"The Sovereign LORD has given me an instructed tongue, to know the word that sustains the weary. He wakens me morning by morning, wakens my ear to listen like one being taught."
I want to be that person. The one whose tongue is instructed by the Sovereign LORD! Speaking words that encourage the tired and worn out. To be awakened by HIM both literally and figuratively - everyday.
What does it really mean to listen like one being taught? I always did really well in school from elementary all the way (mostly) through college - without a whole lot of effort. But over the years since formal schooling has ended for me I've discovered
that I'm a memorizer. I memorize lists, details, facts, descriptions, music, numbers, whatever - to a large degree only until I pass the test (whatever form that may come in). I have a weird memory. I remember the silliest, most inconsequential details from decades ago - REALLY. But I'm not sure I'm a very good LEARNER.Lord, show me what it means to listen like one who is being taught. I want to LEARN!
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