Everywhere I look, I see and hear talking heads. Sports commentators are hired to offer their opinions, right or wrong. Advertisements feature full screen actors trying to speak with authority while using wild gestures. The internet and social media are full of people espousing their opinions on a variety of subjects that they are not qualified to speak about. In social environments, the talkative person is valued above the listener. It seems society values those who use the most words, speak louder, and use more animated gestures.
Ecclesiastes 5:1 says, “Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. To draw near to listen is better than to offer the sacrifice of fools, for they do not know that they are doing evil.” God places a high value on listening to His instructions. Waiting and listening are essential first steps before we take action, because we cannot know the right thing to do without first listening to God’s instructions.
Reluctant Retiree 