Excerpt from Dr. Weber’s Blog Learning to Listen to God’s Voice of Love: Second Week of Lent
Speaking + Listening + Waiting = Prayer Margaret Feinberg
Margaret Feinberg
There is not in the world a kind of life more sweet and delightful than that of a continual conversation with God. Brother Lawrence
Prayer is not monologue, but dialogue; God’s voice is its most essential part. Listening to God’s voice is the secret of the assurance that
He will listen to mine. Andrew Murray
Prayer at its highest is a two-way conversation – and for me the most important part is listening to God’s replies. Frank C. Laubach
2. Spiritual conversation includes listening
The trouble with nearly everybody who prays is that he says ‘Amen’ and runs away before God has a chance to reply. Listening to God is far more important than giving Him our ideas. Frank Laubach
Often times God wants us to sit before Him in quietness. He doesn’t want us to do all the talking. As Isaiah 30:15 says:
In quiet and confidence will be your strength. Charles Stanley
The Girl That I Want To Be 