A few years ago, I had the opportunity to contribute some devotions to a friend's discipleship ministry. Over the next week or so, I'm sharing a few of them on my blog. Here's the first:
I heard the woman's voice long before I reached the terminal gate. The nasal, strident tone was distinctive above the din of the other conversations in this area of the airport. At the designated Southwest gate, I felt a frown of consternation forming as I realized the only seat available in "B" section was by her.
She was obviously a businesswoman: well-tailored suit, laptop, cell phone fused to her ear. It was via the phone that this one-sided conversation was being held. Ignoring was not an option due to her volume and distinctive voice. She droned on for the 30 minutes prior to boarding - a continuous stream of coworker criticisms, boasts, and self promotions, continually denigration of others' accomplishments with praise always followed by a "but...".
I wondered how one person could be so unpleasant! I wondered if she had a clue how much about her personality was being revealed to the strangers around her. As my opinion of the woman diminished, a troubling thought drifted in:
How much do my words reveal about my heart? Would strangers hear my conversations and marvel at how unpleasant I was?
Let no corrupt communication proceedeth out of your mouth except that which is good for the use of edifying that it might administer grace to the hearers. ~ Ephesians 4:29
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