Let’s have a Conversation about Conversation Part 2 by Pastor Michael Podhaczky

In the last blog I asked “How do you live as part of the information superhighway? Are you able to live as a resident of Kingdom of God and have conversations that bring glory to the heavenly Father in the digital age?” One way is through the Kingdom-centred conversations that you have with others. For instance, Paul says,

⁵ “Live wisely among those who are not believers, and make the most of every opportunity. ⁶ Let your conversation be gracious and attractive (seasoned with salt) so that you will have the right response for everyone” (Col 4:5-6 NLT).

³⁰ “And stop bringing sorrow to God’s Holy Spirit by the way you live! Remember, He has identified you as His own, by guaranteeing that you will be saved on the day of redemption. ³¹ Get rid of all bitterness, explosive rage, anger, harsh words, and slander, as well as all types of evil behaviour! ³² Instead, become kind to each other, tender-hearted! Be freely forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has freely forgiven you” (Eph 4:17-32, NLT)

As a son or daughter of the heavenly Father, you need to have conversations that are different in content, motive and purpose to those that do not Know Him. Stop, and think about the conversations that you’ve had over the past week. Have you been gracious and attractive to those around you, or harsh and slanderous? Do you realise that what you say can and does have consequences; some which can reach much further than we realise. This can be particularly relevant when communicating through various technologies that you use daily, as part of the information superhighway. Do you need to be more intentional about having God-honouring conversations as you use the various technologies?

Pause in His presence for a moment and think this over… To be continued.