Title
Strive To Listen
Scripture
Do not strive with a man without cause, if he has done you no harm.
(Proverbs 3:30)
Devotional
You know them: If you say up they say down, if you say white, they say black. There will always be those who struggle and contend for the sake of struggling and contending. Do not be such as these. "If it is possible, as much as depends on you, live peaceably with all men."[16] Learn to listen without thinking of a reply. Listen with an honest ear. Be slow to contradict and challenge another view or opinion. Weigh the words of others before unloading your words on them. Listen with a heart compassion and an ear of mercy. Do not take sides when there is no opposition. Do not respond to another's well-thought-out idea impulsively. Do not strive from the cuff. If we fail to do these things, good ideas, planes and directs will cease to come your way. If we learn to be good listeners, we will receive good information. If we strive without cause, we will be left alone.