Today 7-19-2023

James 1:19 EVS "Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger;"If only! Today's Verse speaks to us about listening before speaking and being slow to get angry! If I had only listened better, the argument would never have happened! I had assumed what I heard as one thing but the reality was that what he was saying was in total opposition to what I thought I heard.  Thereby leading to an argument that never would have taken place if I had only lived today's verse! I'm sure we've all heard that God has given us two ears to hear and one mouth to speak so we should hear twice as much as we speak. For me to hear means that I need to slow down and really listen, then speak - it will save a lot of frustration and misunderstanding. I wonder if we do that to God too, miss what He says to us by speaking before we really hear Him! I remember a first grade teacher tell our class "lets put our listening ears on!" peace, tom