Gracious and Attractive

I have probably shared before that it isn't usually "what" I say, it is usually "how" I say it. Inflection, intonation, the sound of your voice can carry a lot of emotion and say something other than what you are trying to say. I try to remain very cognizant of "how" I say things.

However, the "what" we say carries just as much, if not more, weight than "how" we say it. We all know that you can really damage someone's reputation by saying something that ought not be said. We all know that you can really hurt someone's self-esteem, his/her self-confidence if we aren't saying the right things. If we don't say the right things to folks who are lost and bound for hell, how are they going to know the Truth?

Today's word is Colossians 4:6, NLT, which is a good reminder of knowing what we are saying, and how to say it: "Let your conversation be gracious and attractive so that you will have the right response for everyone."

Paul reminded the Colossians, and us, that we need to make sure that our conversations are gracious and attractive. Saying nice things, gracious things, is the "what" we say. And, having our conversations "attractive" means they are nicely said - the "how" we say it. If we say the right things the right way, people will listen. AND...

It doesn't stop there -  if we use gracious and attractive speech, we will have the right response for everyone. Everyone needs a good word, which can include telling others the truth, and the Truth. And, folks will be more apt to listen and respond when we say the right things the right way. People are probably listening to us far more than we realize - give them speech that is gracious and attractive.

Be Blessed,
Mickey T