I have never been much of a tennis player, but I do know a good game when I see one. The ball goes flying over the net and back again. You don’t see one player bouncing the ball and becoming distracted playing by themselves. Nor do you see the ball going over the net while the opponent just watches the ball go by and lets it just lay there. Now both of those scenarios would make for a very boring game.

Conversations that are amazing are kind of like that. You both have something to say. It is not a monologue, you say something, they respond. You don’t go on and on about yourself because that is just like playing with the tennis ball on one side of the court. It gets boring pretty fast. It is not like you can’t talk about yourself, but know when you have lost the interest of the one who is listening. I read something once that stuck in my head like glue. “No one is as interested in what you are saying as you”.

In the same way, don’t let the ball just roll past you, unless it is a not worth pursuing. That also takes some consideration.

It is always great when you talk or you listen, you look the person in the eyes. That is part of the art of communication, not to mention knowing what to say and when you have said enough already! It takes awhile to learn that. I feel like I am still learning.

James 1:19” Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry”.