Perfect Communication

“Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save you.”

‭‭James‬ ‭1:21‬ ‭NIV‬‬

"To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of the mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory."
Colossians1:27 NIV

The word in us? Christ in us? Seems to me that scripture suggests the idea that God is always with us. If thats the case, why is communicating with God so hard or often unclear? And if God is perfect in every way, why do we struggle to understand him. Often I feel like we treat communication as if it were a cycle. I say something to you, you then process what I said, once you come to an understanding you respond accordingly. Unfortunately this method is flawed.

I think one of the biggest problems we have is our inability to communicate clearly. This causes fights, ends relationships and starts wars. When we are in a conversation with another, we often give the control to the listener. We have to be watchful of what we say because we don't want to offend anyone. When we do this, we add or subtract from the one who spoke in the first place. 

We say things like "That might not be what you meant but it is what you said." When we do this we try to control others' thoughts in that way. I believe this is the main reason we often choose not to speak because if we do we might not get our point across clearly. 

Now what if we gave the authority of the one who is speaking the control of their thought rather then try and pick it apart. It might seem hard but it is possible. 

On top of all this we can't make this mistake with God.  We often try to make sense of his word by defining what it means to us. But we should be more concerned about what God is actually saying. If the Word of God is planted in us, are we communicating clearly with it?

We lack the ability to communicate. It is probably one of our biggest downfalls. But God is perfect at communicating. He doesn't make mistakes. So if something doesn't make sense to us it isn't our job to make up explanations but rather to seek God and to find the understanding of his Word.