Listen with a humble ear

"The student is never above the teacher."

People will always attempt to advise. Sometimes even before they attempt to listen. Our greatest fault as people seems to be the "need" to have an answer. Which at the core holds pride. The worst advice I have ever received in life has come from the prideful. Have you ever vented to someone, listened to their advice and then wondered if you both just had the same conversation because you had NO CLUE what they were talking about? The best advice I have ever had in my life came from a humble friend who listened intently and then just said she would pray for me. Sometimes not having the answer allows people to turn to the One they need to hear the advice from.

We need to stop loving to listen to ourselves. We need to quit thinking so much about what we are going to say next, and take the time to listen!

The most amazing thing I have heard in the past month was this: "You will never be able to lead anyone beyond where you, yourself, are." The whole message of the plank in your own eye. If we are not caring for ourselves, how are we going to be healthy enough to care for others.

Nurture can be a remedy not only for those around us...but for ourselves too!

Allow your self to see the areas you need to focus on to give yourself a healthy place to stand and then attempt to listen to others in order to offer a helping hand.