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Loss of Discernment: Listening Well Hebrews 5:11 · Life For Toledo

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  I'm thinking today of Hebrews 5 .11. I hope you're
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  hearing me clearly. I'm wearing my little headset.
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  I've got a good microphone on. In Hebrews 5 .11,
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  the verse says this, Concerning him, we have
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  much to say, and it is difficult to explain,
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  since you have become poor listeners. What is
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  a good listener? A listener is a person who doesn't
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  dial out the speaker, doesn't ignore the message.
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  He comes with an open mind, open heart, and open
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  ears. A listener is a person that absorbs what's
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  being said and applies it, hopefully as it was
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  meant to be applied, so that it's in context
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  and it makes sense in a godly way, since we're
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  talking about Scripture. But also, he applies
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  it... how it specifically applies to his life
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  so that he can better glorify and honor God.
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  Listen, discern. Do not let the loss of discernment
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  set in where you two or I might be described
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  as someone who is a poor listener. God's still
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  speaking and he wants us to hear. Get in church,
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  sit under a preacher and a teacher. You need
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  to. That's what it means to be a great listener
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  of the Lord. If the Lord is speaking through
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  someone, you have to be willing to hear what
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  it is that they have to say. God bless you today.