230830 Listen to Me

Listen to Me


"Oh will you, oh will you please listen to me?"

Said the wee, little tike that sat on my knee

"For, I have a story I want you to hear."

"May I share it with you while you hold me near?"


"Oh, may I please tell you about my day?"

I heard a child to his parent say

But, he might as well have been alone

For Mom never looked up from her phone


"I need you to listen," the teacher did say

But too many students just wanted to play 

The knowledge imparted reached nary an ear

For it wasn't something that they wanted to hear


Please listen to me for a moment or two

There's something important that I must tell you

Yet, too often attention's divided between

What someone is saying and electronic screen


Though we may hear talking all of the day long

The listening part's where we often go wrong

See, hearing and listening are just not the same

For without listening, then no knowledge is gained 


Total indifference is what one displays 

When as you are speaking, their eyes start to glaze

So, right at that point, conversation is dead

For, you know they've not heard a word that you've said


See, if someone is even important to you

Then aren't they someone who is worth listening to 

So how little or great the attention you pay

Is the true measure of how much value they weigh


Please listen to me, I've a question for you 

Is listening to God something you often do?

Or are you Ike me, for I really can't lie

Mostly take time to talk but don't wait for reply


Listening to God is harder, for it's not loud. Instead

It is something you hear in your heart and your head

But, if listening to God is important to you 

Then, you'll put in the effort since it's of value


So, go someplace quiet and put down your phone

Block out all distractions and seek Him alone

Share with Him your heart, but then ask to hear His

If you seek, you shall find, for that's how our God is


And I'm sure you will find if consistently do

Then you'll notice how often He listens to you

For you're deeply loved and of infinite value

That the God of creation thinks you're worth listening to


Revelation 3:20

"Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him.. "


John 10:27

My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me


Proverbs 2:1-5

Jeremiah 33:3

1 John 5:15

Psalm 46:10, 116:1-2



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