Do you ever feel hopeless in your attempts to deal with the strong will of an aggressive person? Solomon offered a secret to leading the aggressive through listening. In order to direct the aggressive toward wisdom, we must offer choices to the aggressive so that he is not robbed of his will: “Choose my instruction […]
Leading the Aggressive through Listening: Give Wise Choices (Proverbs 8:10; 16:16)
Leading the Aggressive Through Listening: Confront Lovingly (Proverbs 25:12; 15:31; 28:23)
How do you confront the aggressive in your life? By text? Through email? Possibly, not at all? We must lovingly confront the aggressive: “Like an earring of gold or an ornament of fine gold is a wise man’s rebuke to a listening ear” (Proverbs 25:12). Confront literally means “face to face.” Confronting by text, telephone, […]