Victory in Communication

The Lord has endowed each of us with the gift of communication. From childhood we are taught our native language, in which we can freely express our thoughts and feelings and understand what we hear from those around us.

Having reason and the ability to analyze, we are given the gift of distinguishing between good and evil, and our will can make a conscious choice, preferring the life path and the direction of thought that is formed under the influence of my surroundings.

The Lord created us for Himself, giving us one another at the same time. Though sin separated us from God, the Lord did everything possible to bring us back to Himself and reveal His love to us.

When I understand that God exists and that He rewards those who seek Him, then I begin to communicate with Him, and in this communication I find everything necessary for the salvation of my soul.

Communication is the ability to express our thoughts and plans while understanding the plans and words of others. It is the opportunity to exchange actions toward one another, accepting or rejecting what is offered to you. Without communication, we cannot be truly human.

Communication with God implies an exchange of plans, knowledge, and abilities, the expectation of the fulfillment of His promises, and the alignment of our goals with God’s will. God does not enter into dialogue with me in the usual human sense of the word. Our conversation takes place through my prayers and my appeals to Him on various issues. And He speaks to me through His written Word, through my conscience by the Holy Spirit, through inspired people who left their works to the world, and through my neighbors who are sensitive to the voice of the Lord.

Through communication with God, I learn about many benefits of spiritual life, I understand my mistakes, I have the opportunity to correct what is broken and ruined, I receive what I could never gain by myself, and much more.

In prayer, I express my faith and my love to my Savior, I speak of my plans, share my thoughts and desires, and receive an answer to all of them.

The commandment of Christ about our love for one another implies a special plan for the end time. The Lord desires to dwell in us and in our communication through this very love. The disciples of Christ lived for more than three years with the One who is Love, but they did not learn to love one another. Jesus had to emphasize this in His commandment, which He gave before His death.

It is also worth noting that the command to love one another was given to a close circle of dedicated disciples, united by the love of Christ. The Lord could have given this commandment somewhere in the street, but He did not. Friendship with people of a different spirit was not part of God’s plan. Though He calls me to be friendly with everyone, only those who love Christ and have communion with Him can possess love for one another. Even if your brother bears the name of Christ but does not have His Spirit, he will not respond to your love with love. He simply does not know how and will not do it. This is the difference of love for one another—that it can only be possessed by the disciples of Jesus. And by this sincere agape, everyone will know that Christians are followers of the Lord.

Love for one another implies our mutual communication, in which we open our hearts and allow our neighbor to enter into those depths of our soul that are inaccessible to the rest of the world.

In such communication we find meeting points, discover sharp corners, determine forbidden territories, and uncover countless treasures of the soul buried under mountains of fears and stereotypes. Love knows how to discover everything beautiful in a friend and joyfully bring it to light, surprising the friend with the uniqueness of its discoveries.

A friend, with whom we have decided to love one another, becomes for me an unexplored planet that I begin to study in every way. The devoted heart of my neighbor is a wonderful platform for the exchange of spiritual values, blessings, revelations, and experiences. We seek new treasures in each other and find them, rejoicing together in these marvelous discoveries. Our communicators are tuned to the same wavelength. We listen and hear each other; we understand the language of the heart. Even unfinished sentences are caught in half a word.

At some point in our friendship, we dare to speak about our love for one another. Our minds are not yet accustomed to such conversations, but we take this step, trying to understand what is happening in us and between us. To be honest with each other, we agree to share everything that is happening in our hearts, even the bad, so that no misunderstandings arise between us. And knowing that your friend speaks to you the pure truth, you can see the whole picture of love and friendship as it really is, without conjectures and distortions.

Sincerity and openness in communication create mutual trust, and it becomes easy for you to let a friend into places where no one else is admitted. There is also an agreement not to share with others confidential information about a friend that is available only to you. The only Person with whom I can discuss my friend, revealing all the secrets of his heart, is Jesus. My other friends should know nothing of our communication. This belongs only to us and my friend.

But there are also open blessings of our friendship, which I gladly share with others. These are the stories of the wonderful person the Lord has given me, how He taught me to love him, and how many beautiful qualities of the soul I have found in this dear friend.

Speaking to each other of our love, we begin to know from within and understand how deep this love is, how it unites us, what thoughts and feelings it produces, and from what source it comes. We also share what the enemy of the soul tries to impose on us and how dangerous it is to listen to his whisperings.

The breadth and depth of our knowledge of each other does not come all at once, but gradually opens up, day by day, illuminating for us more and more brightly the beauty of our hearts. All this is so unusual and extraordinary! Sometimes there is a fear of whether everything is right in our love for one another. And immediately we consult with God to understand whether we are standing on a dangerous path and ask Him to direct us to the Eternal Way.

Communication with one another helps to identify many dangers even in their very beginnings and to gain victory before temptation comes. Openness and trust help immediately to share with a friend those doubts that have entered the mind. Together we can very quickly resolve all these matters in the best way. As a result of our love for one another, we begin to love each other with a pure heart, knowing whom you love and why.

Love for one friend does not prevent me from loving another friend and those whom the Lord will still give me. And the experience of relationships with my first friend I use in communication with other friends as well. And we do not hide this from each other or become jealous, but rejoice that our spiritual family grows and develops.

It is difficult to take the first steps, not knowing what is right and where to go. Communication with one another and with God sheds light on our friendship, and we confidently do and try what will lead us to the complete victory of love in us. And we are no longer afraid to love, to give happiness, and to move forward.

1. Please read 1 John 1:7; John 13:34-35; Proverbs 10:22; 13:20; 17:17; 18:24; 21:10; 22:24; 27:9,17; 1 Peter 1:22; 1 Corinthians 1:9; 15:33; Philippians 1:6-11; 2:1-2 in the light of this chapter.

2. What did you understand from this topic?

3. What other verses from the Bible came to your mind?

4. Is it important to have communication in friendship?

5. Can many issues be best resolved through communication with a friend? Or should specialists be called in?

6. Will a wicked person become righteous because of friendship with you? (Proverbs 29:27).

7. If your friend has decided to love you, should you respond the same way?

8. Where can you find a loving friend? Is it worth looking for one at all?

9. Do you think that if you and your friend decide to love one another, will it work out for you?

10. Do you believe that love for one another exists?

11. How can I determine whether I love my friend and whether he loves me?

12. Should I seek new friends for mutual love if I already have one such friend?

13. Is a loving friend a coincidence, a gift from the Lord, the goal of my search, destiny, or something else?

14. How do you imagine the love of one friend for another?

15. What should I do if I decide to love a friend, but he avoids me?