Having grown in our appreciation of the raw materials inherent to all communication (tell, show, imply), it's time to delve a little deeper. Practically speaking, how does the Bible direct us? In real-life terms, how do we transition from reading God-breathed words on the printed pages of our Bibles to leading God-approved lives? How can I faithfully interpret his communication to mankind that was delivered thousands of years ago and faithfully apply it to my own individual life? How does God speak to me and direct meat this point in history? consider six "connective paths"-within the tell, show, and imply realm of communication-between the word of God and the human heart. Straightforward Declarations of Truth There are hundreds, if not thousands, of straightforward,direct, to-the-point statements throughout both the old and New Testaments. They are candidly delivered truths from divinely-appointed spokesmen, Spirit-led writers, or, at times, even from the very mouth of God himself. From the eternal mind of the infinite Creator, these matter-of-fact statements of truth are communicated to finite, temporal human beings so that we, as image-bearers of God, might believe and act upon his will for our lives. Examples of this"connective path" between the word of God and the human heart abound.In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.(Gen