should listen to what people are saying first. That’s right; be swift to hear and slow to speak.

Listening will help us hear what is taking place. Listening will show us what is going on in the heart of man. Because what is in the heart will come out through their words.

Matthew 15:18 (NKJV) 18 But those things which proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and they defile a man.

When people speak and we are listening, we will then hear what is going on and we can address the root of it, as we also listen and wait on the Holy Spirit to help us bring guidance and direction.

We need to listen if we want to be of some help to anyone.

Be swift to hear and then act accordingly.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

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