1 Way Communication

9/2/10 In a relationship, one-way communication is almost an oxymoron. If you don’t believe it, watch a married couple where one is doing all the talking and the other is doing all the listening. Okay, maybe the one is not listening but he/she isn't talking. Probably because the one who is talking doesn’t stop long enough to take a breath----thus the other one can’t get a word in edgewise. That's NOT communication!
Sometimes our communication with God is that way----we’re calling out (or hollering---- if you’re in a “hurricane”) the list we’d like the Lord to take care of and then we tune Him out. We treat Him like the pizza man. We call. We order with specifics. We “hang up.” Hi! God. I’d like a pleasant day with nothing that will upset my stomach but do smother it with “stuff” I love and cut into 8 manageable slices for ease in handling and a cost that suits my budget---free would be nice so I don’t have to work for any part of it. That’s it. Deliver ASAP---I don’t like waiting. Bye. (Not even a thank you included as we hang up.)
One of the favorite picture books in the 90s
at Southwind Elementary School was Hi! Pizza Man.
In the text, the mother asks the child, what will you do if it’s not the pizza man? Have you ever thought about that?
God is NOT the pizza man. So what are you going to do? 1- way communication is no way to build a relationship. Have you ever tried to listen to God or anyone else or are you always doing the talking? Just a little something to think about tomorrow when you order that Friday night pizza.