Making Assumptions (James 1:19)
Recently, as my wife was expressing her opinion about a parenting matter I thought I knew where she was headed so I jumped in. Except I was wrong which frustrated her and side-tracked the conversation. Hey, we all do it. We make assumptions that short- circuit the communication. So what do we do? First, be humble enough to admit that you can't read minds or hearts. Then, be quick to listen and slow to speak just as James 1:19 says. Listen openly and check your assumptions at the door.
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Recently, as my wife was expressing her opinion about a parenting matter I thought I knew where she was headed so I jumped in. Except I was wrong which frustrated her and side-tracked the conversation. Hey, we all do it. We make assumptions that short- circuit the communication. So what do we do? First, be humble enough to admit that you can't read minds or hearts. Then, be quick to listen and slow to speak just as James 1:19 says. Listen openly and check your assumptions at the door.
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Ron Deal
Ron L. Deal is one of the most widely read and viewed experts on blended families in the country. He is Director of FamilyLife Blended® for FamilyLife®, founder of Smart Stepfamilies™, and the author and Consulting Editor of the Smart Stepfamily Series of books including the bestselling Building Love Together in Blended Families: The 5 Love Languages® and Becoming Stepfamily Smart (with Dr. Gary Chapman), The Smart Stepfamily: 7 Steps to a Healthy Family, and Preparing to Blend. Ron is a licensed marriage and family therapist, popular conference speaker, and host of the FamilyLife Blended podcast. He and his wife, Nan, have three sons and live in Little Rock, Arkansas. Learn more at FamilyLife.com/blended.
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Most of us assume we’re good listeners.
Ron: Most of us assume we’re good listeners.
Announcer: For FamilyLife Blended®, here’s Ron Deal.
Ron: Now, here’s what’s ironic. Making the assumption that we’re a good listener actually makes us a bad listener. I did this to my wife just the other day. She was telling me her opinion about a parenting matter and I thought I knew where she was headed so I jumped in. Except I was wrong which just frustrated my wife and side-tracked the conversation. Hey, we all do it in every relationship. We make assumptions that short- circuit the communication.
So what do we do? Well first, be humble enough to admit that you can’t read minds…or hearts. And then, be quick to listen and slow to speak just as James 1:19 says. Listen openly and check your assumptions at the door. For FamilyLife Blended, I’m Ron Deal.
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