I'll be preaching a message about taming our tongues in a few weeks.
Was curious if anyone had examples of the following kinds:
Things that are hard to say, but that we should, or when we should
Things that are hard not to say, though we shouldn't say them
Any examples would be awesome, thanks.
We have some high school seniors that work for us - they go to school in the morning and work for us in the afternoon. One of them lost his father in Sept in a car crash. We commented to me just this week that he is never going to return to his church as the youth group treats him different since his Dad died - no one ever talks to him and be feels like an outcast. Many times, people don't know what to say when there is a death (or job lose or divorce - a greving situation) so they ignore / shut out that person. This is a time that the person needs the most support though.
ReplyDeleteFor your other example, a time when folks say things they shouldn't is when they are under stress or frustrated - many times in this situation, one will latch out at another, making the other person defensive. Tone of voice says more than words do. God luck with your talk!
Parent child discussions, parent wanting to provide advice and "voice of experience" child wanting to do it themselves. Avoiding "I told you so..", learn how to "listen".
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