Is the passive resistive in your life reluctant to change? When leading the passive resistive through listening, first, we need to be peaceful. Second, we must be patient. Third, we need to reveal a painless first step. Fourth, we need to humbly and positively provoke the passive resistive toward wisdom. We must express the positive […]
Leading the Passive Resistive through Listening: Humbly and Positively Provoke Him Toward Wisdom (Proverbs 11:2; 13:10; Hebrews 10:24)
Leading the Passive Resistive through Listening: Reveal a Painless First Step (Proverbs 1:32-33; 14:15; 6:6-8)
Is the passive resistive in your life reluctant to change? When leading the passive resistive through listening, first, we need to be peaceful. Second, we must be patient. Third, we need to reveal a painless first step. This first step must be easy with little perceived conflict: “For the waywardness of the simple will kill […]
Leading the Passive Resistive through Listening: Be Patient (Proverbs 25:15)
Are you impatient with the passive resistive person in your life? When leading the passive resistive through listening, first, we need to be peaceful. Second, we must be patient. Wise King Solomon witnessed the power of patience: “Through patience a ruler can be persuaded, and a gentle tongue can break a bone” (Proverbs 25:15). Leading […]
Leading the Passive Resistive through Listening: Be Peaceful (Proverbs 12:20; 16:7; Romans 12:18)
When leading the passive resistive through listening, first, we need to be peaceful. Stirring up anger and anxiety increases the amount of conflict perceived by the passive resistive and shuts down the joy of any forward movement. Proverbs records: “There is deceit in the hearts of those who plot evil, but joy for those who […]