April 16, 2010
No Stranger
I drove through the Starbucks drive-up, but it was Bill who placed his order from the passenger side of the car. The voice at the other end of the microphone was sunshiny, chatty…and sweetly flirtatious. I pulled around to the service window and the attractive blonde paused with a startled “Oh…” and then she immediately switched to her customer service voice for female customers. Certainly the voice alone can be a tricky and deceptive thing, unless of course you know the voice who calls you, “…his sheep follow him because they know his voice.” (John 10:4b NIV)
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Gail;
-----Early in my life I learned that tone and delivery are the greater part of communication. Words carry the intellectual part of it, for sure, but we humans are more involved with feeling and nuance than intellect. The exact same words can be coercive, coaxing, enticing, or even sarcastically stonewalling, all depending upon tone of voice and pattern of inflection. Add to that facial expressions, body language, and the context in which they are delivered and the meaning conveyed can completely abandon the meaning of the words used. But the Lord doesn’t speak to His sheep with trickery. I think the feelings of His tones will match the kindness of His words.
Love you all,
Steve Corey
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