Life Promises for Couples by Gary Chapman

Author:Gary Chapman [Chapman, Gary]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Spiritual & Religion
ISBN: 9781414363912
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Published: 2011-12-30T05:00:00+00:00

Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger.

James 1:19, ESV

Stop. Look. Listen.

What are the rewards of listening to your spouse? Listening is the doorway into your spouse’s heart and mind. God told Israel, “I know the plans I have for you. . . . They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope” (Jeremiah 29:11). But how was Israel to know what was on God’s heart and in God’s mind? Verses 13 and 14 make it clear that they would discover the Lord when they sought him wholeheartedly. God wanted Israel to know his thoughts, but Israel had to listen.

What are you doing to seek to know the thoughts and feelings of your spouse? Listening is the key to good communication. Don’t condemn your spouse for not talking more. Rather, ask questions, and then listen to the answers. They may be short at first, especially if your spouse is not the talkative type. But once your spouse realizes that you are truly interested, she will eventually share her thoughts. Accept your spouse’s thoughts as interesting, challenging, or fascinating, and he will talk more.

Listening to God brings you close to his heart. Listening to your spouse brings you the same kind of intimacy.

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