"A certain woman named Lydia, a worshiper of God, was listening to us; she was from the city of Thyatira and a dealer in purple cloth. The Lord opened her heart to listen eagerly to what was said by Paul."(Acts 16:14)
The notion of listening seems to be hard to do in our time. We seem more eager to speak than to listen. I learn more when I listen, but I can sometimes fall in love with the sound of my own voice.
To have open ears to be able to eagerly listen probably does begin with an open heart. I have to want to deeply hear. And with so much noise and rhetoric circulating it can be hard to hear what God really needs us to hear.
Blessings,
Ed
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