Better is a dry morsel with quietness, than a house full of
feasting with strife. Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and
those who love it will eat its fruit.
So
then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow
to wrath.
لقمة يابسة ومعها سلامة خير من
بيت ملآن ذبائح مع خصام. الموت والحياة في يد اللسان
واحباؤه ياكلون ثمره. اذا يا اخوتي الاحباء ليكن كل انسان مسرعا في الاستماع مبطئا
في التكلم مبطئا في الغضب.
Proverbs
17:1
Proverbs 18
James
1:19
Through God’s word we learn that a home full of
quietness and peace are much better than a house loaded with feasting but full
of and arguments and conflict.
Peace between people requires establishing mutual
trust. Trust is built through listening and understanding - not necessarily
agreeing with the other person. Listening without judging is necessary.
A useful focus to aim for when listening to another
person is to try to understand him/her, how the other person feels, and to
discover what the other person wants to achieve.
The late Dr. Stephen Covey ( 'The
Seven Habits Of Highly Effective People'® ) is one
of many modern advocates who urge us to strive deeply to understand the other
person's point of view through empathic listening (also called active listening
or reflective listening).
I invite you to repeat the following prayer for yourself:
Abba
Father, thank You for Your abundant blessings and love. I praise You and
glorify You.
LORD, I
pray that out of Your glorious riches You strengthen me with power through Your
Spirit in my inner being, so that I can
listen with empathy, to understand other people, not to judge them, and to
be slow to wrath. Help me to control what I say and purify what I think. I declare Jesus as my
Lord and Saviour and I pray in His Holy Name. To Him be the power, the glory, the majesty, the blessings, and the
dominion forever and ever, Amen.
Jesus loves you,
In Him,
Wagdi Henein
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