On July 1, the state of Kansas instituted a new law that prohibits texting with a cell phone while driving. However, we were also instructed to be careful about using a cell phone while driving.
I often see people driving with a cell phone to their ear or talking while walking through a checkout line at the store or even entering church on Sunday. We seem to have become a nation of non-stop talkers. We talk about everything. Some things are important but often we talk about things that really do not matter. I wonder what the Sovereign Lord thinks of what we say?
As I was thinking about the excessive talking the cell phone has made possible, James 1:19 came to mind. James, inspired by God's Spirit, tells us: "...let everyone be quick to hear and slow to speak..." Maybe we could all learn more if we listened more and spoke less. It is eternally important that we listen to God and His Word. Perhaps we have important things to say but never listening robs us of important messages and lessons in life.
Not just July 1, but any day, is a time to begin listening more and talking less. I'll try and remember that when I preach or teach this week.