Communication in marriage is a big deal!

2 Powerful truths about Communication...

Healthy Communication makes for a Healthy Relationship! Healthy communication flows out of a heart that serves! You First!

Unhealthy Communication makes for an Unhealthy Relationship! Unhealthy communication flows out of a heart that is selfish! Me First!

Your Words in communication are powerful!

Proverbs 18: 21 The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.

What does a good Communicator do:

1. You have to be a good listener!

A Good Communicator listens – this means they seek to understand!

James 1:19 My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, 20 because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires.

2. Your Choice of Words can either build up or tear down!

A Good Communicator gives Compliments and Expresses gratitude!

Colossians 4:6 Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.

Verbal appreciation is a form of currency. It is an unlimited resource that can be exchanged freely to create a very strong bond between 2 people.

3. Your Motivation for Communication Matters:

A Good Communicator is Motivated by Love!

I Corinthians 13: 4 and

1 Peter 4: 8

4. Your Response to Conflict Matters:

A Good Communicator decides before Conflict arises how they will respond!

Ephesians 4: 26