I am so glad for your ministry Anson, you really know how to speak to men from a Christian perspective on the actual dynamics at play. You hit the nail on the head when you said that the answer to the selfish tactics is to be more alpha. I have seen that when you just stand for what you believe but stay within guidelines, it is very powerful. I had a huge breakthrough Friday, that led to a nice morning together yesterday. I failed to withstand the "word salad" (as I've heard it termed by those in the industry, my personal term is "carpet bombing") where the barrage of accusations and toxicity is unleashed. I let it knock me out of focus and got sidetracked into posterior arguments (the ones you always end up back in). I should have had more patience to withstand the onslaught and to stay on topic. I made things worse by resorting to feminine tactics (my imitation narcy voice) which doomed the day. Huge flub on my part, I might have gotten somewhere but now I have to work to get back to that point again. The real trick is to keep my composure and stay "in the right". The biggest thing of all is to season my words with love, truth, and the occasional scripture. I will be far better equipped for the next opportunity, Its hard to remember these things in the fury! I keep you in prayer Anson, and thank you for yours as well. Making prayer pals has certainly had great effect. Thanks so much for your work, it has been truly inspiring and beneficial.
Thank you brother! I'm blessed to be of any help. Thank you for sharing and I feel like we are fulfilling scripture of iron sharpening iron! Bless you and I will definitely lift you and your family up in prayer for accelerated growth and exponential joy and peace and provisions.
I am so glad for your ministry Anson, you really know how to speak to men from a Christian perspective on the actual dynamics at play. You hit the nail on the head when you said that the answer to the selfish tactics is to be more alpha. I have seen that when you just stand for what you believe but stay within guidelines, it is very powerful. I had a huge breakthrough Friday, that led to a nice morning together yesterday. I failed to withstand the "word salad" (as I've heard it termed by those in the industry, my personal term is "carpet bombing") where the barrage of accusations and toxicity is unleashed. I let it knock me out of focus and got sidetracked into posterior arguments (the ones you always end up back in). I should have had more patience to withstand the onslaught and to stay on topic. I made things worse by resorting to feminine tactics (my imitation narcy voice) which doomed the day. Huge flub on my part, I might have gotten somewhere but now I have to work to get back to that point again. The real trick is to keep my composure and stay "in the right". The biggest thing of all is to season my words with love, truth, and the occasional scripture. I will be far better equipped for the next opportunity, Its hard to remember these things in the fury! I keep you in prayer Anson, and thank you for yours as well. Making prayer pals has certainly had great effect. Thanks so much for your work, it has been truly inspiring and beneficial.
Thank you brother! I'm blessed to be of any help. Thank you for sharing and I feel like we are fulfilling scripture of iron sharpening iron! Bless you and I will definitely lift you and your family up in prayer for accelerated growth and exponential joy and peace and provisions.