G-d gave us two ears and one mouth
Rom 12: 15 Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with
those who mourn. 16 Live in harmony with one another.
Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people
of low position. Do not be conceited. (NIV)
When we miss vital comments, statements, feelings and
background from the person to whom we should be
giving an ear. We give the impression that we do not
care. As un-intentioned as this may be—this is the
impact we have on one another if we neglect to truly
listen. We must ask ourselves these questions: Do we
really care for our neighbor and desire to be a true
friend? Or, do we want, when the conversation is ended,
to be satisfied only with the points we were able to
make?
In conclusion
If we are truely listening to the needs of people around
us, we can meet those needs through Y'shua
HaMeshiach. However, we must take time to ask the
right questions and be intuitive. We can ask for spiritual
understanding and wisdom and invision what it is like to
walk in their 'moccasins.' This is what it means to be a
friend.
Matters for prayer:
Are you a good listener? Are you instilling this valuable
skill in your children? Whose example are you following?
Whose example will your children follow?
Our prayer:
"Abba Father, The most Holy of all; forgive us if we have
fallen short of Your example. We pray that we will follow
the instructions You have provided in Your Word, and
that we may follow through with Your wisdom in truly
listening and loving one another as You have first loved
us.
Please open our ears to hear You and to reach out and
listen to our neighbors in spiritual understanding--and
that we may 'hear' their heart by what they are telling us.
We pray that we may rejoice in their victories; their little
and big adventures, feel their sorrow in their valleys, see
their needs in their every day lives and share Who You
are and Your salvation made possible for us through
Your Son, Y'shua's death on the tree.
May we remember that Y'shua willingly took all our sins
upon Himself bringing Your forgiveness; and it is by His
conquering death that You give us life.
Help us to remember all that You did for us and are
doing for us our daily living.Help us to be who You want
us to be and be the friend You equip us to be by Your
Word and through the love You demonstrate for us daily.
Help us to be wise with our time and prioritize what is
most important in Your will for us.We do not want to be
so busy that we do not have time to listen to our children
and to one another.Thank You for being our perfect
example of love! We pray we are also good examples to
our children.Thank you L-rd G-d! In the Messiah's Name
we ask."
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Kay is a talented writer, singer, musician and
homemaker and lives with her husband and
two children in the beautiful State of
Kentucky.
She and her husband are worship leaders in
their local Kehilat and have homeschooled
their children for several years.
For more info about Charlene and her
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Unit Study: Listening
Living book example:
Pollyanna by Eleanor H. Porter
http://porter.thefreelibrary.com/
Social Studies:
http://www.lessonplanet.com/search/Language_Arts/Listening_Skills
What are some various listening techniques that can benefit the listener and the speaker?
Active Listening Techniques
http://legacy.poynter.org/Research/lm/lm_listen2.htm
Science:
How did Adonai create our ears to hear?
What is inside our ears ?
How can we protect our ears?
What are causes of some infections and diseases that affect our ears and their treatments?
Study the debate of the use of antibiotics in ear infections.
Study the debate of 'tubes' in the ears and if they have been found to benefit as much as dr.'s once
thought.
"Contrary to what they tell you....http://www.mercola.com/2001/apr/28/ear_tubes.htm
Are there heredity traits that are handed down that effect what your own ears look like?
How has Adonai designed various animal, reptile, bird ears and why?
What animals have good hearing and what animals do not?
Art:
http://www.beadage.redacorn.org/drop_earrings/more-earrings.shtml
Create earrings by finding some jewerly books for children.
Have younger children draw earrings on paper into creative shapes, sizes, colors, tectures etc.
Draw different animal ears, cut them up and mix them up with different animal heads for more fun.
Geography and History:
How do various cultures use or create ear jewerly ?
The Great Trading Path-Native American
Torah and Brit Chadesha:
Scripture Search-Find these in your Bible
wise council
being a good friend
how to choose a good friend
putting others first
Where in scripture did men wear earings and why?
What other scriptures can you find in the Bible about jewerly and what do they tell us?
English:
Vocabulary words: Research the definitions in a Bible concordance and compare those definitions
with a secular dictionary.
Dictionary.Com
A Family Dictionary Center
Websters 1828 Dictionary
Also,find these words in sentences in scripture and copy them in your copywork notebook .
compassion
humility
humbleness
agape love
communication
listen
What is the difference between hearing and listening?
Hands on game:
Play 'Telephone' The game we used to play as youngsters , as I am sure you are familiar, was to
have everyone sit in a circle. A person is selected to start. The selected person 'whispers' a message
in the person's ear next to them and that person in turn repeats what he/she hears and whispers it to
the person beside him/her.When the whisper has gone all around the entire circle, the last person it
was told to out loud tells the message.It is often very amusing because it is many times not the
message whispered at all. It helps in developing listening skills.
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Are you really Listening ?
Topical Message, Unit Study and Charlotte Mason Suggestions
By Charlene Kay
Introduction
Have you ever had a conversation with someone and
realized that they were not really listening? All of us at
times may find ourselves so involved in our own lives and
thoughts that we do not give full attention to what others
are trying to communicate to us; rather we may be
thinking outside the conversation and are not
emotionally involved with the speaker at all.
We are all guilty of not truly listening at times.
Sometimes we consider ‘listening’ to simply be waiting for
the other person to stop talking so that we can interject
our own thoughts. We might in fact, have given little
attention to the person to whom we were conversing and
missed an opportunity to minister to that persons need.
It is often what is not said that speaks volumes.
Every conversation that we have is an opportunity to
value that person and be the ear that they may need.
Learning how to listen and how to effectively
communicate is an important skill and in these days of
instant messaging, cell phones and email, perhaps a lost
art. Let’s take a look at a few insights and ‘hear’ what
scripture says to us about this life-changing subject.
Phil 2: 3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain
conceit, but in humility consider others better than
yourselves. 4 Each of you should look not only to your
own interests, but also to the interests of others. (NIV)
Personal Experience
I have my own dear husband to thank for speaking truth
into my own life years ago while we were courting. He
shared that he felt that I was not truly listening to him,
and I seemed so busy (hold your breath) thinking about
what I was going to say next, that I missed really hearing
him. He wanted and deserved my undivided attention in
our conversations. I was hearing his words—but I was
missing his heart. I am now so thankful that this
weakness in communicating was made clear to me in our
early years of courting, rather than later when it could
have become a wedge in our marriage. I am also
thankful that he loved and trusted me enough to be
completely honest with me. I was able to see how I may
have 'come-off' to others.
There is a plaque on our wall at home that carries the
message my mother so often tells me. Because our
family is of some Iroqouis / Cherokee/Ottawa descent; I
like the version of ''The Native American Prayer."
" Great Spirit, Grant that I
may not criticize my
neighbor until I have
walked a mile in his
moccasins'.
author unknown
If we do not listen to understand, we may not have a view
of the whole picture and are missing vital information
about that person's life. For instance, why does that
person react in a certain way in a certain situation and
what makes him do, or respond in a certain manner?
What is their inner motivation? We must be observant
and pray for insight to understand so that we can
appreciate that person and meet them where they are.
