Feb 11, 2022
“Passivity has no place in the lexicon of true masculinity. None.” Do those words of John Eldredge reflect your life as a man? The way you’re raising your son? If not, then this episode is for you. Listen in as Mark looks at where passivity comes from, what it looks like, what’s at stake and how to overcome it.
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Music Credit: "Funkorama" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Expanded Notes:
4 Big Questions to Unravel:
- Where does passivity come from?
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- Forgetting our identity as sons of Father
- What does passivity look like?
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- Passivity is agnostic to personality
- It's an acquired mindset
- It may also present in some areas and not others
- What are the consequences of passivity?
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- Choosing to reject courage, action, initiative, leading
- Gradually ceding of ground to others, or even the enemy
- Your growth as healthy and godly man is stunted
- Your son will not have the model he needs to become a godly and healthy man
- Your family is robbed of the leader it needs and deserves
- Your marriage will stagnate or deteriorate
- Choosing passivity rejects God's design and desire for you
- How do you overcome it?
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- Remember who we are
- Rediscover the Jesus way of the warrior
- Decide and resolve
- Upskill