Communication – 6
Friday, February 13, 2009
Keep It Simple
(I Corinthians 14:26-33)
It has well been said that “simplicity is truth’s most becoming garb.” Read a detailed legal document, and you will come to appreciate simplicity in communication—the ability to communicate clearly, boldly and accurately.
God values clarity, forthrightness, and accuracy—in a word, simplicity, in communication. In First Corinthians, Paul establishes multiple principles regarding communication in church worship services. In summary, he asserts that “God is not the author of confusion, but of peace…” (33). If a church service results in confusion, you can be sure that God had no part in it. (Our Charismatic friends would do well to consider Paul’s admonition.)
Certainly what’s true in the church is also true in the home. If communication results in confusion, something is missing. If every discussion becomes a fight, God has been left out of the mix. Since He is not the “author of confusion,” we must come to admit our failures return to simplicity in speech—clarity, boldness, and accuracy.
Apart from these, all the talk—no matter how emotional, loud, or descriptive—results in nothing but anger, frustration, and ultimately confusion. Speak with simplicity, and the end result will be peace!
