DCLM Higher Everyday 22 March 2025 — Emotional Intelligence 5: Social Skills
DCLM Higher Everyday 22 March 2025 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — Emotional Intelligence 5: Social Skills
Topic: Emotional Intelligence 5: Social Skills
Text: 1 Peter 4:7-10
7But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.
9Use hospitality one to another without grudging.
10As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.
Key Verse: “And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins. Use hospitality one to another without grudging” (1 Peter 4:8-9).
Message
Social skills are part of ways of demonstrating emotional intelligence. These skills include: active listening, nonverbal communication like smile, eye contact and other body languages to help us build social bonds that can enhance functional interpersonal relationships. The ability to manage, influence and inspire positive emotions in others goes a long way in impacting their lives positively. Those with good social skills give others full opportunity to express themselves, to decipher emotions in their speech tones while avoiding being judgmental.
Also Read: DCLM Higher Everyday 21 March 2025 – Emotional Intelligence 4: Empathy
Christian youths who exhibit good social skills can easily influence their peers to accept the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. Believers are the light and salt of the world, and their lives should radiate the glory of God wherever they are found. Love the brethren, colleagues, and all men within your neigbourhood out of a pure heart. Spend extra time observing, asking and listening to others as they try to make their points. If you are still living in sin, ask God to forgive you so that He can give you the grace that can help you to express Christ-like interpersonal skills.
Quote: Express Christ-like interpersonal skills
Challenge: Inspire positive emotions in others.
Prayer for today: Lord, help me to express Christ-like social skills.
1. Admit that you are a sinner. "For all [humans] have sinned, and comes short of the glory of God....[and] the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 3:23)
2. Repent now. "Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out ...[for] if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness " (Acts 3:19, 1 John 1:9)
3. Believe that God loves you and Jesus died for you. "God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet Sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8)
4. Invite Jesus into your life through prayer of faith. Jesus says, "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me" (Revelation 3:20)
