https://pledgetalk.com/your-relational-culture/ because communication really matters Sat, 15 Feb 2020 00:38:14 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://pledgetalk.com/your-relational-culture/#comment-176 Sun, 12 Aug 2018 21:51:52 +0000 https://pledgetalk.com/?p=5447#comment-176 Thanks for your honesty Ed. I appreciate your desire to guard what you say so as to not hinder the heart of your wife. And like you said, there’s no better example of a person who creates a culture than Christ!

]]> https://pledgetalk.com/your-relational-culture/#comment-171 Thu, 14 Jun 2018 22:23:38 +0000 https://pledgetalk.com/?p=5447#comment-171 When I think about the “culture” that I create when I relate to others, family, friends, etc. I have to try real hard to think in terms of Jesus example and how he related to others. The difficulty for us (since we aren’t Jesus) is that relational dynamics change so quickly. The culture that we create when interacting with others can change in the blink of an eye based on verbal or non-verbal cues.
When I enter a room, I am secretly thinking, “how well do I know this person”. In the case of my wife of 26 yrs. I still have to ask that question on some level so that I do not respond to her in ways that limit her ability to relate a new experience, or share a new feeling, thought, or insight. Just because I know her doesn’t give me license to relate to her in ways that hinder her heart.
I believe that was part of Christ’s success in getting people to open up to him and share whatever that person needed to share, good, bad, etc. was His ability to listen until He knew the person’s heart.

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