May 11, 2021
LESSON 19: ATTENTIVENESS
A. Definition of attentiveness:
B. An example from my everyday life:
C. A positive example from the Bible: Ex. 18:19-24; Ps. 34; John 10:1-5; Rev. 3:15-22.
D. A negative example from the Bible: Num. 22:15-35; Prov. 29:12; Isa. 7:10-15; Matt. 13:10-17; 16:21-25; John 6:58-61.
E. Thinking about attentiveness in my own life:
1. When have I been attentive?
2. In what situation did I fail to be attentive?
3. To whom would God want me to be more attentive?
4. What problem in my life could God use to build attentiveness?
5. How can I develop this quality in my life?
F. A scripture verse I will memorize to help build attentiveness into my life: Ps. 25:5; 40:1; Prov. 12:15; 23:12; 23:22; Mark 4:23; Heb. 2:1.
G. Self-evaluation:
1. Would those close to me consider me to be a good listener?
2. Am I a good listener? Do my facial expressions and other gestures show that I am listening intently?
3. When I am spoken to, do I stop what I am doing, look and listen?
4. Do I always look at the person who is speaking to me or do I glance away to other people or other distractions?
5. Are there certain people I pay more attention to than others? Do I know why?
6. How hard do my authorities (parents/employer) have to work to gain my attention?
7. Do I listen to another person without wishing he would stop so that I could say something more interesting?
8. Do I listen carefully when assignments are given to me so that the information is clear?
9. Do I ever make others uncomfortable by looking at my watch when they are talking?
10. Have I cultivated the practice of responding to the inner voice of the Holy Spirit?
11. Do my personal prayer times include times of quiet meditation and listening to God?
12. Have I told God that I will do whatever He tells me to do if He makes it clear to me?
13. Do I have a recent testimony of how Scripture has spoken to me?
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