Talking About Difficult Things

Proverbs 15:2 The tongue of the wise makes knowledge acceptable, But the mouth of fools spouts folly. Have you noticed that there are times when you feel more like a fool spouting folly, then a wise man making knowledge acceptable? Our home is one of constant communication. I initiate conversations all the time, I make sure I talk about everything with my wife and kids. Sometimes instead of being the the brilliant communicator I set out to be, I just frustrate the rest of the people in the house, Either I have not been sensitive enough, or I have been sure to communicate my side of the situation, without taking enough time and effort to see there side of things. I have found that when these situations happen, the only thing I can do is decide I will try again. I cannot make it so that my family members do not feel offended. I cannot make it so that they thank me for taking the time to fully explain my side, and forget to fully understand their side. I cannot fix it so that the emotions that got involved were never really there. I can say I am sorry that time did not work out, and I can try again to communicate better next time. There are many issues where I am still testing this theory. Luckily my kids are not all 18 and out of the house yet, so I still get to keep on practicing. James 4:1-3 What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from your desires that battle within you? 2 You desire but do not have, so you kill. You covet but you cannot get what you want, so you quarrel and fight. You do not have because you do not ask God. 3 When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.