Quick to Listen - James 1:19

So that, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath

Could we take the words "quick to listen" to first mean listening to the Lord? Of course in conversation and fellowship we need to be quick to listen and slow to speak, but how does that help you be "slow to wrath"? The more you listen, the angrier you become in many cases.

But if while listening, you hear the Lord first, then afterward, by the Spirit of God, your words will be as "oracles of God" and your heart will be "after God's heart." There is still room for anger occasionally, but it comes very slow. In front of righteous anger, there is patience and mercy.

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