Does your tongue sprinkle salt? Colossians 3-4

Colossians 4:6 Let your speech always be with grace, as though seasoned with salt, so that you will know how you should respond to each person.

If you have ever wondered how to respond to someone who is angry at you, or who is threatening you, or is just angry and hurt and in pain; here is the answer.   Paul tells the church in the City of Colossi to have their speech be gracious ... seasoned like salt.   It is so hard to be gracious when another is shouting.  It is so hard to be gracious when another is accusing.  It is so hard to be gracious when your flesh wants to defend.   But, that is the imperative given by Paul.   He is telling us to be prepared for someone and when they ask us something we ought to be prepared to "season" the conversation ... as with salt.  There is some significance about using the word salt. Paul wants us to "add" seasoning to a conversation and thus the relationship ... not seek to destroy the relationship or the conversation.  Instead we are to make it tasty.  We ought to have our speech gracious because grace is a seasoner.  Grace deflates anger.  Grace heals hurt.  Grace removes the need to defend because it first seeks to listen and understand and promote.  Grace gives when the flesh wants to take and circle the wagons.   Grace is a seasoning in conversations.   Like salt it entices others to want more and to enjoy the conversation.   Sprinkle a little grace with your tongue today!