How can I avoid misunderstandings? - Misunderstandings - TouchPoints

2 Corinthians 1:13Our letters have been straightforward, and there is nothing written between the lines and nothing you can’t understand. I hope someday you will fully understand us,

Being straightforward in our communication and clear with our words will help avoid misunderstandings.

2 Samuel 20:17As he approached, the woman asked, “Are you Joab?” “I am,” he replied. So she said, “Listen carefully to your servant.” “I’m listening,” he said.

Hebrews 13:22I urge you, dear brothers and sisters, to pay attention to what I have written in this brief exhortation.

To avoid misunderstandings, we should make sure others are listening to us and, even more importantly, be sure we are listening ourselves.

Deuteronomy 31:9So Moses wrote this entire body of instruction in a book and gave it to the priests, who carried the Ark of the Lord’s Covenant, and to the elders of Israel.

Isaiah 36:11Then Eliakim, Shebna, and Joah said to the Assyrian chief of staff, “Please speak to us in Aramaic, for we understand it well. Don’t speak in Hebrew, for the people on the wall will hear.”

Habakkuk 2:2Then the Lord said to me, “Write my answer plainly on tablets, so that a runner can carry the correct message to others.”

2 John 1:12I have much more to say to you, but I don’t want to do it with paper and ink. For I hope to visit you soon and talk with you face to face. Then our joy will be complete.

3 John 1:13-14I have much more to say to you, but I don’t want to write it with pen and ink. For I hope to see you soon, and then we will talk face to face.

To avoid misunderstandings, we should be flexible as we communicate, adjusting to the language appropriate for the people involved.

Philippians 3:15Let all who are spiritually mature agree on these things. If you disagree on some point, I believe God will make it plain to you.

Colossians 4:3-4Pray for us, too, that God will give us many opportunities to speak about his mysterious plan concerning Christ. That is why I am here in chains. Pray that I will proclaim this message as clearly as I should.

To avoid misunderstandings, we should pray for clarity and understanding so the misunderstanding can be resolved quickly. ***