I don't know about you, but I have a huge problem with people who just don't listen to me. I know I don't always like to listen to people either. I know I said 'I'll do it... today' and I guess I completly forgot about how hard that really is. And my conclusion? I can't do it myself. I need help, bad. I'm still learning when to shut it and what not to say. It's not that I'm trying to be mean to people, I'm not exactly quite sure what it is.
Maybe me feeling like I'm not being heard, is because I, sometimes, completly dismiss what the other person is saying to me in the assumption that what they are saying has nothing to pertain to me. I, honestly, like to think I know what's best for me and God doesn't. But, what I think is 'best' for me, is going to leave me hurt and wondering why. I'm proved wrong and God does know and I don't. I'm not the 'best' listener there is and I'd have to say the best listener there is and ever will be, is Jesus.
I'm trying to forgive, love, and share Jesus with others more often than I do.
I really don't know what else to say, except I really do need to do it today. Maybe we say 'I'll do it...tomorrow' because we assume that we have "enough" on our 'agenda' for one day. Maybe we're looking at it through dirty glasses and waste soo much of our time doing pointless crap that won't live past this day.
I've learned that by saying 'I'll do it...tomorrow' I hardly ever get done with what I planned for the next day.
So I will try to shut up and listen, I mean really really truly be in tuned with what the other person is saying.
It'll be hard, but if I, as I say I do, really truly want people to listen to me, I should listen to them.
Hey thanks for praying, here's what is going on: My youth group has "Elected" a youth council, the leaders of the youth. The voice of the youth to the adults, I am one of them. We haven't really felt like we were "Leading" and taking the steps we should so, last Wednesday talked and we didn't get anything out of it. And we were a little upset with what he said, so after rereading your "I'll do it..... tomorrow" blog God convicted me to start a Bible study that will reach the youth and encourage them. So far six people (Five of them are the youth council.) Are going to participate. The one guy that isn't one the council is amazing and a inspiration to us all, he should b e on the council instead of me but he forgot to sign up. So please continue to pray that this will progress. Thanks,
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