Treasured Truth

The biggest communication problem is that we do not listen to understand. Instead, we listen to reply.  Pastor Ford explains today that often, we’re actually waiting so that we can say, “Oh no, that was not what you said, or that didn’t go down like that.” So, we’re actually preparing our reply rather than trying to understand what the other person is really trying to communicate.

Pastor Ford encouarges each of us to ask ourselves, “Is there something or someone that’s in the way, causing my communication to fail?”  Because a lot of times we really have to be careful about who’s giving us input into our relationships.

To communicate is to share intimate information with someone, that is either verbal or non-verbal, in a manner in which the person understands.  But if there isn’t any understanding, then there hasn’t actually been any real communication. To hear more, join us for today’s Treasured Truth.

Honest communication is so important in any relationship.  When we lie and when we get angry, we give the devil an opportunity to get into our relationships.  And that’s exactly what he wants.  And so, when we do those things, we’re actually playing into the devil’s hands.

In our relationships, we want to be able to get along, to understand each other, to be able to communicate something to someone and to be able to understand exactly what they’re saying and where they’re coming from.  Find out some tips about how to do all of that on today’s Treasured Truth.

Today, Pastor Ford will share about how waiting is sometimes part of the opposition that actually leads to opportunity.  So, as scripture encourages us, if we don’t become weary, then we will reap if we don’t faint.  We need to give God time to bring about what He has planned and to prepare the opportunity He ultimately has for us.

Sometimes we need to try and connect to how a person is feeling.  If a person is feeling a certain way, they feel that way, simply because that’s how they feel.  So, today, Pastor Ford will explain that sometimes we need to connect to that and understand there are some issues that may be going on which we just can’t solve.

Pastor Ford will urge us to understand that we ought not deprecate how another person feels.  We should let them express their feelings.  And then, when we communicate, we must own our feelings.  We shouldn’t say, “You did this to me.” Instead, we should ay, “What you did made me feel this way.”

The elements of communication include tone, body language and words.  And Pastor Ford will explain today that if your attitude is bad, then you can assume that your body language, your tone and your words, may not be fit for good communication.

When they were surrounded by enemies and their back was up against the wall, all that King Jehoshaphat and the army of Judah did was trust God.  And God fought the battle for them.  Today, Pastor Ford will remind us that’s just like the good news of Jesus Christ.  We have strong enemies that stand against us—the world, the flesh and the Devil—but we don’t have to fight them on our own because Jesus already did.