Every once in a while people are blinded by pride. This overconfidence within the minds of individuals results in losing touch with reality. Subsequently, as someone wanders off on a tangent, the audience initially listening quickly tunes out.
Making your ear attentive to wisdom and inclining your heart to understanding; Proverbs 2:2.
There is nothing worse as a teacher than to be so consumed with what you are saying that you fail to recognize no one is listening. Despite what you thought to be a flawless lesson plan has turned into a snoozer as blank stares and sleeping students force you to figure out what went wrong. Although it may be humbling, sometimes you have to be open to an honest assessment from students. While some comments may be inspired from impure motives, you will find blunt answers that reveal why nobody is listening.
He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers I will grant to eat of the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God,’ Revelation 2:7.
After sharing a parable, Jesus often used the saying, “let him who has ears hear.” This spoke to the stubbornness within human hearts. If you think you are right, then you become oblivious to those who possess an opposing point of view. Many who heard the powerful illustrations of Jesus often left turning a deaf ear, continuing on the current path they were on. Therefore, if you want to know the truth why nobody is listening, you have to be open to change as the Holy Spirit reveals the next step, Galatians 5:25, to take in life.
by Jay Mankus
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