Meaningful Conversation

For years, Author and Lecturer Gary Smalley, wondered what women meant by a “meaningful conversation.” One day after he was married for a while, it dawned on him that a “meaningful conversation” to a woman was any conversation that was meaningful to her. It sounds so simple, yet when I heard this, I was awed. I might have known this fact, but it was so deep into my subconscious that I needed Gary’s words to enlighten me.

Since then, I’ve really noticed that whenever anyone is able to express themselves freely and the response to them is favorable, the speaker leaves the conversation feeling very satisfied. I’ve also thought about how it affects an individual in different relationships—a child with his parents, a student with his teacher, a worker with his boss, a patient with his doctor, and a human being with his God. It seems to me that in every instance when a person is able to share what’s on his or her heart without repercussion, this individual leaves the “conversation” feeling content, satisfied, and even joyful. This also leads me to wonder how God feels when He wants to have a meaningful conversation with us…