Day 37 - W.A.I.T.

As a complimentary aspect to my Day 35 topic - Listen Honestly, today's topic addresses the need or desire to talk. I love this acronym and it has gotten me out of many situations where it was just best to be quiet.

It's called W.A.I.T.

W - Why

A - Am

I - I

T - Talking

It's pretty blunt but something I think a lot of us could take to heart and put into practice. Sometimes just listening is fine. Filling space with words is not productive or enjoyable. It can ruin a moment.

I write and record worship music, and one of the things I was taught early on, and that I stress to others who write and sing is to let songs breath. Give the listener some space. Give the Holy Spirit room to speak.

In conversations, spaces can be powerful. They give people time to intake, process, and dwell on what is being said.