LOVING COMMUNICATION

Notes & Resources
Written By StevenJBarker

LOVING COMMUNICATION 

Healthy Households - Part 1 | Sept 8, 2024 

Steve Barker | @stevenjbarker

The people with whom you are most “real”
are the people with whom you must be the most INTENTIONAL.

Loving Communication Tips: 

  • Proverbs 13:3 - "Those who control their tongue will have a long life; opening your mouth can ruin everything."

  • Proverbs 16:24 - "Kind words are like honey—sweet to the soul and healthy for the body."

  • Proverbs 15:1 - "A gentle answer deflects anger, but harsh words make tempers flare."

  • ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭12‬:‭18‬ - “Some people make cutting remarks, but the words of the wise bring healing.”

  • Proverbs 27:17 - “As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend.”

With the Lord’s authority I say this: Live no longer as the Gentiles do, for they are hopelessly confused. Their minds are full of darkness; they wander far from the life God gives because they have closed their minds and hardened their hearts against him. They have no sense of shame. They live for lustful pleasure and eagerly practice every kind of impurity. But that isn’t what you learned about Christ. 


Since you have heard about Jesus and have learned the truth that comes from him, throw off your old sinful nature and your former way of life, which is corrupted by lust and deception. Instead, let the Spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes. Put on your new nature, created to be like God—truly righteous and holy. So stop telling lies. Let us tell our neighbors the truth, for we are all parts of the same body. And “don’t sin by letting anger control you.” Don’t let the sun go down while you are still angry, for anger gives a foothold to the devil. If you are a thief, quit stealing. Instead, use your hands for good hard work, and then give generously to others in need. Don’t use foul or abusive language. Let everything you say be good and helpful, so that your words will be an encouragement to those who hear them. And do not bring sorrow to God’s Holy Spirit by the way you live. Remember, he has identified you as his own, guaranteeing that you will be saved on the day of redemption. Get rid of all bitterness, rage, anger, harsh words, and slander, as well as all types of evil behavior. Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you.”

‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭4‬:‭17‬-‭32‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Loving communication is: 

  • Speaking with INTENTION

  • Always seeking TO IMPROVE

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