Attentiveness
def: Showing the worth of a person/task by giving my undivided concentration.
LOOK at people
when they speak,
learn to LISTEN,
ASK questions
when you're unsure,
ALIGN your spine,
sit or stand straight,
FOCUS and
avoid all distractions
Attentiveness is the foundation to many other qualities. A person cannot be obedient until he/she learns to be attentive to authorities. A person cannot be responsible and orderly unless he/she gives attention to the condition of her work area. A person cannot be com passionate until he/she learns to listen. Therefore, attentiveness is a critical foundation for successful character development and success in life.
Attentiveness in the Bible : 1 Samuel 3:1-21
The Lord calls Samuel.
Attentiveness in Action
How to demonstrate attentiveness to God:
1) Spend time reading His word.
In the morning, O Lord, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait in expectations. Psalms 5:3
2) Listen to the Word of God.
Blessed is the one who reads the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear it and take to heart what is written in it, because the time is near. REVELATIONS 1:3
3) Remove thoughts that distract you from God.
LET US FIX OUR EYES ON JESUS, THE AUTHOR AND PERFECTER OF OUR FAITH... HEBREWS 12:2
How to demonstrate attentiveness to
our parents:
1) Honour the presence of your parents.
rise in the presence of the aged, show respect for the elderly and revere your god, i am the lord. Leviticus 19:32
2) Look at the eyes of your parents.
3) Remember the words of your parents.
My son, keep your father's commands and do not forsake your mother's teaching.
bind them upon your heart forever, fasten them around your neck.
when you walk, they will guide you;
when you sleep, they will watch over you;
when you awake, they will speak to you. proverbs 6:20-22
4) Let them know where you are at all times.
How to demonstrate attentiveness the church:
1) Look at the speaker.
2) Take down notes.
3) Do not talk when the speaker is talking.
4) Sit up do not slouch.
5) Avoid distracting mannerisms such as fidgeting, reading, playing on your phone.
Quotes from the Good Book:
We must pay the most careful attention, therefore,
to what we have heard, so that we do not
drift away.
HBRW 2v1
Let the wise listen and
add to their learning, and let the discerning get guidance.
PROV 2v1
