This is Pastor Rick's Daily Home, the audio broadcast ministry of Pastor Rick Warren.

Well, today we continue with our series called The Keys to a Blessed Life.

In these lessons, Rick shares the practical steps found in Jesus' sermon on the Mount

that will help you live the hopeful and purpose-filled life God planned for you.

In just a few moments, we're going to tell you how you can go deeper in Pastor Rick's teaching

by getting his video-based Bible study for this series. You can find out more by going to

pastorrick.com or by texting the word daily to 800-600-5,000-4. That's the word daily to 800-600-5,000-4.

Right now, here's Pastor Rick Warren with the final part of a message called How to Reconcile a Relationship.

Number five, the fifth step. After I've admitted my faults and I've listened for your hurts and

perspective. Now, I speak the truth tactfully. Speak the truth tactfully. The truth sets you free,

but you've got to say it with love. You've got to say it with kindness. You've got to say it with

tact. People say, well, I just tell it like it is. That's called being rude. It means you don't really

care about other people. You just want to get it off your chest. Ephesians 4, 15, speak the truth.

What? In love. The truth is not enough. It's not just what you say. It's how you say it.

And if you say it offensively, it will be received defensively. You must always speak truth to your

children in love. Parents, the moment you start yelling at your kids, they're not listening to a

word you say. All they're hearing is the emotion. And they will remember the emotion and will not

remember the words. It doesn't work. You are never persuasive when you are abrasive.

You never get your point across by being cross. You're upset with a waitress or the clerk or

anything like that. Anytime you start acting in an irritating way, they're not listening at all.

You must speak the truth in love. You never use truth as a club. People change faster and people

change easier when the truth, and it's often difficult to receive the truth, when it's wrapped in

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