Susan Thomas sits down with fellow counselor and author Debra Fileta to discuss the often-misunderstood topic of people skills. Together they explore how humility, communication styles, and healing from past wounds all shape the way we connect with others. Taking ownership of our own “ingredients” allows us to reflect Christ’s love in a world that desperately needs it.

QUESTIONS:

1. 1.When you think about a difficult relationship in your life, what “ingredients” are you bringing into the dynamic?
2. Why is it important to focus on the “plank” in your own eye before addressing the “speck” in someone else’s eye?
3. How does your communication style communicate honor (or a lack thereof) toward the people in your life?

READ MORE:

• Removing the plank before the speck in Matthew 7:3–5
• Becoming “all things to all people” for the sake of the gospel in 1 Corinthians 9:19–23
• Being known by our love in John 13:34–35
• Speaking truth in love in Ephesians 4:15
• God searching the heart and revealing what needs healing in Psalm 139:23–24