Before communication comes listening, otherwise two parties are just blaring sounds at each other. A communication meltdown happens when either party is no longer paying attention to one another. We call that the death of any relationship when this situation arises and continues on an ongoing basis.

Death of relationships is sad, very sad. Gathering the broken pieces of a dead relationship and resurrect a friendship is exactly what God has been pursuing with mankind – by addressing the world with His words and actions. Paying attention to His communication efforts is crucial. We watch God’s body language as we look up to His Son Jesus; and listening to His still small voice we receive His Word. That’s fundamentally what faith is all about. Faith is resurrecting communication with God and restoring a lost family relationship – we are all children of the Most High who have initially lost touch with Heaven, although we can find Him if we’re open and willing to listen. Listening, we will find God and discover that we’re found in Him.

Matthew 4:4: “But Jesus told him, “No! The Scriptures say, ‘People do not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.”