Ephesians 4:15
The more you speak the truth in love, the more love your partner will show! Part Two—
The first duty of love is to listen!
Communication is sending and receiving, therefore listening is just as important as talking. Listening demands concentration, it demands thinking about what’s being said. Listening also means getting involved emotionally with the person who’s speaking.
Sometimes Diana talks to me and I can hear her voice off in the distance. And she’ll say, “You have a thousand yard stare in a ten foot room.” That means that I’m staring into space. She walks over and puts her hands in front of my eyes and waves them like windshield wipers and say s something like, “Earth to John. Earth to John.” And in two or three minutes I get it together and start hearing what she’s saying!
Wife, when your husband comes home from work looking like a matador who’s been gored by a wild bull, do not pick this time to tell him that your mother has moved in for the summer. This is not the time to tell him the IRS called and wants to investigate his business all the way back to the Civil War. This is not the time to tell him you have wrecked the care, and if he would like to see the left rear fender, it’s in the trunk. Choose the right time to communicate.
Don’t raise your voice. Speak kindly, calmly. State your case one time and then trust the Holy Spirit to press the truth home.
Healthy communication in marriage includes praying with and for each other.
Do you pray with your partner in marriage every day? Probably not. But that’s the way it should be.
Source: Communication In Marriage
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