Rez - Week 5 Day 1 - God Leads Me to Listen

(Pearl Site does not have Devotion Curriculum this week due to VBS Week!)

June 22, 2026

Today at Son Seekers: 

Your child learned that God leads us to listen. We talked about how listening is more than being quiet. Listening means slowing down, paying attention, and caring enough to hear before we speak or react.

Today, children learned that God can shape our hearts so we become quicker to listen, slower to speak, and slower to get angry.

Today’s Simple Truth: 

God leads me to listen.

Bible Verse We Talked About:

James 1:19 

In Simple Words:

James 1:19 teaches us to be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to become angry.

That means God wants to shape the way we respond. Sometimes we want to interrupt, argue, defend ourselves, complain, blame, or answer before we really understand. Sometimes our feelings get big, and we speak before we think.

Today, children learned that listening is one way God shapes our hearts.

Listening does not mean we never speak. It does not mean we let others do wrong. It does not mean we ignore problems. Listening means we slow down enough to hear, understand, and respond with wisdom.

We talked about listening to leaders, listening to friends, listening during instructions, listening when someone is hurt, and listening when we feel frustrated.

God can help us pause before reacting. He can help us hear what someone is saying. He can help us use our words with care.

Ask Your Child:

1. What does it mean to really listen?

2. Why is it hard to listen sometimes?

3. What can happen when we speak before we listen?

4. How can listening help with friends?

5. What is one time you can practice listening this week?

Try This Together:

Practice a simple listening moment.

One person shares about their day while the other person listens without interrupting. Then the listener repeats back one thing they heard.

You can say:

“What I heard you say was ________.”

Then switch roles.

Afterward, ask:

“Was it easy or hard to listen without interrupting?”  

“How did it feel to know someone heard you?”  

“How can listening help our family?”  

You can remind your child:

“Listening first helps us understand. God can help us slow down before we speak or react.”

Simple Prayer Option:

“God, help us become good listeners. Help us slow down before we speak. Teach us to listen with care, respond with wisdom, and treat others with love. Shape our hearts to be more like Jesus. Amen.”

If You Are New to This:

You do not have to make this complicated. A simple question like, “What did you hear me say?” can help your child practice listening.

It is also okay to remind your child that listening does not mean agreeing with everything. Listening means we care enough to understand before we respond.

Parent Encouragement:

Children learn listening by being listened to. When adults pause, make eye contact, ask a calm question, or repeat back what a child is trying to say, children learn what listening feels like.

Listening does not mean every conversation becomes long. It does not mean every complaint needs a full discussion. But even a short moment of patient attention can teach a child that people matter.

God leads us to listen because listening makes room for wisdom, patience, understanding, and love.