Monday, June 18, 2012

Bring out the best in others!

Now here's a thought: Bring out the best in others in a conversation, not putting them down! Colossions 4:5-6 says:
Use your heads as you live and work among outsiders. Don't miss a trick. Make the most of every opportunity. Be gracious in your speech. The goal is to bring out the best in others in a conversation, not put them down, not cut them out.
I was listening to Andy Andrews podcast the other night and he was talking about how powerful it is to smile when you talk. (Click here to listen to the podcast) Smiling brings out the best in others. Smiling while you talk is a skill- being gracious in you speech is a choice you make. Paul in Colossions tells us the goal is to bring out the best in others in a conversation- not to put them down. You don't necessarily have to always agree with others, nor do you always have to be happy. BUT you can always be gracious in your speech & smile when you talk no matter how your feel.
Can you imagine what our world would be like if we all were gracious in our speech & smiled while we talked? Wow! Just sayin'

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