Thank you for joining me for our Monday morning Take -10, when we take out 10 minutes to reflex on a topic near and dear to all of us while spend time in God’s word. This morning, I would like to touch a little on the topic: Communication.
Communication is power and can be very powerful. It can provide a solution to problems, making issues and life easier. It can also bring people together based on the presentation or some would say deliverances can cause holy war.
Why is the power of communication important?
Communication can solve, or cause problems. It’s our way of simply expressing ourselves. Communication or the lack there of is powerful enough to make or break any relationship, marriage, family and even our jobs.
Proverbs 18:21 (ESV)
Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.
There are 4 types of communication and ways to use them
Verbal: When we use strong confident tones.
- Listen
- Avoid filler words
Nonverbal: Be observant of how your emotions feel physically
Visual: be observant of your surroundings and those present
- Allow cool down time before addressing a person face to face.
- If the situation calls for it only then have others present
Written: write out your feelings on paper.
- Expressing your feelings on paper can seem silly or even ridiculous, but it allow your brain to slow down and process that has happen, how you are feeling and allow you to release.
- When you write out your feelings it for you to process and release and heal. Your letter is for your eyes only. This your personal cool down period – deescalate.
Bad forms of communication described in the Bible:
Ezekiel 36:3 (ERV)
3 “So speak to the mountains of Israel for me. Tell them that this is what the Lord God says: ‘The enemy destroyed your cities and attacked you from every direction. They did this so that you would belong to the other nations. Then people talked and whispered about you.’”
Romans 1:29 (ERV)
29 They are filled with every kind of sin, evil, greed, and hatred. They are full of jealousy, murder, fighting, lying, and thinking the worst things about each other. They gossip
2 Corinthians 12:20 (ERV)
20 I do this because I am afraid that when I come, you will not be what I want you to be. And I am afraid that I will not be what you want me to be. I am afraid that I will find arguing, jealousy, anger, selfish fighting, evil talk, gossip, pride, and confusion there.
1 Timothy 5:13 (ERV)
13 Also, these younger widows begin to waste their time going from house to house. They also begin to gossip and try to run other people’s lives. They say things they should not say.
We are all better when we make the effort to communicate for the better. Coming your way over the next few weeks, our returning guest Cherlyn Cash and I will dig into “Healthy Communication”.
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