Tag: Confrontation

• Stage Two of Confronting a Spouse And Linkup!

  

  In marriage, a lot of couples are able to work through at least a minor to moderate-level conflict without the help of a third or fourth party. 😉  In fact, there’s even advice from Scripture that says outside parties should steer clear of a conflict that is not their own! #dogbite “Interfering in someone else’s…

  BethSteffaniak

  May 16, 2017

  Accountability, Attitude, Boundaries, Change, Choices, Christ-Centered, Communication, Conflict, Confrontation, Confronting With Grace, Counseling, From Messes to Messages Linkup, Many Faces of Grace, Marriage, Negotiation, Perseverance, Positive Focus, Prayer, Proactive, Respect, Support

  Communication, Conflict, Confrontation, Counseling, Prayer, Support

• First Step to Confront with Grace – And Linkup

  

  Last week I introduced the idea that “grace” is not only shown when we overlook an offense, or even when we hold our tongue and patiently pray for God to convict the other party, but it’s also shown when we confront our offender. But how can that be considered “grace”—to confront someone? Doesn’t that sound…

  BethSteffaniak

  May 9, 2017

  Accountability, Alienation, Anger, Authenticity, Betrayal, Boundaries, Change, Christ-Centered, Communication, Conflict, Confrontation, Confronting With Grace, Enabling, From Messes to Messages Linkup, Grace, Love of God, Many Faces of Grace, Marriage, Openness, Realistic Expectations, Spiritual Practices, Truth, Vulnerability, Wounds

  Boundaries, Conflict, Confrontation, Conversation, Faith in God, Prayer, Reconciliation

• How Enabling Your Mate Controls ‘You’

  

  I want to discuss one more way that our mates can sometimes control us … through the ever-tempting avenue of enabling them. The reason I say this is “tempting” is probably because I feel this draw as a woman and mother perhaps a bit more than men generally do. Enabling actually springs up from a…

  BethSteffaniak

  January 30, 2016

  About Me, Acceptance, Anger, Balance, Boundaries, Change, Choices, Christ-Centered, Codependency, Confrontation, Control, Discouragement, Enabling, Faith in God, False Beliefs, Fear, Forgiveness, Negative Self-Talk, Negotiation, Pride, Realistic Expectations, Resentments, Responsibility, Self-Protection, Self-Reflection, Selfishness, Togetherness, Trust, Worry

  Balance, Confrontation, Control, Enabling, Fear, Negotiation, Responsibility, Worry

• 5 Steps for a Successful Heart-to-Heart with Your Wife And Linkup

  

  Today, we’re going one step further in our discussion on “Men and Openness” by talking about … “talking about our feelings.” Based upon the Men and Openness survey I conducted recently, 53.45% of the men chose – “I don’t know how to articulate my feelings” as their second highest response to why opening up with…

  BethSteffaniak

  November 24, 2015

  Authenticity, Bonding, Boundaries, Change, Choices, Communication, Confession, Confessional Culture, Conflict, Confrontation, Emotions, Listening Skills, Marriage, Oneness, Perseverance, Perspective, Positive Focus, Prayer, Vulnerability, Wedded Wednesday

  Communication, Confrontation, Emotions, Openness, Processing, Reflective Listening, Respect, Vulnerability

• Peacemaker or Peacekeeper? And WW Linkup

  

  Since my post last week encouraged the extending of grace to our mates, I felt it was important to explain the difference between giving grace (peacemaking) and enabling unhealthy behavior (peacekeeping). After all … [Tweet ” Enabling and extending grace are two very different things that often get mistaken for each other.”] I’ve provided a…

  BethSteffaniak

  July 7, 2015

  Acceptance, Anger, Avoidance, Boundaries, Codependency, Communication, Confessional Culture, Conflict, Confrontation, Control, Counseling, Enabling, Friendship, Grace, Positive Focus, Prayer, Resentments, Self-Protection, Wedded Wednesday

  Communication, Conflict, Confrontation, Enabling, Forgiveness, Grace

• Why won’t you give as much as me? Sloppy Joe Time Video

  

  For this “Sloppy Joe Time” I’m talking about the common human temptation to keep a record of all the wrongs my mate does against me. Since I know that God’s word tells me not to keep a record of wrongs, then what’s a girl to do? Well, I’ll tell ya what this girl is trying…

  BethSteffaniak

  May 17, 2015

  Acceptance, Anger, Blaming, Christ-Centered, Confrontation, Criticism, Expectations, Faith in God, False Beliefs, Forgiveness, Grace, Love, Nagging, Negative Self-Talk, Positive Focus, Realistic Expectations, Sloppy Joe Time Video, Video

  Anger, Blaming, Confrontation, Criticism, Grace, Record of Wrongs

• Fought Fire with Fire! And WW Link Up!

  Repost from October of 2010, from my series on the Top Ten Mistakes I Made in Marriage. This was number 4. For years, my husband and I went ‘round and ‘round when it came to conflict. He would do something that would rattle my chain, and then all of a sudden he’d notice I had…

  BethSteffaniak

  August 12, 2014

  Anger, Communication, Conflict, Confrontation, Resentments, Wedded Wednesday

  Arguing, Communication, Conflict, Confrontation

• Does Forgiveness Forfeit Protection?

  Today we’re addressing another myth of forgiveness … If I forgive, I lay down any right to protect myself. Just like the myth before it, “If I forgive, I’m letting my offender off the hook of responsibility” – there’s both truth and myth in this belief. The myth The idea that if I forgive, I’m…

  BethSteffaniak

  February 26, 2014

  Boundaries, Communication, Conflict, Confrontation, Forgiveness, Wedded Wednesday

  Boundaries, Confrontation, Forgiveness, Forgiveness Series