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Communication is extremely important in any place life brings you. You communicate with your boss what hours you can work, you communicate with your friends and significant other boundaries that need to be set, and you communicate to God through prayer. Relationships suffer when good communication doesn’t exist. When you communicate improperly, or not at all, there’s a lot of guessing, hidden feelings, and a distrust between the communicators. However, if those feelings stay hidden, if that distrust is never addressed, if those guesses and assumptions remain, the relationship could suddenly end. One of the people in the relationship could just suddenly blow up one day on the other one, ending a relationship that could’ve been salvaged if they had just communicated better. When you communicate with the other person, you want them to hear you out, and you should do the same. If you have a friend that has communicated to you that they are not comfortable with you swearing so much, respect them and watch your mouth. Just like if you would communicate to them that you don’t like how they always choose the place to hangout, you hope they’d respect you and let you pick a few places. There are so many things to be accomplished through communication, like clearing up any assumptions. Maybe you’re not sure if someone is angry at you or not, or you're not sure if they still like you or not. Ask. Maybe you can’t quite remember what kind of flowers your friend likes. Ask. Maybe something happened in your life and you are not sure why. Look to God, and ask. There have been many instances in my life where friendships have been saved through good communication. Friendships have also ended when I decided to not respect what my friends had been trying to communicate. Communicate well, and listen well. You’ll never get your point across, know for sure what someone is thinking, or understand a situation if you choose not to communicate and listen. In some chances, communication may be difficult. Have a friend go with you to support whatever you are trying to say. Write out what you feel, draw it. Just get out how you feel, and what you want to say to the other person, no matter how you have to do it, as long as you are respectful in the process. If someone doesn’t want to listen, you can’t make them. If they don’t want to change, you can’t change them. Communicate exactly how you feel, and go from there. Have a support group if necessary, just get out what you have to say. Out of all of your relationships, your relationship with God is the most important. God can handle your questions, your sadness, your joy, your anger, however you are feeling, and He genuinely cares about how you feel, and what you have to say. He won’t turn away because you yelled at Him, He’ll come closer. He wants to help, heal, and comfort. But He can’t do that unless we put ourselves aside first. See, God is communicating with us all the time just like how we are communicating with Him. Maybe for you, God shows Himself and says, “I love you.” through sunrises, maybe you see a hummingbird after each prayer, maybe your favorite song comes on, at just the right time, and you know it's for you. God communicates to all of us His love for us in both little and big ways. Whenever I see a dandelion seed fly through the air, I know it’s God saying, “I am with you. I am right here.” when I see “333” I know it’s God saying He’s right there, or He’s pointing me towards something. And when I put on my crown, my cross, and look in the mirror each morning, I remember how God sees me, how much He loves me, and that I am His daughter, and nothing could ever take that away from me. Talk to God, whenever! If you have something on your heart, let it out! If there’s something you want to say to someone, say it. Be bold. God’s right here, waiting to help you, guide you, and love you. He is with you, always. Listen to Him when He speaks, through His word, through the little signs and symbols you two have between each other, and sometimes through other people. Get to know God, so when you have that mix of voices and directions on what to do, you’ll be able to identify His, and follow it.
“27 My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. 28 I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish;no one will snatch them out of my hand. 29 My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father’s hand. 30 I and the Father are one.” John 10:27-30
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Melody C.God has given me the natural talent as a writer. I felt Him encourage me in the direction of using my natural skill in writing for Him, instead of investing in skills that were basically going to waste. I have been writing my whole life. I love to answer questions, give advice, and share experiences. I hope you enjoy it, and I pray that God speaks through me and to you. If there are ever any typos, please ignore them. They will be fixed as soon as I notice them. Archives
February 2019
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