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Why listening matters when sharing your faith.
If you want to have more effective spiritual conversations, then learn to listen.
Francis Schaefer once said:
“‘If I have only an hour with someone, I will spend the first fifty-five minutes asking questions and finding out what is troubling their heart and mind, and then in the last five minutes I will share something of the truth.”
Our temptation is to unload all the facts we’ve ever learned in one conversation.
However, the Book of James reminds us to be quick to listen, and slow to speak. (James 1)
And Proverbs 18:13 cautions, “If one gives an answer before he hears, it is his folly and shame.”
When people feel heard and understood, they are much more willing to both consider and receive what we are sharing with them.
So, yes, always be ready to have something to say when given the opportunity. But if you want to help people find the truth, then learn to be a good listener.
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