Tactful Words - June 29

Let your conversation be gracious and attractive so that you will have the right response for everyone. Colossians 4:6 NLT

Tactful is to be considerate and diplomatic towards others, considering their feelings and ideas. It is doing and saying the right thing. As Paul wrote in Colossians 4:6 …Let your speech always be with grace, as though seasoned with salt, so that you will know how you should respond to each person. Knowing how to respond to others is such an outstanding skill—a real gift from God. How many of us have foot in mouth disease at some time or other? I’ve been known to occasionally stick my foot in my mouth—not tasty. I wish I hadn’t said that—how uncouth! Well this is certainly a character trait on which I have room to grow! How about you?

Training Tip – Put just a little flour, baking soda, salt, pepper, and a variety of herbs like parsley, oregano, dill, and basil on a plate. Have your kiddos wash their hands and let them dip their fingers in each of the seasonings to taste them. Read them the scripture from Colossians 4:6 above and talk about how saying the right thing is with kind words is like having tasty things…the salt gives good flavor to our food and in the right combination, so do the herbs. We want to say kind things to others and respond nicely when we talk to each other.

Lord, let our conversation be gracious and tactful, considering others feelings. Help us to be kind and treat others the way we want to be treated—to say words to others that we would want to hear said to us. Just as You taught in Proverbs 3:26… LORD be my confidence and keep my foot from being caught...in my mouth. 

From June 29, 2013 – Banquet With The King.

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