"Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.”
James 1:19-20
As a child of God; our number one focus is bringing souls to Christ… Despite how many various ways we accomplish this task, we all must first give an ear to the cries of the people with whom we come in contact… No matter how much we study the word of God, no matter how much time we spend in devotion to the Lord; the mission that we have will fail if we do not learn to listen to others… We can quote many scriptures from our hearts or minds; however, the scripture or the words which the person needs most to hear from you need to align with their current state. This is why James tells us in today's focus verse that we must be swift to hear… Every person you come in contact with has a story; every person you meet has a past and as a child of God you must respect the paths that we have all traveled so that lives can be touched and altered… People have turned away from God not because of His ways, but because of ours… We don't take the proper time to listen and understand what people are experiencing; instead, we focus on what we want to say whether it's appropriate or not. Another issue we as children of God encounter when speaking with others is knowing when anger or wrath is the foundation of our speech. When we allow wrath to rear its ugly head in our lives we can easily lose sight and so instead of showing our faith, we show how much we still need to learn and mature…
ALL FOR HIS GLORY!
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