Why is it important to hear the truth?
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Why is it important to hear the truth?
This is especially true at times when what you have to say feels difficult, vulnerable or challenging. When you do share your honest truth, you’re demonstrating that you trust them to be able to handle what you are saying and trust that the relationship between you can be a vessel for support and care.
How do you actually listen to someone?
How To Really Listen To Others
- Stop interrupting. This will be hard to do, but try not to finish the other person’s sentence.
- Listen for feelings.
- Repeat what you heard back to the person.
- Acknowledge what the person said.
- Look for nonverbal clues.
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How and when do we know something is true?
We know something is true if it is in accordance with measurable reality. But just five hundred years ago, this seemingly self-evident premise was not common thinking. Instead, for much of recorded history, truth was rooted in scholasticism.
What does it mean to truly listen?
True listening is listening for understanding. When you listen for understanding, you hear the entire message someone is sending. That means hearing more than just the words, but also understanding body language and mood.
What are the 5 sources of knowledge?
According to Donald Ary, Lucy Cheser Jacobs and Christine K. Sorensen, the major sources of knowledge can be categorized under five headings: (1) experience, (2) authority, (3) deductive reasoning, (4) inductive reasoning, and (5) the scientific approach. Experience is a familiar and well-used source of knowledge.
What is listening How do we listen?
Listening involves identifying the sounds of speech and processing them into words and sentences. When we listen, we use our ears to receive individual sounds (letters, stress, rhythm and pauses) and we use our brain to convert these into messages that mean something to us.
What is the most reliable source of knowledge?
Reason is considered a more reliable source, because reason is based on logical evidence that eventually becomes a source of knowledge.
How does the Holy Spirit Awaken your ear to listen?
I love the way the New American Standard Bible translates this passage with the words “He awakens My ear to listen as a disciple.” Truth #1: The Holy Spirit enables us to listen to God productively. God is speaking every time we open our Bible. Living and active, the Holy Spirit draws our attention to specific truths. He guides our understanding.
Are You Listening to God regularly?
Listening to God regularly, He brings a good word at the right moment, speaking to the true need of the heart. What we have heard, we often have an opportunity to share. When we make a regular habit of deeply listening to God through His word, it comes back out in powerful ways that make a difference in the lives of hurting people.
Does God Speak to us with an audible voice?
Though there are some instances in Scripture when God speaks with an audible voice, but most often God speaks in less direct ways. We struggle with listening to God, often questioning the reality of His presence when we don’t feel like are hearing from God. We want to make sure we don’t miss it when God speaks.
Why is it important to listen to God when reading the Bible?
Hearing and listening to God in Scripture helps us to grow deeper with God as we recognize God’s voice. Experience the benefits of listening to God when reading the Bible to accelerate your spiritual growth. Enjoy this updated version of one of my most read posts through the years.