Zechariah 1:4 Be not [like] your fathers, [to] whom the former prophets have cried, saying, The Lord of hosts [says this]; Turn [you] now from your evil ways, and from your evil doings: but they did not hear, nor [listen] to Me, [says] the Lord.
As you may know from previous posts, two people I care about told me that I don't listen to them, but instead try to tell them what they should do to fix their issues. I feel that if just gave myself a little pat on the hand and go on with things the way they have been, then I wouldn't be listening to the message that God has gone to great lengths for me to hear.
The Lord God wants me to grow into being the person He wants me to be, to be there for others and not let everything be clouded by my big ego, that thinks I hold the key to the best things for them to do to rectify all the issues of their lives. That's awful egotistical of me, and it appalls me that this is what I have been basically doing to people I care about.
Fortunately for me, God gave them the courage to sharing this insight with me. Am I listening to the message I'm supposed to get or am I just licking my wounds to justify my actions?
