Listening or Hearing?

Is there a difference between listening and hearing?

 

I get accused sometimes of not listening. You know, like when your wife is talking to you while you are watching a football game or the news, then out of no where comes this statement, “ARE YOU LISTENING TO ME!”  I, for the most part, come back with this response, “ I was listening , but I didn’t hear what you said.”   Most of the time this response seems to be, might I say, the wrong response. 

Is there anyone out there also having this problem?  I hope in my next post I can show that in the bible, there seemed to be examples of this issue.

Speak up, and let your voice be heard!

Published in: on March 12, 2008 at 11:35 pm Comments (16)

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  1. On March 13, 2008 at 12:43 am Buddy Said:

    I say something like that a lot also….oh wait…that’s because I really can’t hear. Does that count?

    I’m glad you’re posting again!

  2. On March 13, 2008 at 11:26 am Dreama Said:

    You and Mike must be related down the line somewhere.

  3. On March 14, 2008 at 9:05 am Julie Said:

    Deary,

    You seem to still get it backwards…..you hear alright, but in order to listen it goes much deeper. Hearing is one of the natural senses. Listening takes effort! That is where the conflict arises ;)

    Your darling wife

  4. On March 14, 2008 at 4:49 pm mike Said:

    Huh?? Did say something??

  5. On March 17, 2008 at 10:54 pm cherie Said:

    What about the problem we have…thinking that you have spoken, when you have really just thought it. Anyone suffer from that? Buddy thinks he tells me stuff all the time…but he hasn’t. I have to hear it from someone else, or overhear him telling someone else.

  6. On March 18, 2008 at 10:35 pm jssorc Said:

    Men are from Mars, where ears are small and memory is short.

    Women are from Venus, where lungs are large and remembering the smallest detail from 20 years ago is an art.

  7. On March 18, 2008 at 11:51 pm Julie Said:

    Re: John’s comment — Oh no he just didn’t?!! Ladies, did you HEAR what he said!!! Venus-ites Unite!

  8. On March 18, 2008 at 11:52 pm Julie Said:

    If only Linda had a blog……I bet she could tell us some Martian stories! :)

  9. On March 19, 2008 at 8:22 pm Dreama Said:

    Cherie: Yes, that’s pretty much how I hear things also!
    John: Remember, marriage is the last important decision that a man will make.
    Linda really needs a blog!!

  10. On March 20, 2008 at 3:01 pm Kenneth Said:

    Hey, Bro. John now that will preach! We don’t have to worry about the Venus-ites Uniting, it would take a day and a half just to get ready. Ha Ha!

  11. On March 26, 2008 at 9:41 pm Julie Said:

    Still waiting to listen to what you’re hearing…. :)

  12. On March 27, 2008 at 8:15 am cherie Said:

    lol

  13. On April 8, 2008 at 4:56 pm Dreama Said:

    I’m speaking and letting my voice be heard!!!!! You did it to us again, where are you?????

  14. On May 11, 2008 at 7:43 pm Dale Said:

    Hey,

    Did you call Extreme Blog Makeover or something? WOW, I can almost hear Ty and his people tearing it all down. I guess I should have stopped blogging sooner!?! Or, did you tell me you were going to do this and I just didn’t hear you?

    Dale

  15. On February 19, 2009 at 11:33 pm Julie Said:

    Anyone out there?

  16. On July 21, 2009 at 5:06 pm Anders W. Ellingsen Said:

    Yes.

    INVITATION

    Invited hereby to my site
    please be. You see I poems write
    and knight like fight and youth alight.
    This poem says it. Godly, right?

    Why you? This is not spam, God’s dear.
    I stand by what I do. I care.
    Your senseless love to me I fear.
    I mean it. I am good. Take care.

    Visit: To my guidance


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