Proverbs for The New Year: Is This A Good Time

He who blesses his friend with a loud voice early in the morning, It will be reckoned a curse to him.

Proverbs 27:14

 

  It isn’t always what you do, it is when you do it.

  This proverb rather humorously demonstrates that point. It doesn’t matter what you are saying to a person, if you do wake him up early in the morning, he not going to appreciate it.

  This is good advice in dealing with people. Some things might need to be said but we also need to consider the circumstance of when we are saying them.  They will affect greatly the way the message is received. For example, an important announcement made when everyone has a foot out the door will most likely be missed by people. Or a minor critique made to a person during a major crisis will be seen as much more insulting than it was.  Timing is everything!

  If we want a message to be received well, we must consider when we say it!