A thought for u coming from a self-proclaimed coward:
I feel like finding the right way to talk about tough issues and to contribute good to ur culture or community or souls is always harder for someone who tends towards fear or anxiety. Not because necessarily they will always be silent, but because out of their silence they might outburst in a exaggerated and unbalanced way.
Does that make sense?
Like I mostly refrain from talking because I know my tendency to internally brew and then overcompensate in a short period, perhaps a post or monologue to a friend or something.
Is the way forward just an extended period of discipleship? If so what does that look like. Would love ur thoughts José
Thanks for sharing man - I think there's a few things. Silence can be wisdom, and like you said, it can be cowardice. Part of discerning that is about : is this the time and place for me to speak.
For example, we have so many voices online and so few in person. So fear and anxiety can be legitimate - and maybe the place where you struggle - but they can be tools you use to contemplate wisdom and conjure courage.
I'm in total agreement. Our current memifictation of each other and a tendency to participate in and defend Christ-motivated mockery is quite insidious.
Wait I literally just used that image of Kronk in my recent article on the supernatural worldview of the Bible - swear I did not see this article first.
Such a profound and simple way to reconsider how to engage in “conflict”. How to provoke in a way that breeds thoughtful discussion and an exchange of ideas rather then a prideful “I know better then you” or “you’re wrong”. I love the pastoral application of this type of thinking!
A thought for u coming from a self-proclaimed coward:
I feel like finding the right way to talk about tough issues and to contribute good to ur culture or community or souls is always harder for someone who tends towards fear or anxiety. Not because necessarily they will always be silent, but because out of their silence they might outburst in a exaggerated and unbalanced way.
Does that make sense?
Like I mostly refrain from talking because I know my tendency to internally brew and then overcompensate in a short period, perhaps a post or monologue to a friend or something.
Is the way forward just an extended period of discipleship? If so what does that look like. Would love ur thoughts José
Thanks for sharing man - I think there's a few things. Silence can be wisdom, and like you said, it can be cowardice. Part of discerning that is about : is this the time and place for me to speak.
For example, we have so many voices online and so few in person. So fear and anxiety can be legitimate - and maybe the place where you struggle - but they can be tools you use to contemplate wisdom and conjure courage.
Come on!! So good.
This has absolutely nothing to do with your
post, but in college I wrote an essay on Edmund Burke and William Blake and I titled the essay “Blurke” and nobody else thought it was funny.
Anyways great job man
I love it hahha. Send me the essay
I will if I still have it!
I'm in total agreement. Our current memifictation of each other and a tendency to participate in and defend Christ-motivated mockery is quite insidious.
Wait I literally just used that image of Kronk in my recent article on the supernatural worldview of the Bible - swear I did not see this article first.
Such a profound and simple way to reconsider how to engage in “conflict”. How to provoke in a way that breeds thoughtful discussion and an exchange of ideas rather then a prideful “I know better then you” or “you’re wrong”. I love the pastoral application of this type of thinking!