AN OPEN HEART
II Corinthians 6:11, 13
"O Corinthians! We have spoken openly to you, our heart is wide open....Now in return for the same (I speak as to children), you also be open."
Communication is speaking the truth from an open heart to an open heart. This is uncommon and requires a special relationship. It is hard because the person giving the advice is afraid that the other person will have a closed heart and reject, misunderstand, or be offended. I admit that it is difficult for me to take advice. But personal growth comes when I can receive with an open heart what another person says from an open heart. Assuming that the advice is spoken in love and is not from a heart of malice or bitterness, I need to have an open heart to hear what other people have to say to me so I can grow up in all things (Ephesians 4:15). O God, help me to have an open heart to speak and to hear.
TODAY'S PRINCIPLE: Communication requires an open heart to speak and an open heart to hear.
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Have an open-hearted day. Love you.
II Corinthians 6:11, 13
"O Corinthians! We have spoken openly to you, our heart is wide open....Now in return for the same (I speak as to children), you also be open."
Communication is speaking the truth from an open heart to an open heart. This is uncommon and requires a special relationship. It is hard because the person giving the advice is afraid that the other person will have a closed heart and reject, misunderstand, or be offended. I admit that it is difficult for me to take advice. But personal growth comes when I can receive with an open heart what another person says from an open heart. Assuming that the advice is spoken in love and is not from a heart of malice or bitterness, I need to have an open heart to hear what other people have to say to me so I can grow up in all things (Ephesians 4:15). O God, help me to have an open heart to speak and to hear.
TODAY'S PRINCIPLE: Communication requires an open heart to speak and an open heart to hear.
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Have an open-hearted day. Love you.
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