“Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers.” (Ephesians 4:29)
Communication is one of the greatest challenges we have in our life. Whether it is in our marriage or in any of the relationships we have in our work and interactions with people on a daily basis, we find ourselves challenged by communication.
It takes courage to communicate because those who communicate with us often say things we need to hear but may not want to hear. And we must say things people do not want to hear but need to hear. In many ways when we communicate we face…
A Porcupine’s Dilemma
What’s a porcupine to do, When faced with cold weather? When the dark clouds can be construed, Only as bringing a storm and nothing better,For in a world of naught but porcupines, Who among us should be so inclined, To choose to envelop the other in ourselves, Despite the threat of our sharp, prickly ends,
Is warmth so inviting, Its promise so binding, That a dozen pricks should be a necessary step, In finding solace once the sun sets, You see, in the end, The coin flips between comfort and company, Does the porcupine seek comfort in its kin, Only to find pain through some sadistic irony? Such is the porcupine’s dilemma, As the wind begins to howl, Should he enter his kindred’s embrace and suffer, Or isolate himself and huddle down? (attributed to: Vishal Bala)
We can be controlled by the fear of being stuck and isolate ourselves into a lonely self imposed solitary confinement. Or, as courageous communicators, we can be controlled by the Holy Spirit and communicate very carefully—like porcupines embracing—and minister grace to our hearers.
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