
Say What You Mean: Avoiding, Reducing and Resolving Conflicts
Miscommunication is the Root Cause of Almost All Conflicts! Conflicts can destroy your marriage, your friendships, your relationships with your children and even your career. Mistrust, fear and pain often follow and their effects can be permanent! The Lord warns us of the incredible power we have as we communicate with one another. It gives us the power to build up and the power to tear down. "Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof." -Proverbs 18:21Communication is a delicate balance. When you combine fragile feelings, past hurts, unmet expectations, world view, past experiences, cultural differences and human interaction, you're bound to have misunderstandings. The problem is that a slight misunderstanding has the capacity to grow into a conflict with the potential of blossoming a disagreement into a monumental argument. Just knowing that your communication is a delicate balance can help you choose your words carefully, bu