Talkative Woman

Study: Women Don't Talk More Than Men

Researchers Find That Both Sexes Speak About 16,000 Words a Day
New research is about to blow up stereotypes of the strong, silent man and the overly chatty woman who nags him. According to a study released today, men talk just as much as women — on average 16,000 words in a day. Using digital voice recorders over an eight-year period, researchers at the University of Arizona studied how many words hundreds of American and Mexican college students spoke over several days. The students carried the voice-activated recorders for almost all of their waking hours, on average about 17 hours a day.

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From the above story it is obvious they have not met my wife, just kidding. I guess we have all heard the old adage that women talk more than men and I suppose this stereotype comes from the long running sitcoms that starred extra talkative wives. On these shows the men seem as if they will do what ever it takes to get away from their jabber jaw wives. Well in actuality, we guys run our mouth just as much as you women it seems; why do I feel that there is a bunch of women somewhere saying, “I knew it.” All this talk about talk makes me think, “Is anyone listening?” By listening I mean listening to God and his will for our life; are we spending so much time expressing our selves that we are missing out on what God has to say. I think this may be the case; a lot of people are spending most of their time trying to be heard in stead of listening for the still small voice of God.

I Kings 19:11-13 And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the LORD. And, behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the LORD; but the LORD was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the LORD was not in the earthquake: And after the earthquake a fire; but the LORD was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice. And it was so, when Elijah heard it that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the entering in of the cave. And, behold, there came a voice unto him, and said, What doest thou here, Elijah?
Elijah knew to listen for the still small voice of God; I think many times we a waiting around for the mighty wind, earthquake, and fire to speak so we miss the still small voice of God. We have to understand that everyone is not going to have a burning bush experience when it comes to God speaking to us. Many are setting around waiting for a burning bush to speak to them when the still small voice has already told them what to do. Callings are missed and delayed because men and women are waiting for the bush in the back yard to burst into flames and speak to them. We have to be tuned in to God if we want to hear his still small voice.

How do we tune into God? First of all we have to read his word the Bible consistently; one of the major ways that God can speak to his people is through His written word. Not only does he speak through his word but we know that anything he does tell us to do will not contradict the Bible. He will never ask us to do anything that stands in opposition to the Bible. In addition to reading the Bible, our prayer life has to be sound. We need to be in constant contact with God in order to be sure we do not miss any of his instruction for our lives. In the book of Psalms it says to Pray with out ceasing and we must truly do that if we want to hear and understand the still small voice. The final way to hear from God is to surround you with individuals who seek the will of God in their life. I am someone who still believes that God speaks through individuals who are willing to humble themselves before him. I can not count the times that someone in my life said that they where praying for me and that God gave them a scripture for me, and it has always been exactly what I needed to hear.

I guess it is important that we communicate with each other orally and I guess it really does not matter who talks the most; men or women. The important thing in this life is who is listening to what counts; the still small voice of God.

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