Are you listening?

Tonight I realize something...... I am truly blessed with an incredible marriage. Not that this is the 1st time for me to realize this but here goes the thought. I have an incredible wife that loves the Lord, I also love the Lord. We spend a lot of time talking and LISTENING to each other. Why is listening so important? Because so often we see failed marriages where people say they just quit talking to each other... It occurs to me tonight, more than likely they quit listening to each other. They not only quit listening to each other but more importantly they quit listening to the Lord. You see it is so easy to talk to someone or talk to the Lord during prayer but it is much more difficult to LISTEN. My wife is an incredible listener and because she is, unknowingly she has taught me to do the same. Not only has she taught me to LISTEN to her and others but more importantly to God. My final thought is this: When we learn to LISTEN to one another and more importantly God, we learn to love others the way He loves us. "A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.John 13:34 I give God all the glory for an incredible marriage, an incredible wife and an incredible life. Are you LISTENING?