If you look around in our culture today, we are consumed with arguments and divisions. Whether it be COVID, #churchtoo, BLM, doctrinal differences, CRT, or a whole other variety of hot topics, we are arguing with one another at an ever-progressing pace.
Some families and churches are also consumed with divisive spirit. You may feel overwhelmed when thinking about what can change this ugly dynamic.
The Bible gives us one simple answer to move closer together and begin to resolve division: Loving Listening.
Cultivating a heart of love towards others and learning to listen well are hard but necessary components of any relationship that lasts. If we choose loving listening, we can begin to heal just about any division.
Several decades ago, counselor and author David Augsburger wrote “Being heard is so close to being loved that for the average person, they are almost indistinguishable.”[1]
“Loving Listening” is a critical discipline to grow any important relationship. The book of Proverbs gives us the following four results of loving listening.
1. Listeners love well – Proverbs 25:11-12, 15
Those who practice loving listening bring tremendous value to those around them. Like a precious piece of jewelry that adorns a beautiful bride, those who lovingly listen
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