Due Season: a
suitable time or favorable moment or opportunity where you can take advantage
of things coming to a head.
What is communication?
It’s words, body language, tone of voice, and timing. Why is communication important? When we effectively communication, most any
situation can be handled with the most positive outcome. Notice those words—most positive. Effective communication doesn’t mean the
situation or words will always be nice, but will be handled with the best POSSIBLE
outcome.
What does effective and clear communication require? Discipline, patience, asking and
seeking. We need to be disciplined to
know when to speak and when to listen.
Then, patience is required to do both of those—speak and listen. Using our words and speech carelessly often
leads to trouble. But, if we have the
discipline and patience to listen to others, we will have better discernment to
know when it is time for us to speak.
One common mistake in communication is assuming what another person is
thinking. Clear communication requires asking
and seeking information. Then, once we
have the information we need, it is important to find the appropriate time to
speak—Due Season.
Proverbs 25: 11—A word
fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.
“Fitly spoken” in verse 11 can also be translated “spoken in
due season”. Therefore, when the timing
of our communication is right, it is valuable (apples of gold in silver). Think about if our communication is the
opposite of due season. It is not valuable
and rotten!
“The most important thing in communication is hearing what
isn’t said.” Peter Tucker
Credit
‘www.thechoicedrivenlife.com—Good Communication can Simplify Our Relationships”
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