A good listener...
"Lord, thank you for your convicting Word. It is in this correction that I know you love me as your child."
I have often found myself thinking of solutions while someone is confiding in me with their troubles. Before I have spent time ministering to them with a loving and listening ear, I have prided myself in my own wisdom and abilities to solve their problems. I understand now that there is no real love in this. There is no real caring in putting my pride before their problem as it was not so much their trial that I was consumed with, but that they would see how "wise" I am. In my own contradiction and through His Word, I have learned this morning to put all of my energy into listening and being available to bear my Brother's burden.
James 1:19 "...everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry."
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