Posted On: Saturday, July 25th, 2009 at 7:45 am
“Do you think your words are convincing
when you disregard my cry of desperation?”
—Job 6:26
Job tells his friend that he can’t even hear what the friend is saying until the friend listens to Job first. If you disregard the state of the person you are trying to persuade, he or she will never be open to what you say. Job needed his friends not to explain things, not to accuse him, but to enter into his pain with him, to show they understood his pain. This is a fundamental relationship principle. True connection starts at the point of the other person’s state of mind and heart. Take time to tune in today in all your relationships.
—Diane Eble, author of Abundant Gifts: A Daybook of Grace-Filled Devotions
Categories: encouragement